West African-Style Peanut Stew with Chicken

Description

African-inspired spices infuse the peanut butter and tomato base of this hearty one-pot stew starring chicken, sweet potatoes, and collard greens. This recipe, which appeared in Allrecipes magazine’s Dec/Jan 2020 issue, comes from Ellie’s new cookbook, “Whole in One: Complete, Healthy Meals in a Single Pot, Sheet Pan, or Skillet”. This keeps up to 4 days, chilled in an airtight container.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
  • 2 cups diced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes with juices
  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • ½ bunch collard greens, tough ribs removed and leaves chopped
  • 2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  • ⅓ cup natural peanut butter
  • 6 tablespoons chopped peanuts

Instructions

  1. Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken; cook until no longer pink
  2. 2 to 3 minutes
  3. then transfer to a plate. Repeat with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining chicken.
  4. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot and reduce heat to medium. Add onion; cook until softened
  5. about 3 minutes. Add garlic
  6. ginger
  7. coriander
  8. cumin
  9. turmeric
  10. cinnamon
  11. and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook
  12. stirring
  13. 30 seconds.
  14. Stir in broth
  15. tomatoes
  16. sweet potato
  17. collard greens
  18. and red bell peppers; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer
  19. partially covered
  20. until vegetables are tender
  21. about 20 minutes.
  22. Return chicken and accumulated juices to the pot. Return to a boil
  23. then stir in peanut butter; simmer until incorporated and chicken is cooked through
  24. 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped peanuts.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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