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Ottolenghi's Spiced Pea Stew: What We Know About the Recipe

Ottolenghi's Spiced Pea Stew: What We Know About the Recipe Shake Nutrition © shakenutrition.com
Ottolenghi's Spiced Pea Stew: What We Know About the Recipe © shakenutrition.com
Yotam Ottolenghi's spiced pea stew brings frozen peas together with ginger, garlic, toasted spices and yogurt. The recipe description offers a flavor idea, not enough detail to calculate nutrition or compare it with packaged shakes and meal replacements.

Key Takeaways

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's spiced pea stew brings frozen peas together with ginger, garlic, toasted spices and yogurt. The recipe description offers a flavor idea, not enough detail to calculate nutrition or compare it with packaged shakes and meal replacements.
  • Independent nutritional reporting focused on formulation transparency, label claims, and product comparisons.
  • Always review complete Nutrition Facts, ingredients, and potential allergens before altering dietary routines.

Coverage of the recipe appeared on September 27, 2026, and was updated the following day. No independent reporting confirming more details about this specific dish was found.

The stew centers on frozen peas, with toasted warm spices, fresh ginger and garlic. Yogurt is served alongside. It sounds suited to autumn cooking, but the available description gives no ingredient quantities, serving size or cooking instructions.

That leaves a flavor profile, not a complete recipe or a basis for calculating nutrition.

No independently verified quantities, serving size, or nutrition panel are available for this dish. Without them, its calories, protein, and other nutrient totals cannot be calculated reliably.

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Frozen peas anchor the dish

Sweet peas are the main ingredient. Ginger, garlic and toasted spices shape the flavor. Peas and yogurt can contribute nutrients, but the amount in a serving depends on the ingredients and portions.

USDA FoodData Central lists standardized food entries that can help compare individual ingredients. It cannot establish the nutrition of this stew without a full ingredient list and quantities.

That matters when comparing a homemade meal with a powdered meal replacement or a ready-to-drink shake. A product's Nutrition Facts panel lists serving size, calories, protein, fiber, added sugars and allergens. A recipe description without measurements cannot offer the same comparison.

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A seasonal idea beyond the stew pot

Fruit is another option for autumn cooking. This fall breakfast guide features apples and other seasonal ingredients in a different meal setting.

The stew's appeal is its simple combination: frozen peas, aromatic spices, ginger and garlic, with yogurt on the side. There is no verified basis here for specific nutrition totals or for calling it a meal replacement.

It's a practical idea. A freezer staple anchors a warmly spiced autumn meal, without relying on fresh peas.

Sarah Bennett Food & Recipe Nutrition Editor Shake Nutrition
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Sarah Bennett

Sarah Bennett is the Food & Recipe Nutrition Editor at Shake Nutrition, covering healthy recipes, ingredients, meal planning, grocery foods, high-protein and high-fiber meals, and plant-forward cooking. Her approach connects nutrition principles with realistic preparation, affordability, taste, convenience, and the way people actually eat at home.