Chicken and Sweet Potato Simmer

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Chicken and Sweet Potato Simmer
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	500500 cal
pro	48 g48g pro
total fat	20 g20g total fat
sat. fat	4 g4g sat. fat
carb	31 g31g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	188 mg188mg chol
sodium	890 mg890mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	66 calcium
iron	2828 iron
vit A	177177 vit A
vit C	8080 vit C
folate	1818 folate

Plump chicken thighs are made special with tender sweet potatoes, perfect for sharing with friends and family.

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes , (about 1 lb/500 g)2 2sweet potatosweet potatoes, (about 1 lb/500 g)
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs 8 8boneless skinless chicken thighboneless skinless chicken thighs
2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 2tbsp tbspvegetable oil
1 onion , chopped1 1oniononions, chopped
1 sweet green pepper , coarsely chopped1 1sweet green peppersweet green peppers, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic , minced3 3cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground ginger 1 1tsp tspground ginger
1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 1/2tsp tspchili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 1/2tsp tspground cumin
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tspeach salt and pepper
2 cups chicken stock 2 2cups cupschicken stock
2 tbsp minced fresh parsley 2 2tbsp tbspminced fresh parsley

Preparation

Peel sweet potatoes. Cut potatoes and chicken into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes. Set sweet potatoes aside. In large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil over medium-high heat; brown chicken, about 10 minutes. Transfer to plate.

Drain fat from pan; heat remaining oil over medium heat. Fry onion, green pepper, garlic, ginger, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper, stirring often, until onion is softened, 4 minutes.

Add sweet potatoes and chicken stock; bring to boil. Return chicken and any juices to pan; cover and simmer until juices run clear when chicken is pierced and sweet potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Uncover and cook over high heat until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

Additional information :

Variation
Kidney Beans and Sweet Potato Simmer: Omit chicken. Reduce oil to 1 tbsp (15 mL). Add 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, along with sweet potatoes.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: February 2005