Steps to Make Perfect Chicken stew with butternut squash and quinoa

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Add chicken, remaining chicken stock, butternut squash, carrots, celery, and apple to pan; cover and bring to a boil. When stock is boiling, push ingredients to the edge of the skillet and add quinoa to the center of the pan. Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork. Remove the chicken to a plate.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken stew with butternut squash and quinoa using 12 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken stew with butternut squash and quinoa:

1. Make ready 1 1/2 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped into half inch pieces
2. Get 4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
3. Take 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
4. Take 1 tbsp evoo
5. Make ready 1 medium onion, finely chopped
6. Take 4 clove garlic, minced
7. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
8. Get 14 oz no sodium added diced tomatoes
9. Take 2/3 cup uncooked quinoa
10. Take 3/4 cup pitted and quartered kalamata olives
11. Take 1 fresh ground black pepper, to taste
12. Prepare 1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork. Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash & Quinoa is one of the most unique dishes to ever come out of my kitchen. Sweet butternut squash is paired with salty kalamata olives, shredded chicken, and fluffy quinoa, all swirled in a savory chicken broth. It is hearty, full-flavored and so satisfying.

Steps to make Chicken stew with butternut squash and quinoa:

1. Steam the butternut squash until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Remove half of the squash pieces and set aside
2. Steamthe remaining squash until very tender, an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Mash this squash with the back of a fork. Set aside
3. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the chicken broth to a simmer
4. Add the chicken breast, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes
5. Transfer the chicken to a plate and allow to cool. Pour broth into a medium-size bowl
6. Return saucepan to the stove top to medium heat. Add evoo
7. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion has started to turn brown, 8 to 10 minutes
8. Add the minced garlic and oregano. Cook stirring for an additional 1 minute
9. To the saucepan, add tomatoes, butternut squash pieces and mashed butternut squash. Stir to combine
10. Stir in reserved chicken broth and quinoa. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the quinoa turns translucent, about 15 minutes
11. Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork
12. Stir the chicken, olives and pepper into the stew and simmer, uncovered, to heat, about 5 minutes
13. Stir in parsley and serve

Sweet butternut squash is paired with salty kalamata olives, shredded chicken, and fluffy quinoa, all swirled in a savory chicken broth. It is hearty, full-flavored and so satisfying. To the saucepan, add tomatoes, butternut squash pieces, and mashed butternut squash. Stir in reserved chicken broth and quinoa. Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork.

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