Recipe - Carolyns Southwestern Chicken Stew

3 pound Chicken pieces; skin & fat
. removed
Flour; allpurpose
One fourth cup Olive oil
2 tablespoon Garlic; minced
3 cn Chicken broth; 14oz each
1 cn Hunt's whole tomatoes; 14oz
1 cn Hunt's tomato paste
16 Pearl onions
1 One half teaspoon Seasoned salt
1 One half teaspoon Ground cumin
4 Sprigs oregano
4 Sprigs thyme
1 Bay leaf
One fourth teaspoon Red pepper flakes; crushed
8 ounce Kielbasa or smoked turkey
. sausage
2 cup New potatoes; cut in chunks
2 cup Carrots; cut into chunks
2 cup Zucchini; cut into chunks
2 cup Yellow squash, cut into
. chunks
1 cn Whole kernal corn; 8oz
Cilantro; chopped

In a bag, coat chicken with One fourth cup flour. Bone chucken in Dutch oven in
hot oil; remove and set aside. Drain drippings, except 1 tsp, from pot.
Saute 1 Tbsp flour and garlic in drippings 30 seconds. Stir in next 10
ingredients starting with chicken broth and ending with red pepper flakes.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes. Add chicken
and Kielbasa, cover and simmer 20 minutes longer. Skim excess fat. Add
vegetables, simmer, covered, 30 minutes longer. Sprinkle with cilantro
before serving.

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