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Zuzka's Slow Cooker Butternut Squash & Chicken Stew




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Here are the ingredients:
1/2 of Butternut squash, 1 can of unsweetened coconut milk, 1 1/2 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce, 1 large sweet potato, 1 large yellow onion, about 6 stalks of green onions, 3 thai chillies, 1 large portobello mushroom (or 1 cup shiitake mushrooms), bunch of fresh cilantro, salt, 1 cup chicken broth, and chicken breast if you are a meat eater. 

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Start by chopping the butternut squash into small cubes. Don't peel it. 

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Save the bottom half of the butternut squash for another recipe. There are a lot of awesome recipes that you can use the bottom for. I think I am going to make a soup or maybe a sweet dessert. 

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Peel the sweet potato and chop in smaller cubes as well.

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Cut the mushrooms first into 1/4 inch thick slices and then into smaller cubes. I didn't have shiitake mushrooms, otherwise I would have used those. Nevertheless, it still turned out to be delicious. 

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Peel and chop the onion coarsely.

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Seed the tiny Thai chillies and chop them very finely. 

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Divide the white and green parts of the scallions and save the green parts for garnish. 

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Mix the coconut milk with soy sauce and whisk it together.

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Add the chicken broth into the coconut milk.

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Place all of the chopped and mixed veggies into the slow cooker.

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Slice the chicken breast into smaller pieces and place them on top of the veggies. Then pour the coconut milk mixture over the top of the chicken and vegetables. 

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Set the slow cooker on low heat for 4 hours and 30 minutes. This gives you time to do whatever you want! Wasn't it fast and easy??

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When the time is up, you want to take 1 medium bowl and take out all of the meat and some of the butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms. 

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You will puree the rest of the veggies in your blender in small batches. 

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Don't use the leftover juices, only the veggies.

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You want the puree to be thick.

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Then add the chicken and all of the chunks of the butternut squash and sweet potatoes into the puree and salt to taste. 

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Chop the green onions and cilantro. 

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Now you can scoop as much as you want into a bowl and garnish it with the cilantro and scallions. 

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Voila! That was easy, and the slow cooker did most of the work for you :) I absolutely love it. Enjoy your meal and let me know if you have some great recipes to share.
Best,
Zuzka. 

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