Winter Chicken & Rice Stew
This simple, comforting Winter Chicken & Rice Stew is the perfect recipe for batch-cooking, enjoying for lunch, or an easy weeknight dinner.
I’ve expressed many times my love for soups and stews. They’re a go-to during the winter because they’re not only warm and comforting, but if you just throw a few ingredients into a pot or slow-cooker, they are as easy as can be to make.
I love playing around with different ingredients and flavour combinations and I definitely have a few favourite stew recipes up my sleeve, but my newest fave is this comforting Winter Chicken & Rice Stew, made with only a small handful of wholesome ingredients. This one need not take any more than an hour or so to cook. The perfect weeknight meal or weekend dinner that makes a great leftover lunch.
How to Make Winter Chicken & Rice Stew
To make this stew, you'll need:
chicken breast
carrots
kale
green beans
white or brown rice
garlic
basil and parsley
I like to keep the steps for this recipe simple. Toss everything into a pot, and let simmer for about 40-45 minutes. Once it's cooked and rice has absorbed a lot of the water, shred the chicken apart with two forks and stir.
Winter Chicken & Rice Stew
A simple, comforting stew with hearty vegetables and chicken.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts
2 large carrots, diced
3-4 large kale leaves, loosely chopped
1.5 cups green beans, ends trimmed
1/3 cup rice (white or brown)
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp dried basil
2 tbsp dried parsley
3 cups water or just enough to cover all ingredients in pot
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Chop up all veggies and add all ingredients into pot.
Bring to boil and then reduce to simmer (medium-low), allowing to cook for about 45 minutes.
Once cooked and rice has absorbed water to thicken into a stew, shred apart chicken breast and stir.
Serve with cracked black pepper on top!
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