Rutabaga Stew

This budget-friendly rutabaga soup is full of root vegetables, celery, carrots, and beets with chicken, though you can use whatever meat you fancy.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 111 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 4 carrots, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 4 rutabagas, peeled and diced
• 4 medium beets, peeled and diced
• water, or to cover
• 1.5 pounds chicken, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until completely browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add rutabagas, beets, carrots, celery, and onion to the pot.

Step 3

Pour enough water over the vegetable mixture to cover completely. Reduce heat to low and cook at a simmer for at least 4 hours, adding water as needed to keep vegetables submerged.