Warm Chicken Lentil Stew
Healthy and hearty chicken stew full of pumpkin flavours and lentils to warm your heart. With potatoes and spinach, you'll crave this warmth!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced or 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 large red capsicum/bell pepper , seeded and chopped
- 1 large carrot peeled and chopped
- 6 chicken thigh fillets cubed
- 2 large ripe tomatoes diced
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup lentils pre-soaked overnight (or 1 can of lentils)
- 2 medium white potatoes chopped
- 2 cups chopped pumpkin
- 2 pinches salt and pepper to taste
- 1 handful chopped parsley
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves washed
Instructions
- In a large saucepan/pot, fry onion, garlic, capsicum, bell peppers and carrot until onion is transparent. Add the chicken and fry until browned. Add the tomatoes and cook until tomatoes soften. Reduce to low heat, cover pot with lid and allow let simmer for about ten minutes. Add water and the pre-soaked lentils and cover with lid again. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Add potatoes and pumpkin, and cook until soft.
- Take off heat, and add the spinach, stirring through until just wilted. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and parsley.
Notes
If using dried lentils and not canned, make sure to soak the night before.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 942mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5.449IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 4mg