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the best peanut butter pumpkin stew with boneless chicken tights recipe
The best peanut butter pumpkin stew with boneless chicken tights recipe is full of flavor and a colorful, healthy dinner.
Many people are already in the Christmas mood but that doesn’t mean you can’t have pumpkin, right? I’m obsessed with this peanut butter stew recipe. It is so easy to make, full of flavors, a nutrient-dense meal, colorful, and so different in a good way though, haha.
ingredients for the best peanut butter pumpkin stew with boneless chicken tights recipe.
Chicken tights.
You can use boneless or bone ones. If you want you can leave the skin on, just make sure to make them extra crispy. If you don’t like chicken tights at all, replace them with chicken breast pieces.Onion.
The onion is going to give so much flavor.Garlic.
The perfect partner for the onion. As we are using fresh ingredients for flavor, it is important to add ingredients that are rich in flavor, garlic is one of these.Bell pepper.
Red bell pepper will add a sweet and fresh taste. But more importantly, it will nourish your body with Vitamin C which is what we need on cold days, to support our immune system.Potatoes.
The starch ingredient is the source of healthy carbs. Another good thing about adding potatoes, they will thicken the stew up.Pumpkin.
Another super healthy ingredient will add a sweet taste to the whole dish. Pumpkins and potatoes balance each other out.Leek.
is high in Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, and Magnesium. It may reduce inflammation and protect against cancer. It may also promote healthy digestion, which you can read more aboutTomato paste.
Peanut butter.
Sugar-free peanut butter is going to add such a strong peanut taste, but this makes the dish heavenly good. Peanut butter is also a good source of healthy fats.Cilantro.
The perfect fresh herb for this dish.Parsley.
Together with cilantro, it will add so much flavor and it is a super healthy ingredient.Spices.
Before cooking the chicken tights we need to season them with ginger, paprika, thyme, salt, garlic powder, lime, salt, pepper and coriander.
sides for the Pumpkin peanut butter stew
This amazing stew doesn’t need any Sides as it has everything in it: carbs, protein, fat, and vitamins. But if you feel like you really need something besides this pumpkin peanut butter stew, rice works perfectly. Any kind of bread works too, like naan.
vegan?
This dish is vegan if you leave the chicken out. You can easily leave the chicken out and have a wonderful nutritional meal. I recommend using the spices for the chicken and adding them to the stew.
what chicken to use?
I already made this dish many times. I used chicken tights, boneless chicken tights, and chicken breasts. All work really well.
Cooking-Mode
the best peanut butter pumpkin stew with boneless chicken tights recipe
Preptime: 10min
Cooktime: 40min
Waittime:2 hoursmin
Totaltime:170min
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Ingredients for the recipe:
| 6 | chicken tights |
| 2 | onions |
| 3 | garlic cloves |
| 1 | leek |
| handful | parsley |
| handful | cilantro |
| 300g | pumpkin |
| 300g | potatoes |
| 1 | bell pepper |
| 1 | lime |
| 1l | water |
| 3tbsp | peanut butter |
| 2tbsp | tomato paste |
| 2tsp | paprika powder |
| 2tsp | ginger powder |
| 3tsp | garlic powder |
| 2tsp | thyme powder |
| 1tsp | coriander powder |
| salt | |
| 2tsp | black pepper powder |
| some oil |
- Wash the chicken tights and add them to a bowl.
- Add the juice of a lime, salt, paprika, ginger, garlic powder, thyme, coriander, and black pepper, and stir it well.
- Put the bowl aside for a few hours.
- Peel and chop the onion and garlic.
- Peel the potato and cut it into cubes.
- Cut the pumpkin into cubes as well.
- Cut the leek into rings.
- Cut the bell pepper into small cubes.
- Chopp the parsley and coriander.
- Use a big pan or pot and add some oil.
- Put the pan on medium-high heat on the stove.
- When the pan is hot add the chicken tights and fry them for about 3 minutes on each side. You can remove them from the pan and put them on a plate when they have a beautiful golden color.
- Add the chopped onions to the pan and saute for about a minute.
- Add the minced garlic and saute for about 30 seconds.
- Add the leek rings and let it cook for about a minute.
- Add the tomato paste and let it cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the potato and pumpkin cubes and let it cook for about 2 minutes. Don’t forget to stir it a few times.
- Pour some water over it.
- When the water is boiling add the peanut butter and stir everything until it is well combined.
- Add the parsley and coriander and salt.
- When everything is cooking add the chicken thighs.
- Put the stove on medium heat.
- Put a lid on top of the pan/pot and let it cook for 30 minutes. Check it every 5 minutes and stir it sometimes. It should slowly cook. If it’s cooking too much set the heat down.
- The chicken pumpkin peanut butter stew is ready when the chicken is nice and soft and the vegetables slowly fall apart.
- Ready to serve with some rice.
- ENJOY!
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Hi, welcome to my Food blog! My name is Coco. I’m 27 years old. You can call me the lucky one for marrying my soulmate, best friend and biggest cheerleader. My greatest blessing is being the mother of a beautiful girl and a baby boy. I spent the first 6 years of my life in the Dominican Republic. My family then moved to Germany, where I still live.
