Just before Halloween, Great healthy Pumpkin Stews: 1. with chicken, 2. Vegetarian

Just before Halloween, Great healthy Pumpkin Stews: 1. with chicken, 2. Vegetarian
Two great healthy pumpkin stews, One with chicken, Second with chickpeas for vegetarian.
Very healthy, very tasty and very easy to cook.
Prepare for the great pumpkin taste.

Pumpkin Chicken Stew
The Ingredients:
2 chopped onions
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 ¼ cups of water
4 potatoes cut into halves
2.2 pounds (1 kilo) of peeled diced pumpkin
1 tablespoon of sweet paprika
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
3-4 pieces of chicken (for those in diet you can remove the skin)
1 teaspoon of salt
Preparation:
Sauté the onions in olive oil until they turn golden.
Add the paprika and tomato paste with a quarter of a cup of water.
Add the pumpkin and potato, stir and cook for a quarter of an hour.
Add the chicken and bring to a boil.
Season with a little salt and lower the temperature of the stove.
Cook for 1 hour.

Pumpkin Stew - Vegetarian
The ingredients:
2 chopped onions
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Half a cup of water
4 potatoes cut into halves
2.2 pounds (1 kilo) of peeled diced pumpkin
1 tablespoon of sweet paprika
1 tablespoons of tomato paste
1 cup of chickpeas (It is possible to use dry chickpeas and soak them in water for the night. Then cook them until they soften. It is otherwise possible to use an assortment of frozen chickpeas).
1 teaspoon of salt

Preparation:
Sauté the onions in olive oil until they turn golden.
Add the paprika and tomato paste with a half of a cup of water.
Add the pumpkin and potato, stir and cook for a quarter of an hour.
Add the chickpeas and bring to a boil.
Season with a little salt and lower the temperature of the stove.
Cook for 40-60 minutes, until the pumpkin softens.

It is recommended to serve these dishes with whole rice.
Prepare for a happy gathering and a healthy and delicious meal.
Happy and Healthy living,

Hagit Dayan

Find more healthy recipes in my cookbook - Tasty and Healthy