Monday, June 16, 2008

Chicken and Chickpea Stew (Middle Eastern)

Ingredients
1 sprays cooking spray
1/2 cup onion(s) (sliced)
1 small garlic clove(s) (minced)
1/4 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (crushed)
1 cup canned diced tomatoes
1/2 cup fat-free chicken broth
3 oz cooked skinless, boneless chicken thigh
1/4 cup canned chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

Instructions
Coat a medium-size pot with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat.

Add onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, cumin and red pepper flakes; sauté for 30 seconds more.

Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes.

(INGREDIENT SWAP OPTIONS: Make this dish vegetarian! Use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth, leave out the chicken thigh and add an extra 1/4 cup of chickpeas instead. Then top the stew with a tablespoon of fat-free plain yogurt just before serving.)