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Spicy peanut chicken and pumpkin stew

This is a really tasty, hearty dish that satisfies meat-lovers and meat-free eaters alike.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown rice
  • spray oil
  • 2 spring onions, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 5cm piece ginger, finely chopped
  • 300g chicken breast, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups chopped pumpkin
  • 2 courgettes, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 fresh chilli or 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 400g can no-added salt diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups reduced-salt vegetable stock
  • ¹/³ cup peanut butter
  • 1 lemon or lime, juice and zest
  • 4 cups baby spinach or kale
  • 3 tablespoons chopped peanuts, to garnish
  • ½ cup fresh coriander, to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook rice according to packet instructions.

    2 Spray a large pan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add spring onions, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for 4 5 minutes, until browned. Remove from pan and set aside.

    3 Spray pan with oil again and add pumpkin and courgette. Stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add spices, tomatoes and stock and bring to a simmer.

    4 In a small bowl, mix peanut butter with a little hot water to thin down. Add to stew and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Add chicken back to pan, along with spinach, lemon zest and juice, and cook until leaves are wilted.

    5 Serve stew with rice, garnished with peanuts and coriander.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check ground spices and stock are gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Use Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken or cubed tofu instead of the chicken breast.

    2 comments on Spicy peanut chicken and pumpkin stew

    1. 5663 June 18, 2026 at 6:49 pm #

      I loved the flavours and will definitely make it again with a few adjustments. I added the spices to the pumpkin for the last minute of cooking so I didn’t have a ‘raw’ flavour in the spices. It doesn’t need 2cups of stock. Next time I will add two stock cubes to one cup of water and then add more water later if necessary. I simmered the curry at the end for an extra 15 minutes to give the chicken time to embrace the flavours. I made this just for myself and was able to freeze three portions and an extra portion of soup from the leftover sauce.

    2. 5663 June 18, 2026 at 6:54 pm #

      I loved the flavours and will definitely make it again with a few adjustments. I added the spices to the pumpkin for the last minute of cooking so I didn’t have a ‘raw’ flavour in the spices. It doesn’t need 2cups of stock. Next time I will add two stock cubes to one cup of water and then add more water later if necessary. I simmered the curry at the end for an extra 15 minutes to give the chicken time to embrace the flavours. I made this just for myself and was able to freeze three portions and an extra portion of soup from the leftover sauce. I should also say that I would add the peanut butter into the stock rather than dealing with it separately.

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