Healthy Comfort Food 2

EVERYTHING’S ROSY CHICKEN STEW

A satisfying savory “light rose tinted” soup of chunked Chicken Breast, chopped Tomatoes, mixed Stir Fry vegetables & Angel Hair Pasta noodles

(Prep Time 20 minutes ~ Total Cooking Time 1 hour)

SERVING SUGGESTION: We love this served with a Big Fluffy Biscuit & *Honey Butter (see recipe below stew recipe), Warm Cinnamon Apple Cider ~or~  Diet Ocean Spray “Crancherry” juice drink & mint leaf, over crushed ice.

STEW PREP EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

1 - Dutch Oven Stewing Pot & lid, 1 - 4Qt. Past Pot – Food Processor (for chopping) – Large sharp Meet Knife, Optional: Large Soup Tureen & 2 Cup Serving Ladle. 

SOUP BASE INGREDIENTS:

SEASONINGS MIX: 1 Tbs. Ground Sage, 2 Tsp. dry Dill Leaves, 2Tsp. Course Ground Black Pepper, ½ Tsp, Garlic Powder. 1 Tbs. Onion Powder (do no use seasoning salts!), ¼ Tsp. Pink Flaked Sea Salt

(Mix seasonings together, add to water)

1 can of condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (add to water)

1 can of Chopped Peeled Stewed Italian Tomatoes + juice (add to water)

2Qts. Cold Water (add following “Base Ingredients”)

5 Lg. Skinned & Washed Chicken Breasts (cooked whole for 30 min. then cut into very large chunks)

1 Lg. White Onion peel, remove ends & wash (chopped)

10 Baby Carrots peel, wash & remove leaves, & Chop (leaving ½ of top leaf stems on)

*Save carrot top washed leaves (knife chop & add to soup)

3 Celery Stalks, wash, remove leaves & de-thread (chopped)

*Save celery top leaves (knife chop & add to soup)

INGREDIENTS ADDED LATER:

1 Lg. Pkg. of Frozen Stir Fry Vegetable Mix with Water Chestnuts & Pea pods (defrosted)

4oz. Pre-cooked Angel Hair Pasta (break into ½” pieces), cook separately from base ingredients, rinse drain & set aside.

BASE INGREDIENTS COOKING INSTRUCTIONS: Bring to a rolling boil (cook for 10 minutes) Then reduce heat to medium heat (cook at a bubbling simmer for 20 minutes) Then chunk cut chicken, put back in pot & add the following ingredients as instructed,

REMAINING  INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS:

ADD Fry Vegetable Mix, Carrot & Celery tops leaves to partially cooked chicken soup base, reduce heat to light simmer (Cook 10 minutes) then,

ADD Pre-cooked Angel Hair Pasta & finish cooking stew for 5 minutes, remove from heat & ladle into a covered soup tureen & serve.

This is A “HEART HEALTHY” & DIABETIC ~ Recommended Meal!

(Very Low Fat, Low Carbohydrates, Low Sodium & no added sugar)

*Honey Butter Mini-Recipe 

Suggested side dish with Biscuits

Whip 1Lb. of Real Butter (until fluffy, Stir in ¼ Cup of Orange Honey (or Clover Honey + 1Tsp frozed Orange Juice concentrate); Whip again until mixture is a pale yellow creamy texture (max. 2 min).

(suggested serving portion, 2 Tsp. per Large Biscuit or Bread slice)

(also great on Pancakes)