Chicken Taco Stew

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 266.0
  • Total Fat: 3.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 17.4 mg
  • Sodium: 548.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 11.2 g
  • Protein: 18.3 g

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Introduction

If you like a thicker, chili-like stew, follow the recipe exactly, but if you want a thinner, more soup-like consistency, just add more water! If you like a thicker, chili-like stew, follow the recipe exactly, but if you want a thinner, more soup-like consistency, just add more water!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 Onion, chopped
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 T olive oil
    1 cup hot water
    1 bouillon cube (Alternately, you may use just 1 cup of stock)
    1 16 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
    1 16 oz. can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
    1 16 oz. can garbanzo beans, UNDRAINED (this juice will not discolor the stew like the other beans and adds flavor)
    1 whole, fresh jalapeno pepper, sliced into rings (optional)
    1 t cumin
    2 t. chili powder
    Salt and pepper to taste
    1 whole chicken breast
    tortilla chips for dipping (optional and not included in nutrition calculation)

Directions

Makes about 8 1-cup servings

1. In a large saucepan, saute the onions over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and cook about a minute more.
2. Add water and bouillon cube (or stock) and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve cube.
3. Add the beans and jalapeno and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cook the chicken in a nonstick skillet until browned and just cooked through (you may slice chicken before or after cooking, but I prefer after because it's easier to cut neatly). Slice chicken into large chunks and add to the stew.
5. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder. Simmer 10 minutes or so, stirring occasionally. All the ingredients are already cooked by the time you add the chick, so it doesn't really doesn't matter how long you cook it. It just helps all the flavors blend together and the chicken to stay moist. When chicken is tender enough, you may remove it from the stew and shred it with two forks, then add back in; this step is optional if you prefer a chunkier stew.
6. Serve hot with tortilla chips for dunking!

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RYANHD.