SPICY CHICKEN AND JICAMA STEW

Spicy Chicken and Jicama Stew image

A spicy, hot, comforting stew, chock-full of flavors, textures, and colors. The crispness of the jicama adds a special surprise texture. Serve with French bread or crackers.

Provided by Love2Cook

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Chicken

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

2 pounds cooked chicken thighs, cubed or shredded
4 cups chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 cups diced jicama
2 cups diced onion
1 ½ cups frozen corn
1 ½ cups frozen peas
1 cup diced celery
1 medium yellow squash, diced
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 cup sour cream

Steps:

Combine chicken, chicken broth, diced tomatoes with their juices, jicama, onion, corn, peas, celery, squash, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in a large pot or Dutch oven. Bring to a low boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes. Adjust spices to personal taste if needed.
Add sour cream to the soup and continue simmering until heated through, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 117.8 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 32.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 1068.9 mg, Sugar 5.4 g