Recipe: Chicken Stew with Kale and Cannellini Beans

Rebekah Peppler
Rebekah Peppler
Rebekah is a Brooklyn- & Paris-based writer and food stylist. Her clients include The New York Times, Saveur, Real Simple, Rachael Ray, Epicurious, and the Food Network. Her book, Honey was released in April 2014.
updated Jan 29, 2020
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Serves6 to 8

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More stew then soup, this meal-in-a-bowl is hearty, thick and impossibly satisfying.

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If November could be nestled into a bowl, this recipe would be it. Packed with comforting roast chicken, thickened with cannellini beans and starchy thyme-roasted potatoes, this hefty stew’s true star is the hearty, uber-nutritious winter green swirled into it: kale.

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To prepare this ruffle-edged delicacy, rinse away any silt and dirt by running the leaves under water and cutting out the hard stems before coarsely chopping/ripping apart the leaves. Bushels of this sturdy, almost sweet in flavor green flood the markets now all the way through March, lending plenty of time to enjoy the taste fall all the way through spring frost.

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Kale and Chicken Stew

Serves 6 to 8

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 3

    boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  • 5

    medium mixed potatoes, diced (I used Yukon gold, red and purple)

  • 1 teaspoon

    fresh thyme

  • 4 tablespoons

    olive oil

  • Kosher salt

  • Freshly cracked black pepper

  • 2 tablespoons

    olive oil

  • 1

    medium onion, chopped

  • 1

    large shallot, minced

  • 2

    carrots, peeled and diced

  • 6 cups

    chicken stock

  • 2 sprigs

    fresh thyme

  • 2 tablespoons

    Parmesan cheese, finely grated

  • 5 cups

    chopped kale

  • 1

    (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. Place the chicken breasts on a sheet pan. Rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. In a separate sheet pan, toss the potatoes with olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred the meat. Cover and set aside.

  3. Warm the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and shallot and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the carrots and cook 15 minutes until softened. Add in chicken stock, thyme, chicken, potatoes, Parmesan, salt and pepper bring to a simmer. Add the kale and beans and simmer for another 20 minutes, until the kale is tender and the beans are hot.

Related: Five Ways to Eat: Kale

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