French-Style Chicken Stew

Name: French-Style Chicken Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 45 ml cooking oil; 1 kg chicken pieces; 1 onion, chopped; 1 red pepper, chopped; 500 ml water; 125 ml white wine (optional); 1 tin tomatoes, chopped (410 g); 125 ml black olives, pitted; 10 ml Robertsons sweet Basil; 60 ml Knorr tinned minestrone soup

6 People
60 min.
easy

A fabulous French stew that combines chicken with white wine, tomatoes and basil!

Ingredients

45 ml cooking oil
1 kg chicken pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
500 ml water
125 ml white wine (optional)
1 tin tomatoes, chopped (410 g)
125 ml black olives, pitted
10 ml Robertsons sweet Basil
60 ml Knorr tinned minestrone soup

Cooking Method

In a large pot, heat oil and fry chicken until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.
Add onion and red pepper, and cook until soft.
Return chicken pieces to pot, and add water , wine if using, tomatoes, black olives and Robertsons Sweet Basil.
Simmer for 25 minutes.
Mix the KNORR Minestrone Soup with a little water to form a smooth paste and stir into the stew. Simmer for 5 minutes and allow to thicken.
Serve with rice.
Better For You Tips: To increase the vegetable content of this dish add in some sliced baby marrows. You can also remove the skin from the chicken pieces for a lower fat meal