Easy and Fast Chicken Pumpkin Stew Recipe
Fast & Easy Dinner: Chicken Pumpkin Stew
Celebrate the flavors of Fall by making this quick-cooking stew. Seared chicken is simmered with broth, chunks of pumpkin, red peppers, and green beans. The thick sauce is seasoned with paprika and creamy peanut butter, resulting in a stew that is satisfyingly scrumptious.
Don't hesitate to modify the recipe: white beans can replace the green beans, onions would be as delicious as red peppers, and butternut squash works if you can't find a sugar pumpkin. To serve this piping hot stew to your family tonight, get the recipe and
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Chicken Pumpkin Stew
From Woman's Day
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 1/2 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs, visible fat trimmed, cut in 1-in. pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 red pepper, cut in 1-in. pieces
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 can each (14 1/2 oz each) chicken broth and diced tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups 1-in. cubes peeled sugar pumpkin or butternut squash (1 lb)
- 8 oz fresh green beans, cut in half
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
Directions
- Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté 4 minutes or until browned. Remove to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, pepper and garlic; sauté 4 minutes until softened.
- Add 1 1/2 cups broth, the tomatoes, paprika and salt. Bring to a boil; add chicken, pumpkin and beans. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 12 minutes or until chicken and pumpkin are tender.
- Meanwhile stir remaining broth, the cornstarch and peanut butter in a bowl until smooth. Add to pot; stir until blended. Cook 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serves 6.
Information
- Category
- Poultry, Main Dishes
- Cuisine
- North American
