Chicken, Tomato and Spinach Stew With Chickpeas
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
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For the chicken
- 1133.98 g boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 680.38 g boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1892.72 ml water
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
- 2 small onions, quartered
- 4.92 ml salt
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For the stew base
- 88.74 ml olive oil
- 88.74 ml red wine vinegar
- 44.37 ml tomato paste
- 14.79 ml Dijon mustard
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- fresh ground black pepper
- 7.39 ml soy sauce
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For the stew
- 226.79 g penne or 226.79 g rotini pasta, par cooked
- chicken meat
- 396.89 g can chickpeas, drained
- 793.78 g can diced tomatoes with juice
- 453.59 g fresh spinach leaves
directions
- Place chicken in large dutch oven or stock pot.
- Pour water into pot and add whole garlic cloves and quartered onion.
- Bring to a boil and cook chicken, covered, turning periodically,for about 15 minutes or until the meat is firm but juicy and has no pink in the middle.
- While the chicken is cooking combine all ingredients for stew base and whisk together until entirely incorporated. Set aside.
- While chicken is cooking par cook the pasta (about 7 minutes) and set aside.
- When the chicken is done turn off the heat and allow to cool, uncovered for about 10 minutes.
- Place a large bowl in the sink with a clean strainer over it. Pour the contents of the pot into the strainer. If you like, transfer the broth into a clean bowl and set aside. Allow the chicken to continue cooling until you can comfortably handle the pieces and then hand pull the breast and thighs.Set the meat aside.
- Place the dutch oven or stockpot on medium heat and add the reserved stew base, chickpeas and diced tomatoes. Cook for about 8 minutes or until the sauce has thickened a bit and the tomatoes have lost their raw taste.
- Add the par cooked pasta to this mixture and cook for about 2 minutes.
- . Add the reserved chicken and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the spinach leaves, cover and cook until just wilted. About 2 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve as is in deep bowls with shaved Parmesan or Asiago and a crisp salad.
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