Comforting Chicken Stew with Quinoa and Butternut Squash Recipe

Comforting Chicken Stew with Quinoa and Butternut Squash Recipe

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Enjoy this warm, flavorful chicken stew packed with soft butternut squash, hearty quinoa, and garden-fresh herbs. Ready in about an hour, it's the perfect comfort food for cool nights. One pot, easy...

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Cooking tools:

  • Oven
  • Baking sheet
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Peeler
  • Mixing bowl
  • Skillet
  • Pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Potato masher
  • Microplane
  • Fork
  • Ladle
  • Serving bowl
  • Kitchen timer

Ingredients

  • About 1.5 pounds of butternut squash (roughly 3 cups), peeled and diced into half-inch cubes
  • One medium yellow onion, chopped finely
  • Four garlic cloves, minced up
  • Chopped kale, about a cup (this is optional but adds good nutrients and a pop of color)
  • Fresh parsley, minced (roughly a quarter cup)
  • Zest from one orange
  • 3 1/2 cups of chicken broth with reduced sodium
  • A tablespoon of olive oil, plus a little extra to roast the squash
  • One 14-ounce can of petite diced tomatoes
  • Two-thirds of a cup of quinoa or that Harvest Grains mix from Trader Joe’s
  • One teaspoon of kosher salt
  • One and a half teaspoons of dried oregano
  • Half a teaspoon of ground cumin
  • A quarter teaspoon of nutmeg
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to your liking
  • About 1.5 pounds of rotisserie chicken, chopped into bite-sized chunks

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