Smokey Chicken & Butterbean Stew
Just because this recipe is designed for a slow cooker doesn’t mean it’s cooking all day. This is a speedy slow cooker supper that we usually eat with crusty bread rather than rice or pasta. The beans bulk out the meal with extra protein and fibre too.
SERVES
4
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
180
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
15
MINUTES
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1 tin of butterbeans, drained
1 onion, sliced
4 garlic cloves, sliced
2 peppers, sliced
1 chicken stock cube
2 tbsp tomato purée
½ tsp chipotle chilli flakes
½ tsp paprika
Fresh chopped parsley and coriander for serving
Method
Place the chicken, beans, onion, garlic and peppers into the slow cooker. Boil a kettle of water. Put the chicken stock and tomato purée into a large mug and fill the rest of the mug with hot water. Use a fork to stir the mug's contents until the stock cube and tomato purée are dissolved.
Pour the broth from the mug into the slow cooker. Add the chilli and paprika to the slow cooker, then stir well to combine all the ingredients.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 3 hours on high. Season to taste before serving with freshly chopped herbs and crusty bread.
