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Eating for Life | Tame tough winter squash for chicken vegetable stew

Say what you will about the nutritional value of butternut squash, but it is one tough-skinned cookie. The Star’s Harvest-Time Chicken Vegetable Stew not only marries the delicious flavor and nutritional benefits of this orange-fleshed squash, it includes some tips that make removing the rind easier.

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