Dr Bailey Mosley's 'wonderfully rich' Mediterranean stew recipe

Dr Clare Bailey Mosley has shared her straightforward approach to making a delicious Mediterranean stew filled with nutritious ingredients. The GP, widow of the late Michael Mosley, took to Instagram to disclose the recipe for two servings of her dish.

"What I Eat In a Day: Dinner Easy Mediterranean stew," she wrote. "Perfect nutritious comfort food. High in protein thanks to the chicken, and lots of fibre as well as the protein in the cannellini beans. This easy stew is also wonderfully rich in Mediterranean flavour."

For those interested in trying Dr Bailey Mosley's recipe, she specified 10 essential ingredients. These are:

• One sliced red pepper
• Three or four crushed peeled garlic cloves
• Dried oregano or thyme
• Half a stock cube (optional)
• Olive oil, one or two tablespoons
• Half a diced onion
• Two medium-sized chicken thighs, trimmed
• Two tins of chopped tomatoes
• One can of cannellini beans
• Handful of olives

Dr Bailey Mosley began her recipe by heating a casserole dish on the hob over medium heat, then adding tablespoons of olive oil. Next, she sautéed the diced onion for a few minutes until it turned slightly golden, then added the chicken, chopped tomatoes, and red pepper.

In a video about her dish, she explained: "This is a Mediterranean stew-chicken stew, and as you can see, it is bubbling away. There are two lovely chicken thighs, juicy and full of protein, and I have sweated some onion and added a tin of tomatoes.

"And I then, to add some extra flavour to it, I've added some cannellini beans. And I'm just going to put in some crushed garlic, some olives to give it a more Mediterranean flavour, and this is actually some oregano fresh from the garden, but you can use any flavours that you have at home."

A dash of pepper was added as the finishing touch to her dish. She then let it cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Dr Bailey Mosley continued: "And just get that bubbling away, and I will have one of these this evening and have another one tomorrow.

"So, it's a great, simple, easy comfort food. I'm just now putting in half a stock cube to give extra flavour, but you don't need to do that. Add plenty of pepper, and there you go, that is a lovely stew ready to be eaten in about 15 minutes. Looking forward to it."

Dr Bailey Mosley's dish comes amid a wealth of praise for the Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to several possible health advantages. For instance, a 2024 study by the found that Mediterranean ingredients such as garlic, olives, and rosemary may benefit heart health.

Currently, heart-related conditions are responsible for more than 170,000 deaths each year in the UK, according to data from the - translating to one death every three minutes. Additionally, a found that people who consume over half a tablespoon of olive oil daily have, on average, a 19% reduced risk of dying from heart disease.

Dr Gareth Nye, a Biomedical Science lecturer at the University of Salford (), previously : "There are [also] strong suggestions that it improves risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes and may lead to better cognitive function.

"Ultimately, olive oil will bring with it extra calories, and the benefits of the oil can be easily offset by a poor diet and lack of exercise elsewhere. [But] as a part of a healthy diet and lifestyle, olive oil can provide a boost to the body, but taken in isolation as a quick fix, a shot of olive oil will not be tremendously useful to you."