Island Chicken Stew

Delicious creamy chicken stew that will take you to the islands!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup wheat flour
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 4  cups half-and-half
• 4  large chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1  red onion, slivered
• 5  garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup  fresh papaya, diced
• 1  sweet potato, diced small
• 1  red bell pepper, cut into chunks
• 1⁄2 scotch bonnet pepper, more for more heat
• 32  ounces  chicken stock
• 1  tablespoon curry paste
• 2  teaspoons ginger, grated
• 1⁄2 cup  zante currants
• 1  teaspoon marjoram
• 1  teaspoon kosher salt
• 1  teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄4 cup  dried unsweetened coconut
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 1  teaspoon orange zest
• 1  orange, juice of
• 2 -3  spaghetti squash
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1  cup mango, diced
• 1  cup papaya, diced
• 1⁄4 cup  grated coconut

Directions

1. Cook chicken, onion and garlic in olive oil for 5-7 minutes in a hot skillet.
2. Melt butter in a large stock pot and add the flour, stirring constantly for 2 minutes to make a roux. Add 4 cups of 1/2 and 1/2 and whisk until smooth. Add chicken stock, papaya, sweet potatoes, red pepper, scotch bonnet pepper, curry paste, grated ginger, zante currents, coconut, orange zest, orange juice, marjoram, salt, pepper, and wine and simmer for 1/2 hour.
3. Steam spaghetti squash for 10-15 minutes and scrape out into a bowl.
4. Mound squash into a bowl or deep plate, ladle some chicken stew around it, top with sour cream and sprinkle on grated coconut, mango and papaya.