Chicken, Quinoa, and Green-Olive Stew

Name: Chicken, Quinoa, and Green-Olive Stew
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons ancho chile powder; 1 teaspoons cayenne; 237 milliliters cooked chickpeas (garbanzos), rinsed if canned; 237 milliliters chopped ripe plum tomatoes (about 2 large) or fire-roasted diced canned tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 946 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons orange zest; 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican); 237 milliliters pimiento-stuffed small green olives; 118 milliliters quinoa; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 large white onion, finely chopped; 907 grams boned, skinned chicken thighs

Chicken, Quinoa, and Green-Olive Stew might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe has 329 calories, 13g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. If you have oregano, onion, orange zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange zest you could follow this main course with the Orange-Infused Dark Chocolate Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring broth to a simmer in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.

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Add chicken and lower heat to a simmer. Cook chicken, covered, 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through; transfer to a plate.

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Pour broth into a large bowl and set aside. Wipe out pot.

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Add oil, onion, and salt to pot and cook over medium heat until onion softens and is starting to brown, about 10 minutes.

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Stir in cumin, coriander, oregano, and garlic; cook 2 minutes.

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Add ancho chile powder, cayenne, chopped tomatoes, reserved broth, orange zest, and quinoa. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until a white ring appears around each quinoa seed, 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, shred chicken.

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