Good 2 Eat: Sausage, Chicken and Bean Stew

sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while ground beef is often less expensive.

canned beans

🥗Healthier: dried beans

💰Cheaper: canned lentils

Dried beans are healthier but require soaking; canned lentils are often cheaper.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Chicken breast is leaner, while bone-in chicken is usually cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Brown chicken thighs in a large pot until cooked most of the way through, leaving fond on the bottom.

Add diced onion, celery, and carrots to the pot; sauté until softened.

Season with Creole seasoning, salt, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes.

Add minced garlic and sauté briefly.

Add a little chicken stock to deglaze the pot and lift the fond off the bottom.

Push tomato paste through both ends of the can into the pot.

Add flour directly to the pot to thicken the stew, cooking briefly to remove raw flour taste.

Pour in more chicken stock and return the browned chicken to the pot.

Add fire roasted tomatoes and white beans to the mixture.

Cover and let simmer to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.

Just before serving, fold in fresh spinach until wilted.

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