CReole Chicken, Greens and Barley
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Directions
2 tsp olive oil, divided10 oz skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cubed1 large sweet onion, diced1/2 green bell pepper, chopped1/2 red pepper, chopped1 rib celery, minced4 cloves garlic, minced1 cup no-salt-added diced tomatoes1 tbsp salt-free Creole seasoning1/4 tsp liquid smoke flavouring1 cup beer or low-sodium tomato juice1 cup low-sodium chicken stock2 cups chopped kale2/3 cup pearl barley
Heat half the olive oil in a pot over high heat. Add the chicken cubes and brown on all sides. Remove to a plate.
Heat remaining oil in the pot over medium high.
Add onions, peppers, celery and garlic and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften.
Stir in the tomatoes, Creole seasoning and liquid smoke, then add the beer, chicken stock, kale and barley and bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 40 minutes.
Stir chicken back into the pot, re-cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
Serving Size: 4 bowls
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Heat remaining oil in the pot over medium high.
Add onions, peppers, celery and garlic and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften.
Stir in the tomatoes, Creole seasoning and liquid smoke, then add the beer, chicken stock, kale and barley and bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 40 minutes.
Stir chicken back into the pot, re-cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
Serving Size: 4 bowls
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 283.0
- Total Fat: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 54.4 mg
- Sodium: 442.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 38.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
- Protein: 18.7 g
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