Zesty Green Stew

Name: Zesty Green Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. olive oil; 3 medium skinless chicken breasts, cut into finger-sized strips; 750 mL chicken stock; 200 g small broccoli florets; 2 x tins butter beans, drained and rinsed; 200 g frozen peas; finely grated zest 1 lemon; 100 g half-fat crème fraîche; small handful tarragon, finely chopped

Don't skip the tarragon - it adds a wonderful freshness to this hearty dish.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 02 January 2024

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If you're after a stew that doesn't feel too heavy, then our zesty green chicken stew with broccoli, butter beans and fresh tarragon will hit the spot.

For a thicker stew, whizz a ladleful or two of the finished stew (without the chicken) into a purée and simply add it back into the pan. We do this trick regularly with stews to give it a creamy and fulfilling mouthfeel.

You can easily turn this recipe into a vegetarian version - simply replace the chicken with vegan quorn pieces and swap the chicken stock for vegetable.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Cal/Serv:

363

Ingredients

1 Tbsp.
olive oil
3
medium skinless chicken breasts, cut into finger-sized strips
750 ml
chicken stock
200 g
small broccoli florets
2
x tins butter beans, drained and rinsed
200 g
frozen peas
finely grated zest 1 lemon
100 g
half-fat crème fraîche
small handful tarragon, finely chopped

Directions

1. Step 1Heat oil in a large deep frying pan over medium heat and fry chicken for 3min (it doesn’t need to be cooked through yet). Add stock and bring to the boil. Add broccoli and simmer for 5min, until chicken is cooked through and broccoli is tender.
2. Step 2Stir through butterbeans and peas and bring back to the boil. Add lemon zest and mix through the crème fraîche and tarragon. Check seasoning. Ladle into 4 bowls and serve with crusty bread, if you like.

GH TIP: If you want to make this vegetarian, simply swap out the chicken for any non-meat alternative (like vegan Quorn's pieces) and use vegetable stock.