A great cold day stew. Chunky veggies, simple broth.

Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 90 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 6 new potatoes, quartered (or other potatoes, cut bite-sized)
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 stalks of celery, roughly chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 2" piece of ginger (about 2 Tbsps), chopped
• 1/4 cup of mushrooms (I used portabella, but pick your favorite), sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp basil
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/4 soy sauce

Directions:

• In a dutch oven over medium heat, add the onion, cook until translucent
• Add garlic, carrots, celery, cook for a minute or so, until aromatic
• Add water, vinegar, soy, chicken, ginger, mushrooms, potatoes, cinnamon, salt, thyme, basil, pepper, stir until combined
• Turn heat to medium/low, cover
• Cook for 60-90 minutes, stirring every 30minutes, and making sure there's enough moisture