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African Chicken Peanut Stew

This African chicken peanut stew is packed full of chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, and collard greens simmering in flavorful peanut butter and chicken stock broth. It's deliciously spicy and best served over rice and sprinkled with cilantro and crushed peanuts. This dish is hearty, full of flavor, and ready in under an hour.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 982 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: African

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 1 serrano chili minced, seeded
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs 1-inch dice
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons grated ginger
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 2 sweet potatoes 1-inch dice
  • 3 cups thinly sliced collard greens or Tuscan kale
  • 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • white rice cooked
  • minced peanuts for topping
  • minced cilantro for topping

Instructions

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  1. In a large soup pot add olive oil and set over medium-high heat.
  2. When the oil is hot add in the onion and minced chili. If you want your stew to be extra spicy leave the seeds in the pepper.
  3. Saute the onions and pepper until they start to soften, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add in the chicken and let it brown slightly. You don't need it to be fully cooked but you want it to get a little color, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add in the minced garlic, tomato paste, grated ginger, cumin, and creamy peanut butter. Stir to combine.
  6. Pour in the chicken stock and diced sweet potatoes.
  7. Stir to combine, turn the heat down to medium, and let simmer for 20 minutes.
  8. Add the collard greens and chickpeas to the soup and let it simmer for about 5 minutes or until the collard greens are tender but still bright green.
  9. Serve the stew over white rice and topped with minced peanuts and minced cilantro.

Notes

  • If you don't like collard greens you could also use Tuscan kale.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 982kcal (49%) Carbohydrates 86g (29%) Protein 67g (134%) Fat 45g (69%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 28g Cholesterol 174mg (58%) Sodium 1725mg (72%) Fiber 17g (68%) Sugar 20g (40%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 982

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 982kcal 49%
Carbohydrates 86g 29%
Protein 67g 134%
Fat 45g 69%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 28g 165%
Cholesterol 174mg 58%
Sodium 1725mg 72%
Fiber 17g 68%
Sugar 20g 40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.