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Baked Chicken Barley Kale Stew. A healthy, hearty stew with lots of vegetables, barley & chicken thighs. A great family meal or kitchen supper! | berrysweetlife.com
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Baked Chicken Barley Kale Stew
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 

An amazing one pot meal loaded with nutrients, comforting barley and potatoes and boatloads of other veggies, topped off with the infamous super food - Kale.

Course: Stew
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Barley, Chicken Stew, Dinner, Healthy, kale
Servings: 8
Calories: 292 kcal
Author: Berry Sweet Life
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 chicken thighs skinless & deboned
  • Ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 carrots diced small
  • 4 celery sticks sliced
  • 3 potatoes peeled & chopped into small cubes
  • 2 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 3 tsp paprika
  • 1 1/2 cups pearl barley
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup kale finely sliced
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Place the olive oil in a large casserole dish, rub the chicken thighs in the olive oil and season them with the ground black pepper and dried mixed herbs, cover and bake for about 16 minutes, turning half way through. Check that the chicken is cooked through.
  3. Take the chicken out of the casserole dish and set aside to cool. Once it has cooled, shred the chicken with two forks.
  4. In the meantime, prepare the vegetables.
  5. Then place the onions and garlic in the casserole dish with the excess olive oil and chicken juices and return to the oven for about 6 minutes until the onion is soft.
  6. Add the carrots, celery, potatoes, rosemary, turmeric, paprika, barley, chicken broth and boiling water and bake, covered for 20 minutes. Now add the shredded chicken and bake, uncovered for another 20 minutes until the barley and potatoes are tender. Season to taste.
  7. Scatter over the kale, and serve.
Recipe Notes

Notes: If you notice the stew getting too dry during cooking, add another 1/2 - 1 cup water as needed.