Chunky chicken, bean and vege pot
This is a great winter dish that is full of flavour and very easy to make. The sauce creates a delicious broth, warming, comforting and exactly what you want during the colder months.
Serves: 6
Time to make: 7 hrs 20 mins
Hands-on time: 20 mins
Total cost: $27.60 / $4.60 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 onion, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon oil, plus
- spray oil
- 6 boneless and skinless chicken thighs
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
- 2 tablespoons mild chilli paste (we used Gourmet Garden)
- 2 cloves star anise
- 200g dried cannellini beans, soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 150g dried apricots, chopped
- 200g potato, chopped
- 1 kumara (200g), skin on, chopped
- 350g butternut squash, skin on
- 1 cup reduced-salt vegetable stock, plus 1 ½ cups water
- 2 tablespoons cornflour (optional), to thicken
- To serve
- freshly chopped parsley
- crusty grainy bread
Instructions
1 Preheat slow cooker to low. Cook onion with garlic in the oil in a non-stick pan until softened. Place in cooker. Add chicken to pan with a little spray oil and brown.
2 Add to slow cooker with remaining ingredients, adding the liquid last. Mix well. Cover and cook for 6—7 hours.
3 Season to taste. To thicken the sauce, mix some of the liquid with the cornflour to form a paste. Stir into the dish until thickened.
4 Serve with chopped parsley and crusty bread.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check chilli paste, stock and cornflour are gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 522cal
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Kilojoules 2190kJ
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Protein 34g
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Total fat 11g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 65g
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–Sugars 20g
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Dietary fibre 15g
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Sodium 520mg
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Calcium 140mg
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Iron 5.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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