Country-style Potato And Tomato Stew With Poached Cod

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small sweet onion, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 fennel bulb, cut similarly to the onion
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 8 ounces mushrooms, use your favorite
• 2 small garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup canned whole tomatoes
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, fat free, sodium free
• 3/4 lb potato, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 9 ounces baby spinach
• 1 dash hot pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 2/3 lb cod

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a 5-quart non-reactive saucepan over medium high heat, add the onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms and fennel and cook until and softened, about 8-10 minutes.
• 2 add the garlic, tomatoes, chicken broth, potatoes, pepper flakes, and salt, stir until combined.
• 3 cover and reduce heat to low and cook 45 minutes or until potatoes are almost mushy but have not lost their shape.
• 4 add spinach and steam until wilted about 3-5 minutes.
• 5 lay cod over veggie mixture; cover and steam until tender and fish begins to flake, 5 to 7 minutes.
• 6 serve immediately.