Mafé

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 onion, diced to 1/2-inch
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup natural-style peanut butter
• 1 rutabaga, peeled and diced to 1/2-inch
• 1 small butternut squash, seeded and diced to 1/2-inch
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced to 1/2-inch
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 lb cooked boneless skinless chicken breast, diced to 1/2-inch

Recipe

• 1 in a large sauce pan over medium heat, sauté onion in hot oil until golden brown.
• 2 in the microwave or in another saucepan, heat the broth until nearly boiling. use a bit of the hot stock to thin the tomato sauce before adding it to the onions. add remaining stock, tomatoes and 1/4 t. salt. bring to a gentle boil.
• 3 thin the peanut butter with some of the hot cooking liquid. add peanut butter to onion and tomato mixture, stirring to mix thoroughly. reduce heat to a simmer.
• 4 add remaining ingredients except chicken and simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are bite tender, about thirty minutes.
• 5 stir in diced chicken and heat through. check seasoning. serve with tasty bread for sopping or over rice or couscous.