Baked Paleo Chicken Stew with Cauliflower Mash



Another dish that is perfect for dinner in the colder months! Basically you throw it all into the dish and bake in the oven, as simple as that. Perfect as leftovers for lunch the next day too. Cauliflower mash is a great substitute for potato mash, pasta, or rice.
Once again this recipe can be easily adapted just use any vegetables that you have in your fridge!

 Tip - the less stock you use the less runny the stew will be. If the stew is too runny i mix a tablespoon of spelt flour with a tiny amount of water into a paste and add this to thicken the stew.

 Ingredients

 Chicken Stew 
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
4 to 6 chicken pieces (thighs, breast, drumsticks etc - i used breast)
Green beans (halved)
1 red capsicum (diced)
A handful of button mushrooms (diced)
3 sticks of celery (chopped)
1 onion (diced)
2 garlic gloves (diced)
1 small bag of baby spinach
3/4 cup of chicken or vegetable stock (less if you prefer a stew thats not as runny)
Salt and papper

 Cauliflower Mash
1 whole cauliflower (flowerettes cut off and chopped into large pieces)
Handful of parsley (roughly chopped)
Small amount of almond milk
Small dollop of butter
Salt and pepper

 Method

 1. Preheat oven to 180℃.

2. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish (thats flameproof) or a pan on the stove top. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Brown the chicken on both sides. Set chicken aside once browned.

3. Using the same pan and oil add all vegetables except the spinach, stirring to mix well. Cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables are slightly tender, stirring occasionally.

4. Stir in spinach and cook for a further minute. Remove from heat and add the stock and the chicken.

5. Cover and cook in the oven for 20minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

6. While chicken is cooking boil the cauliflower for about 20minutes (until soft). Drain well. Add almond milk and butter to the cauliflower and mash together. Lastly add the chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste (you can also roast your cauliflower with garlic for a more flavoursome mash - depending on how much time you have, start to roast the cauliflower while you are making the stew).

7. Serve cauliflower mash with the chicken stew.

Enjoy x



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