Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

wtorek, 4 lutego 2014

Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 breasts)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced thin
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 cups apple juice or 1 1/2 cups apple cider
• 2 cups cubed peeled sweet potatoes, 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 cups green beans, fresh or frozen
• 29 ounces canned low-sodium tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

Directions

• 1 Begin heating oil in large saucepan or soup pot.
• 2 Dredge chicken in flour and add to hot oil. Cook 3 minutes or just until browned. Remove chicken from the pan.
• 3 Without cleaning the pan, add onions and garlic and cook two minutes until tender. If the pan becomes dry, add some apple juice or cider to the pan.
• 4 If you are using fresh green beans, clean and trim to 1 or 2 inch pieces. Remember to drain the tomatoes.
• 5 Stir in the remaining apple juice, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, basil and chicken. Bring to a boil.
• 6 Reduce heatand simmer 30 to 35 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.