Name: Chicken, sweet potato & peanut stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 8 chicken thighs; 2 red onions finely chopped; thumb-sized piece of ginger finely grated; 2 large garlic cloves finely grated; 2 tsp cumin; 500g sweet potatoes roughly chopped; 120g peanut butter; 500ml chicken stock; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 200g frozen peppers; handful of chopped coriander and chopped peanuts, to serve

Chicken, sweet potato & peanut stew

Batch-cook this easy stew and freeze for weeknights when you're short on time. Made with chicken, sweet potatoes and peppers, it's full of flavour

1 hr 15 min total 30 min prep 45 min cook 6 518 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan over a medium heat and brown the chicken thighs all over, about 5 mins. Remove the chicken from the pan, leaving behind the oil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, then add the onions and fry for 10-12 mins until softened but not golden. Stir in the ginger and garlic, and cook for a minute before stirring in the cumin. Cook for another minute.
2 Tip in the sweet potatoes, stir to coat, then fry for a few minutes until starting to soften. Stir in the peanut butter and pour in the chicken stock and chopped tomatoes. Swill out the can with a splash of water and pour that in, too. Mix in the frozen peppers, return the chicken to the pan, then cook, uncovered, for 25-35 mins until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened. Stir regularly to stop the sauce from catching. Scatter over the coriander and peanuts. Can be frozen for up to three months and reheated from frozen, or defrost in the fridge overnight before reheating. Ensure it is piping hot throughout before serving.