Chicken Spinach Stew

[sarahmichelef]

We made lasagna this weekend (at TRex's request - "Grandma and Opa at my house!  Eat dinner!  Lasagna!"), and I bought way more spinach than I needed to.  So, as we were cooking, I was pondering what to do with the spinach, and Fran suggested soup.  This was, of course a brilliant idea as I love making soup.  But I had never invented a soup all by myself before.  And so, I present to you, Chicken Spinach Stew.

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and shredded (I did it in the microwave, seasoned w/ garlic powder and cayenne pepper)
1 can (48 oz) low-sodium chicken stock
~24 oz water
1 large summer squash
1 medium zucchini
2 cups baby spinach, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil, coarsely chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
5 or 6 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 1/2 c brown rice
some oregano
some salt
4 bay leaves

Dump everything in a pot.  Cook until it's done.  ;^)  I actually over-cooked it - it probably needs about an hour of simmering.  My squashes were totally demolished.  This is very thick & stew-y.  You could make it more soup-like by increasing your liquid to other-stuff ratio.

Next time: eliminate the pepper, add carrots & baby bella mushrooms.  And at least twice as much tomato.

Nutritional info as described here (assuming one batch = 10 servings, which is a guess... it may be more like 12 servings):

Calories	Total Fat (g)	Sat. Fat (g)	Chol. (mg)	Na (mg)	K (mg)	Carb (g)	Fiber (g)	Prot (g)
181.31	1.74	0.39	27.38	267.61	482.72	25.58	1.87	15.51

                                                                              
Weight Watchers' Points:  3.4

Comments

[wombatgirl.livejournal.com]

Looks Core too.. nice.

I get to go back to core tomorrow, thank god.

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

What info do you need for core? I can try to include it when I'm posting recipes. :^D

[wombatgirl.livejournal.com]

It's all based on the ingredient list. There's the list of approved foods (which doesn't appear anywhere in it's entirety as far as I can flipping tell) and if all ingredients are on there, then it's core. Veggies are core. lean meats are core. fat free broths are core. Most condiments/spices (as long as they don't ooze sugar and are fat free) are core.

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Well, you could definitely do this with FF broth, though I didn't. And it would qualify as "core". (And of course it doesn't appear in its entirety anywhere. WW are nothing if not hyperprotective of their intellectual property.)

[tashadandelion.livejournal.com]

That sounds DEELISH! *sigh* I miss making soups/stews from scratch. :^(

It's all about the kitchen for me. If it's not a comfy kitchen, I won't cook. Guess what kind I have right now? *pout*