Heart Healthy Chicken and Rice Stew Recipe
Our easy, one-pot chicken and rice stew is the epitome of comfort food. This heart-healthy recipe is chock full of flavorful vegetables, herb-infused broth, cubed chicken breast, and perfectly tender wild rice.
Ingredients
Recipe yields 6 servings
1/2 medium onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, sliced
2 cups chopped carrots
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, trimmed of fat and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth (gluten free if needed)
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 lb red potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
1/3 cup wild rice
2 cups green beans, trimmed
Black pepper to taste
Directions
Step 1
In a saucepan, combine onion, garlic, carrots, chicken, chicken broth and thyme and cook over low heat for 1 hour.
Step 2
Add the potatoes, wild rice and green beans and cook for an additional 1 1/2 hours. Add pepper to taste, and serve hot.
Time: 150 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 209
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Dietary Review:
Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
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Nutrition facts
Serving Size: 1 cup
Per serving:
calories:209
total fat:1g
sat fat:0g
cholesterol:44mg
sodium:453mg
total carb:26g
fibers:4g
proteins:26g
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About This Healthy Recipe
Looking for an easy one-pot chicken recipe that’s loaded with protein? The search is over as we have just the recipe for you! This chicken and rice stew makes for a delicious and healthy comfort food recipe. Loaded with carrots, green beans and red potatoes, this nutrient-dense stew is a great way to sneak in those veggies. While this recipe is high in protein, containing 26 grams per serving, it has no saturated fat (0g per serving) making this a deliciously heart-healthy recipe. In addition to being low fat, this recipe is also low in carbohydrates (26g per serving) making this recipe a great option for those following a diabetic-friendly diet. Just when it seems like this recipe can’t get any better, it does! At 209 calories per serving, this low-fat comfort food recipe is sure to satisfy, guilt-free. Say hello to the world of healthy comfort food.
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