Harvest Time with Chicken Farmers of Canada

Hello ! View Online Or Forward to a friend.         It’s time to bid a fond farewell to Summer and welcome the glorious colours and foods of Autumn. This is the time of year when fall harvest fruits and vegetables are most in season, including squash, apples, beets, pears and potatoes. This month we are featuring some of our fall-inspired recipes to kick-off the season. If you live in Ontario, harvest fruits and veg can be bought locally from farmers markets that are not only fresh, but also help to support the famers in your community. Don’t forget to check out Chicken.ca for more great Autumn recipes!     Chicken & Sweet Potato Stew   PREPARATION TIME: 15 MIN COOK TIME: 8 HOURS SERVES 6   A hearty stew of sweet potato, peas and chicken. Sweet potatoes are readily available this time of year and are chock full of Vitamin A and fibre making them a healthier alternative to its non-sweet tuber cousin.   Ingredients     4 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed 2.5 lb bone-in, skinless chicken thighs 2 cups brown mushrooms, fresh, sliced 1 cup red onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 tsp rosemary, dried 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground 1 cup green peas, frozen 2 Tbsp parsley, minced, for garnish     Preparation   Peel sweet potatoes. Cut in half and then into cubes approximately 2 inches (5 cm) each. Add to the bottom of the crock of slow cooker. Top with chicken thighs. Slice mushrooms, dice onions and mince garlic. Scatter over chicken and sweet potatoes. Pour over white wine and sprinkle with dried rosemary, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on LOW 6-8 hours (HIGH 3-4 hours). Thirty minutes before completion scatter over frozen green peas. Cover and continue cooking. To serve, place chicken and sweet potatoes on a platter. Scatter with chopped parsley. Pour juices into a dish and serve on the side as au jus.     This Month's Recipes     Chicken with Fall Vegetables and Whole-Grain Couscous This colourful recipe is loaded with harvest veg, including parsnips, squash and zucchini. A classic Fall dish! Roast Chicken & Root Vegetables with Balsamic Honey Reduction An easy one pan dish that's a perfect family meal. Throw this together after raking up the leaves!     New This Month From Chicken.ca   It’s Apple Season! Apple picking is a classic Autumn pastime. Check out this blog post from Chicken.ca featuring the many ways you can combine apples and chicken!   How-To Video Release – Round IV We have 3 new how-to videos just in time for Fall. Learn how you can whip up chicken paprikash, chicken pot-pie and chicken curry - all perfect meals for a crisp Autumn evening.         Follow us on Twitter   Like us on Facebook   Watch us on Youtube   Share with a friend     You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up at www.chicken.ca. Our mailing address is: Chicken Farmers of Canada 1007 - 350 Sparks Street Suite 100 Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7S8 Copyright (C) 2012 Chicken Farmers of Canada All rights reserved. Update my details | Unsubscribe | Archive