Description
Pork loin or chicken can be used in this fresh tasting, healthy stew. It can also be morphed into a delicious, hearty casserole with one easy step.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 1/4 pounds pork tenderloin (1–1.5 pounds will do. Can substitute with chicken)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 fresh poblano chili pepper (remove seeds and dice in 1 inch pieces)
- 1 red, yellow or orange sweet pepper (1 inch dice)
- 1 medium onion (medium dice)
- 1 14.5 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes (or 1 can Ro-tel. Undrained)
- 1 14.5 oz can chicken broth
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 2/3 cup rice (Optional for casserole only. I use jasmine)
- grated cheese (Optional cheddar-jack or similar)
- sour cream (Optional for garnish)
Instructions
- Toss the pork chunks with the chili powder
- In a large oven proof sauce pan or Dutch oven, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil and brown the pork on medium high. Remove from pan.
- Heat the remaining Tbsp olive oil in the emptied pan and add the peppers and onion. Saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, broth and cinnamon stick.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, covered.
For the stew version
- Return meat to the pan. Add the orange juice and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add the orange zest before serving, and remove the cinnamon stick.
For the casserole
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- Return the meat to the pan. Add the orange juice and bring back to a simmer.
- Sprinkle the rice and range zest evenly over the stew.
- Place in oven for 45 minutes or until rice has absorbed the liquid.
- Serve with grated cheese and sour cream to garnish
Notes
This dish was an all around “add it to the rotation” winner in our home. My family preferred the casserole version better. The stew pairs well with corn bread or muffins. Tortilla chips would also be nice crumbled on top.
The nutrition information is for the casserole version (with rice, and cheddar cheese/sour cream garnish (1 Tblsp each). The soup with no garnishes is 300 calories/serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Soup
- Method: Casserole, soup
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Dinner, Easy