West African Peanut-Chicken Stew

Name: West African Peanut-Chicken Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4); 1 box Betty Crocker™ Chicken Helper™ jambalaya; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 1/2 cups hot water; 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with onion and pepper, undrained; 1/2 lb sliced fully cooked Polish or kielbasa sausage, if desired; 2 tablespoons peanut butter

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Prep 20 min
Total 50 min
Servings 5

From Betty's Soul Food Collection ... Chicken Helper® mix jump-starts a stew with chicken, peanut butter and tomatoes.

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated May 13, 2009

Make With

Helper

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4)
1 box Betty Crocker™ Chicken Helper™ jambalaya
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups hot water
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with onion and pepper, undrained
1/2 lb sliced fully cooked Polish or kielbasa sausage, if desired
2 tablespoons peanut butter

Steps

1

Cut chicken into strips, about 2x1/4 inch. In 3- to 4-quart saucepan, stir chicken and chicken seasoning (from jambalaya mix) until chicken is evenly coated; stir in oil. (For best results, use saucepan with nonstick finish.)
2

Cook chicken uncovered over medium-high heat about 8 minutes, turning chicken over after 5 minutes, until dark brown on both sides. Stir in hot water, sauce mix and uncooked rice (from jambalaya mix), tomatoes and sausage. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring once, until rice is tender.
3

Stir in peanut butter. Cook about 2 minutes longer or until mixture is thickened. Cover; let stand about 5 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed.

Freeze chicken breasts for up to 30 minutes, and they'll be much easier to cut.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 350

Calories from Fat: 110

Total Fat: 12g; 19%

Saturated Fat: 2 1/2g; 11%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 55mg; 18%

Sodium: 1080mg; 45%

Potassium: 420mg; 12%

Total Carbohydrate: 34g; 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2g; 8%

Sugars: 5g

Protein: 25g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%

Vitamin C: 6%; 6%

Calcium: 8%; 8%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;