Best Famous Chicken Stew Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN STEW

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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

One 4-pound chicken, legs, thighs and breasts (no wings) cut into 8 pieces, backbone discarded (or 1 cut-up chicken)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil, as needed
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium turnip, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium rutabaga, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh curly parsley, plus additional leaves, for garnish

Steps:

Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken, working in batches and adding more oil as needed, 3 to 5 minutes per batch; set aside.
Add the celery and onion and cook until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle over the flour and stir, cooking a minute or so. Pour in the stock, season with salt and pepper and add the parsnips, carrots, turnip and rutabaga. Add the chicken back, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
Stir in the heavy cream and parsley. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with parsley leaves.

CHICKEN STEW

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Rely on this slow cooker stew on busy weekends when you'd rather not be in the kitchen. Chicken, vegetables and seasonings give this stew great flavor.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 4h40m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 cups cubed peeled potatoes
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 can (6 ounces) no-salt-added tomato paste
1/4 cup cold water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

Steps:

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients; cover and cook on high for 4 hours. , Mix water and cornstarch until smooth; stir into stew. Cook, covered, 30 minutes more or until the vegetables are tender. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 280mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

HOMEMADE CHICKEN STEW

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A hearty, creamy chicken stew, chock-full of veggies and tender bites of chicken!

Provided by Rebekah Rose Hills

Time 1h5m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
4 medium carrots, peeled and diced
3 ribs celery, diced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons salted butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon ground thyme
1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 cup frozen peas
¾ cup frozen corn
2 cups diced cooked chicken

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium to medium-high heat. Saute onion, carrots, and celery until they begin to become tender and caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Season vegetables with a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper while cooking.
Stir in butter to melt; stir flour into the veggies and butter until evenly distributed and veggies are coated. Pour in broth and milk, stirring until well combined. Turn the heat up and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add thyme, salt, pepper, and turmeric. Stir in peas and corn. Stir in chicken to combine and allow to simmer, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.8 calories, Carbohydrate 23.1 g, Cholesterol 53.7 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 19.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 948.8 mg, Sugar 9.5 g

CHICKEN STEW

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For an easy one-pot meal, serve Giada De Laurentiis' hearty Chicken Stew recipe with crusty bread, from Everyday Italian on Food Network.

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories main-dish

Time 50m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 stalks celery, cut into bite-size pieces
1 carrot, peeled, cut into bite-size pieces
1 small onion, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chopped tomatoes
1 (14-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 chicken breast with ribs (about 1 1/2 pounds total)
1 (15-ounce) can organic kidney beans, drained (rinsed if not organic)

Steps:

Heat the oil in a heavy 5 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the celery, carrot, and onion. Saute the vegetables until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the tomatoes with their juices, chicken broth, basil, tomato paste, bay leaf, and thyme. Add the chicken breasts; press to submerge.
Bring the cooking liquid to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer gently uncovered until the chicken is almost cooked through, turning the chicken breasts over and stirring the mixture occasionally, about 25 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the chicken breasts to a work surface and cool for 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. Add the kidney beans to the pot and simmer until the liquid has reduced into a stew consistency, about 10 minutes.
Discard the skin and bones from the chicken breasts. Shred or cut the chicken into bite- size pieces. Return the chicken meat to the stew. Bring the stew just to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Ladle the stew into serving bowls and serve with the bread.
Serving suggestion: crusty bread.

FAMOUS CHICKEN STEW

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This chicken stew is different, it has a little heat, but is too good not to try!!! You can leave out the hot sauce if that's not your thing.......it's still just as good.

Provided by Donna Cochran

Categories Chicken Soups

Time 2h15m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (i had a 5.39 lb. chicken)
1/2 stick butter
1 Tbsp flour (or until your desired thickness)
1-2 c milk ( i used a mix of cream and milk)
salt and pepper to taste
texas pete hot sauce to taste

Steps:

1. Cover the whole chicken with water and cook on medium heat until chicken is tender and pulls easily off the bone. For my chicken and size pot I poured in 14 cups of water
2. Remove chicken, reserve broth.
3. Pull all the chicken meat off the bone.
4. I ended up using 10 cups of broth. Suit yourself as far as the texture and thickness of the stew and the amount of chicken.
5. Make a thickening mixture with the melted butter and flour.
6. Add the milk. Stir and make sure there are no lumps.
7. Add milk to the broth. Add the chicken and season to taste. Serve with saltine crackers.
8. ENJOY THE BEST CHICKEN STEW YOU'VE EVER HAD.