African Peanut Stew
African Peanut Stew
The perfect recipe to use any leftover over turkey or chicken!
Servings
8
Ingredients
- Two onions, peeled and diced
- 8 large carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 heaping tbsp of curry powder
- 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
- 2 quarts of chicken broth
- 2 10 oz cans of tomatoes, diced with green chiles
- 1 cup of uncooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup of smooth organic peanut butter
- 1 cup of leftover diced turkey or chicken
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Directions
In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add the diced carrots, sweet potato, and onions. Sauté for about 10 minutes until softened. Add garlic, curry powder, and cumin until fragrant (30 seconds).
Next, add the broth, canned tomatoes, uncooked rice and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, covered, until rice is cooked through (about 30-40 minutes depending). Stir in chopped leftover turkey or chicken, peanut butter, and lime juice until evenly incorporated. Taste for salt and pepper and season accordingly.
*when reheating you may need to add more broth to thin.
*if you are cooking for yourself you can cut this recipe in half.