Tuscan Chicken Stew

Submitted by Derf2440

"Quck and lots of taste, from Cooking light. Serve over or with drop biscuits."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons smashed garlic
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (or other white beans)
• 1 (7 ounce) bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 1⁄2 cups torn spinach

directions

1. Combine chicken, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, toss well.
2. Heat oil in a large non stick frypan over medium high heat.
3. Add chicken mixture, saute for 3 minutes.
4. Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
5. Add broth, beans, and bell peppers, bring to a boil.
6. Cover, reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is done.
7. Stir in spinach, simmer 1 minute.

Reviews

[S in PA]

This smelled so good while it was cooking, I could hardly wait to get it on my plate! I took Leah K.'s advice and added some cornstarch, and I used less spinach. Overall, a very tasty dish!

 

[Leah K.]

A really easy,quick,and delicious dinner. I added some cornstarch to thicken the sauce a bit, and served it with steamed rice.Yet another winning recipe from the kitchen of Mirjam Dorn.

 

[KissMyTiara]

This was such good soup! I love soup with spinach. I came down with a terrible cold today, so decided to make soup instead of the other chicken dish I was going to make. So far, it's been the only up side to having a cold. I had to put noodles in it so the kids would eat it, and I left out the beans because I don't like beans at all. Thank you for a great soup recipe!

 

[Miheehee]

Thanks for this delicious stew that's become part of our regular rotation! The key to the flavour is in the rosemary and garlic - we substitute a tablespoon of fresh rosemary for the teaspoon of dried rosemary called for in the recipe. We also make it more nutritious by adding a can of chopped tomatoes and substituting double kale for the spinach (I also prefer the texture of kale to spinach in soups and stews). Because we're trying to reduce our meat consumption, we also use half the amount of organic, locally raised chicken. When we want to make it heartier, we add more beans and/or potatoes.

 

[anniesnomsblog]

This was delicious! I'm going through a phase with cannellini beans at the moment and I can't get enough - all the flavours along with the beans and chicken made this a winning dish which we will definitely be having again!