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A dear friend had surgery this week and another friend just had a bone marrow transplant and I was wondering what I could make them to eat that would be easy to digest, yet comforting. My friend Vivianne is from Chile, and many times she has made a Chilean dish for us called Cazuela. It is delicious and comforting and I thought this is the perfect dish to make for both of them.

Cazuela is like a hearty soup filled with chicken, squash, chicken broth, potatoes and corn. Since I have an allergy to corn I make this dish without the corn.

If you have a slow cooker this a simple meal to make for your family, friends or loved ones who are healing and need some comfort food.

From my house to yours, comfort food, Cazuela for dinner.

Ingredients

  • 6 skinless chicken drumsticks or thighs
  • 3 cups butternut squash, peeled and cut into 2- inch cubes
  • 6 small potatoes
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 2- inch chunks
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions

  1. In a slow cooker add all the ingredients except cilantro.
  2. Cook on high for 3-5 hours
  3. Spoon into large bowls and top with cilantro
  4. You can also serve this dish over cooked rice

 

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Shirley Plant

About Shirley

I'm Shirley Plant, nutritionist and cookbook author. My passion is helping you figure out which foods fuel your body and which ones deplete it.

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  • CTV News
  • Rogers TV
  • FoodNetwork.ca
  • The Eat Real Food Health Summit
  • Menopause Wellness Summit
  • The Parenting TeleSummit

Shirley's Cookbooks

Finally... Food I Can Eat!

Finally... Food I Can Eat!

A dietary guide and cookbook featuring tasty non vegetarian and vegetarian recipes for people with food allergies and intolerances. Recipes free of gluten, dairy, eggs, corn, wheat, nightshades, sugar and yeast.

Finally... Paleo Food I Can Eat!

Finally... Paleo Food I Can Eat!

Paleo recipes for breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, and dessert. Recipes free of grains, legumes, dairy, refined sugar, eggs and almonds. Plus, chapters on the mind body connection by Dr. Eva Selhub M.D and healing your body from chronic illness with Dr. Terry Wahls. M.D.

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