23 February 2009

cashew butter chicken stew

after being bed-ridden all week with the flu, this comfort food really hit the spot. i loved it because it was fast (only took 30 minutes) and it was really easy to make. made with all natural, organic ingredients (including the chicken), i would eat this a couple times a week...


ingredients
2 cups chopped red onion
1 red pepper, sliced into strips
1/2 tsp ground black pepper, divided
3 cups Pacific brand chicken broth (free range, vegetarian-fed)
1 lb free range chicken breast, cubed
1/4 cup fresh curly organic parsley, chopped
1 medium Granny Smith apple, cored and cubed
1 cup frozen or fresh lima beans
1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 cup natural cashew butter, unsalted

directions
1. in a large non-stick pan, saute onions, pepper and 1/4 tsp of black pepper for 4 minutes. Add broth, chicken breast and parsley. cover and bring to a boil. simmer until chicken is cooked through and remove from pot.
2. add apple, lima beans, salt, cayenne pepper and remaining black pepper to the broth. cover and simmer for 10 minutes. uncover and whisk in cashew butter until well blended. return chicken to pot.

enjoy!

2 comments:

Julie said...

Yum! I'm going to have to try this.

Katie said...

I've been meaning to tell you that we made oreo truffles with Rob and Ellie and the girls for valentines, they took like 10 min. People we gave them to made comments like, "those must have taken hours to make, they were better than gourmet chocolates" We dipped them in dark chocolate instead, just using the little baker's cups you microwave. Then we sprinkled them with non par ell sprinkles, they were soooooo yummy! Thanks for the recipe :)