This Lemony Greek Chicken Stew is a rustic, meal-in-a-bowl that will satisfy and comfort. Hearty with tender beans and spinach in a delicious garlicky broth, it is one of the easiest chicken stew recipes to make and the result is always so rewarding.
If you love this Lemony Greek Chicken Stew with Beans, you will also love this Lamb Stew Avgolemono, Greek Red Wine Beef Stew or Pork Stew With Chickpeas!
Why this recipe sings
The chicken stew is quick, delicious, and requires minimum effort. It is nutritious with hearty beans (from a can) and minimally cooked spinach. The broth is lemony, with lots of garlic and dill. This chicken stew is a satisfying weeknight dinner ready in about thirty minutes.
Here is what you need
- Chicken. I prefer boneless, skinless chicken thighs because they are much more flavorful than breast and less likely to be overcooked and dry. If possible, purchase free-range organic chicken.
- White beans. Canned cannellini beans make this recipe a breeze.
- Spinach. It goes in the last minute. Spinach is nutritious, tasty and adds color to this dish.
- Chicken stock. Vegetable stock will do as well. Use a stock cube with hot water as a substitute.
- Extra virgin olive oil.
- Lemons. The lemon juice brightens up the stew and adds freshness.
- Garlic. This recipe has quite a bit of garlic which adds flavor yet doesn’t overwhelm the dish.
- Fresh rosemary leaves. They are used while cooking the chicken. Rosemary is a perfect match for proteins.
- Fresh dill. It adds a fresh, lightly sweet note to this stew.
- Sea salt, freshly ground pepper, dried oregano, and chili flakes.
How to cook this stew
Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces, about 1-2 inches in size. Try to cut them even in size as much as possible.
Dice the onion, chop the garlic and prepare the dill.
Place a large pot or Dutch oven over high heat. Add the olive oil, the onion, and garlic and cook until they are softened and translucent, 5 minutes.
Decrease the heat to medium-high and add the chicken pieces, rosemary leaves, chili flakes, sea salt, and freshly ground pepper. Stir and cook until the chicken pieces brown, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add the beans, the chicken broth, and the juice of one lemon. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Add the spinach and the chopped dill.
Season with sea salt and pepper, and add more lemon juice to taste.
Serve the chicken stew in bowls with more lemon wedges around the table and crusty warm bread to dip in the sauce.
Helpful tips
You can use chicken breasts, ground chicken, or turkey.
You can substitute with canned chickpeas /garbanzo beans in a pinch. They will be delicious.
I love a nice crusty bread to dip in the broth. This lemony chicken stew goes well with roasted asparagus, grilled vegetables, or a simple green salad.
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Lemony Greek Chicken And Beans Stew
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs cut into bite-size pieces
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 8 garlic cloves roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 lb white beans canned
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 lemons
- 8 oz spinach leaves
- ¼ cup chopped dill
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces, about 1-2 inches in size. Try to cut them even in size. Dice the onion and roughly chop the garlic cloves.
- Place a large pot or Dutch oven over high heat. Add the olive oil, the onion, garlic and cook until they are softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Decrease the heat to medium-high and add the chicken pieces, rosemary leaves, chili flakes, sea salt, and freshly ground pepper. Stir and cook until the chicken pieces brown all over, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the beans, the chicken broth, and the juice of one lemon.Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add the spinach and the chopped dill. Season with sea salt and pepper and add more lemon juice to taste. Serve the chicken stew in bowls with more lemon wedges around the table and crusty warm bread to dip in the sauce.
Notes
- For this stew you can use chicken breasts, ground chicken, or turkey.
- You can substitute the white beans with canned chickpeas /garbanzo beans in a pinch. They will be delicious.
Nutrition
We love any with chicken and I love the idea of adding beans into this recipe, I will def try this. Thank you!
Love the way this chicken looks! So full of flavor and really pretty too!
We’re always looking for new recipes with beans. Love a hearty stew – especially one with flavors like this. Pinning for soup season!
We always have beans in our pantry and chicken is a protein we have several times a week. I’m always looking for new and nutritious ways to prepare it. So I did. This recipe is one that is easy and very tasty. I’ll keep this recipe handy cuz I’m sure I’ll be making it often.
The flavors in this stew are mouth watering! I’m always looking for a tomato based alternative and this is definitely the one! My family and I gobbled this right up!
This chicken stew let ojs so comforting and hearty. I have a lot of beans in my pantry,such a great idea to use them up.
This is easily going to be one of my new favorite comfort foods this fall! Chicken and beans is such a great combo, but the flavors you’ve created in this recipe really put it over the top!
Yum! I am always looking for easy recipes and this one totally fits the bill. It looks delicious. Love chicken with beans.
Lovely. Just what I needed – an easy healthy family dinner. Looks absolutely delicious and flavors sound amazing. I just saved the recipe and will make it soon. Thanks!
This Easy Chicken Stew With Beans recipe looks amazing and I cannot wait to make it for dinner tomorrow. I love a good hearty chicken stew—and beans are my favorite. I will let you know how it turns out!
Heidy Linn
300 degrees for 45-50 minutes left my chicken thighs raw. Did I miss a step?
Hi RM,
I am so sorry!
No you didn’t miss a step. The chicken thighs I used were tiny and cooked quickly. I should add a note about weight and cooking. This is an older recipe and needs adjustments and additional testing. Thanks to you I can test it again and add some helpful notes.
Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention.
X Jenny
Thank you Jenny. This Lemony chicken with white beans recipe was so easy to make and absolutely delicious.