Hearty One-Pot Chicken Stew

Tonights dinner was a scrumptious stew for this cool Fall evening. 

Hearty One-Pot Chicken Stew

2 chicken breast, boneless & Skinless cut into bite size pieces
1 box Reduced Sodium Zatarain's Red Beans & Rice (B&R)
2 1/4 cups water
1 can (14.5 oz) no salt diced tomatoes, undrained
3 sm Organic Yukon Gold potatoes cut into small chunks
2 Organic Carrots sliced in small disks
1 sm onion, cut into 1 inch pieces

In large pot cook chicken until right before no longer pink , while chicken is cooking I boil the potato chunks and carrot slices in a seperate pan for 3-5 minutes** .  Add veggies to chicken in pot, then add box of Red Beans & Rice along with the seasoning packet if seperate from rice/beans, water, tomatoes, and onions.  Bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat and simmer about 10-15 minutes or until veggies are tender and rice is cooked.  Make sure to stir occassionally to prevent sticking. 

Hubby Star Rating:  10 Stars!

Recipe Origin:  Grandma's Favorites (Recipes from Grandma's Kitchen) pg 41
** I like to cook the chicken and soften up the veggies at the same time in seperate pans.. not sure why I just do!!
Original Recipe instructions:
In large saucepan, combine chicken, B&R, seasoning pkt, water, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and onions.  Bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until veggies are tender.  :)