butternut chicken stew

i love gardening!
and it just keeps sharing the love back.
it is march and today for dinner we had another one of our butternut squashes picked last september. and on top of that, frozen tomato goodness from my soul sister arlene's garden.

my sis-in-law passed this recipe on to me from simply daily recipe.com and i'm passing it on to you. we had it with homemade foccacia bread made from the peasant bread dough. just put on a pan and bake for 15 min instead of 30. i brushed it with olive oil, sprinkled sea salt and dried rosemary from my herb garden on it
now to the stew.

the stew
1 onion chopped, 2 cloves garlic, 1 pepper diced-- saute in a pan

then in a pot add:
1 can tomatoes with garlic and onions (i used arlene's frozen tomato puree with onions, garlic, and herbs from her amazing garden). next time i'll use my home canned stewed tomatoes. last resort for us, store bought.

2 cooked chicken breasts shredded
1 can kidney beans
1/2 of a butternut squash (i used a whole one)
3 cups chicken broth
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
simmer for 15 min. bring to a boil, then simmer again.
add 1 cup frozen corn and cook for 15 more minutes

enjoy. we thought it tasted like a chicken tortilla soup with butternut squash. very good and very good for you.