Chicken Stew
Low‑fat chicken breast, pears and green beans combine into a calorie‑friendly version of the northern German classic "Pears, Beans and Bacon".
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken breast fillet (2 Chicken breast fillets)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 cooking pears
- 0.5 lemon
- 1 Tbsp oil (e.g., sunflower oil)
- 2 juniper berries
- 1 bay leaf
- 200 g green beans (fresh or frozen)
- 150 ml Classic Vegetable Broth
- 0.5 bunch Parsley
- 30 g walnut kernels (2 tbsp)
Instructions
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1.
Rinse the chicken breast fillets, pat dry with paper towels and cut into approximately 2 × 2 cm cubes. Season with salt and pepper.
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2.
Peel the onion and finely dice it.
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3.
Wash the pears, dry them, halve and quarter them. Remove the core. Squeeze the lemon half for juice.
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4.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the onion cubes until translucent. Add the chicken cubes and fry while stirring for 1–2 minutes. Add juniper berries and bay leaf, then cook another 1–2 minutes.
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5.
Add the pears and beans (wash fresh beans first and trim the ends) and sauté with constant stirring for 1 minute.
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6.
Pour in lemon juice and vegetable broth, bring to a simmer and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
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7.
Meanwhile wash parsley, shake dry, pick off leaves and chop.
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8.
Chop walnuts with a large knife. Sprinkle the chopped parsley and walnuts over the chicken stew and serve.