African Peanut Stew
Image: Elise Bauer
African Peanut Stew
The perfect recipe to use any leftover over turkey or chicken!
Servings
6-8
Ingredients
- Two onions, peeled and diced
- 6-8 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
- ⅓ cup (heaping) of smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup of leftover diced turkey
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Directions
In a large soup pot, heat 2 tbs of oil and sauté the diced carrots, sweet potato, and onions for about 5 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.
