Best Hearty Chicken Stew Recipes

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Brown chicken thighs in the hot oil, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken and add butter, allowing it to melt but not burn. Add carrots, celery, onion, and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms are soft and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir flour into the mixture to make a roux with the butter. Allow to cook, stirring, until it darkens a little, 10 to 15 minutes. Slowly add chicken broth while continuing to stir. Add chicken, reduce heat, and let simmer until easily shredded, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot in a bowl or on a plate.

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine onions, garlic, carrots, chicken and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add cold water to cover. Bring to boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Skim and discard any scum that may come to the top.
• Simmer until the meat of the chicken falls off the bone with almost no pressure from a fork, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove the chicken pieces to a plate. Use 2 forks to separate the meat from the bone. Add the meat back to pot.
• Add the potatoes, cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Add green beans, cook until crisp-tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat, add hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY CHICKEN AND DUMPLING STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the barley under cold water until the water runs clear; drain. Pour boiling water over the beans, drain and remove skins. Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the chicken in batches, cook until well browned all over - this is important to achieve color and flavor. Add the leeks, garlic, celery, carrots and zucchini, cook, stirring, until leeks are soft. Add the chicken stock and tomato paste, bring to a boil. Add the barley and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan with the beans. FOR THE DUMPLINGS: Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, stir in the cheese and butter and mix well. Add enough of the water to form a soft dough. Drop level tablespoons of dumpling mixture into the simmering soup, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the dumplings, are cooked through and the barley is tender. Stir in the herbs, season to taste with salt and pepper, serve immediately. The soup can be prepared a day ahead, however, the barley will thicken the soup overnight. The dumplings are best made just before serving as they will thicken soup also.

HEARTY TEXAS BEEF, PORK & CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot, over medium heat, add the oil.
• Season the beef and pork with salt and pepper.
• Sear the meat, in batches, for 2 minutes on all sides.
• Add the red wine to deglaze (about 1 minute).
• Add the onions, garlic, and hot pepper.
• Cover with water (approx. 3-4 quarts).
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer until tender (approx. 3 hours) Season the chicken with salt, pepper and essence.
• Add the chicken during the last 1 ½ hours of cooking.
• Remove the meat, chicken and vegetables, set aside to cool.
• Discard the vegetables.
• Add the remaining vegetables to the pot.
• Continue to cook for 1 hour.
• After the meat is cool, cube the beef and pork into 1" pieces.
• Remove the skin and bones from the chicken and cube into 1" pieces.
• Add the cubed meat to the vegetables.
• Continue to cook for 30 minutes.
• Re-season if necessary.
• Ladle into serving bowls.
• Serve with fresh bread or corn bread.

HEARTY CHICKEN AND TORTELLINI STEW WITH CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy pot over medium to medium-high heat. Stir in chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Cook in batches if pan is too crowded. Remove browned chicken from pan. Cook onions in the same pan until slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in 2 cloves minced garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chopped tomatoes and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for another minute.
• Pour Swanson® Chicken Broth and canned tomatoes into the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Add chopped kale, fresh thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and add the tortellini. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer until tortellini are cooked through and flavors are blended, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven broiler. Adjust rack to middle position.
• Place baguette slices in single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Broil the baguette slices until lightly browned, about 45 seconds (watch them carefully so they don't burn). Remove sheet from oven and turn the slices over; Return sheet to broiler and brown the second side for about 30 seconds.
• Remove the sheet from the oven and, when slices are cool enough to handle, lightly rub the cut side of a clove of garlic on the toasted top sides. Brush a bit of olive oil on each slice and sprinkle with about a teaspoon of grated Parmesan cheese. Return baguette rounds to broiler until cheese begins to melt, about 30 seconds.

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat vegetables, chicken, water, ketchup, Italian seasoning, 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt, the pepper and tomatoes to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• In small bowl, stir Bisquick® mix, milk, parsley flakes and 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt until soft dough forms. Drop by 6 spoonfuls onto boiling stew; reduce heat.
• Simmer uncovered 10 minutes; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer.

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine onions, garlic, carrots, chicken and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add cold water to cover. Bring to boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Skim and discard any scum that may come to the top. Simmer until the meat of the chicken falls off the bone with almost no pressure from a fork, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove the chicken pieces to a plate. Use 2 forks to separate the meat from the bone. Add the meat back to pot. Add the potatoes, cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Add green beans, cook until crisp-tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat, add hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan and butter in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat; cook onion about 2mins or until softened.
• Add chicken; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Add potatoes mixed vegetables and seasonings.
• Cook for 10 minutes; stirring occasionally. Stir together evaporated milk and cornstarch in a bowl.
• Stir into vegetable mixture, bring to a boil;stirring.
• Reduce heat to med-low; cover and cook 10 minutes (or until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened) stirring often.
• Pour into 8-inch baking dish, sprinkle with breadcrumb mixture.
• Broil 5 minutes or until golden brown.

HEARTY ITALIAN-STYLE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Saute onions, celery, garlic and carrots in olive oil over medium heat in a large pot.
• Add chicken and brown on all sides.
• Add tomatoes and their juices, salt, pepper, thyme, basil, bay leaf, tomato paste, kidney beans, and chicken broth to pot.
• Bring mixture to a simmer.
• Then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Don't forget to discard bay leaf before serving!

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Fry bacon crisp, crumble and set aside.
• Brown chicken in bacon fat, then set aside.
• Add mushrooms and salt; sauté, stir for 3 minutes.
• Add parsley, garlic; sauté about 2 minutes.
• In a bowl blend together broth, tomato paste, wine and pepper.
• Place mushroom mixture into large skillet with cover.
• Add chicken, potatoes, carrots, lima beans, olives and onions.
• Cover and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Turn chicken halfway through cooking.
• Serve.

HEARTY CHICKEN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat vegetables, chicken, water, ketchup, Italian seasoning, 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt, the pepper and tomatoes to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• In small bowl, stir Bisquick® mix, milk, parsley flakes and 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt until soft dough forms. Drop by 6 spoonfuls onto boiling stew; reduce heat.
• Simmer uncovered 10 minutes; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer.

HEARTY AMISH CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a soup pot over medium-high heat, combine broth, potatoes, onion, celery, carrot, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes.
• Stir in pasta and cook 8 minutes. Add chicken and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until chicken is heated through. Spoon into bowls and serve immediately.
• Notes
• This will thicken up as it sits, so you may want to add additional water when you reheat any leftovers.
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