Spring veg and chicken stew
- Published: 30 Apr 10
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
This delightful chicken stew recipe is made with home-made red pesto and lots of fresh greens. It’s suitable for freezing.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 thin slices pancetta, chopped
- 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped
- 12 shallots, peeled
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 25g butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 250ml dry white wine
- 600ml chicken stock, hot
- 4 skinless chicken breast fillets, each chopped into 6 pieces
- 250g baby new potatoes
- 125g green beans
- 100g baby broad beans
- 100g peas
- 3 tbsp Red pesto
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
Method
- Heat the oil in a shallow casserole and gently cook the pancetta until golden and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add the fennel, shallots and garlic to the pan with the butter and cook for 5 minutes until starting to soften. Stir in the flour and cook for just a minute, then slowly stir in the wine and stock. Bring to a simmer then add the chicken, pancetta and potatoes and cook for 10 minutes, until the chicken is just cooked.
- Add the green beans, broad beans and peas and simmer for 6 minutes, then stir in 2 tbsp Red pesto and season. Serve in bowls, topped with ½ tsp additional pesto and a good sprinkling of fresh flatleaf parsley.
- Recipe from May 2010 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 413kcals
- Fat
- 19.6g (5.4g saturated
- Protein
- 37g
- Carbohydrates
- 18.1g (4g sugar)
- Salt
- 1.6g
delicious. tips
To freeze: leave out the pesto and parsley and cool. Freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost completely, then reheat, adding the pesto and parsley.
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I love this recipe because its warming yet still fresh. Perfect for those late spring evenings when its still a little chilly.