5-Spice Chicken in a Bowl

By surethingjoemayo

Ingredients

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 oz each), cut in 2-inch pieces
• 4 cups chicken broth
• ½ inch sliced fresh ginger, sliced (or ½ tsp dried ginger)
• 6 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 5 star anise
• ½ tsp dried fennel seeds
• 1 medium-sized onion, chopped in big pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped in big pieces
• 6 whole medium dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 lb green beans, ends cut off
• ½ cup minced scallions

Details

Adapted from whfoods.org

Preparation

Step 1

Chop onion and garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their hidden health-promoting benefits.
Healthy Sauté onion in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute. Add chicken broth, ginger, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise, fennel seeds, and shiitake mushrooms. Turn heat to medium-high and simmer for 15 minutes.
While broth is simmering, cut ends off beans and cut into 1-inch pieces.
Strain broth mixture (saving shiitake mushrooms) and put liquid back into pan. Bring to a boil and simmer on high heat with chicken pieces and green beans. You may need to skim the surface a little while chicken pieces are cooking. Slice shiitake mushrooms and add to chicken and broth. Add scallion as well as salt and pepper to taste.