CHICKEN AND MIXED VEGETABLE STEW

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Stew is always a great supper because it is like a one dish meal. This recipe come from Bon Appetit from 1994.

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Stew

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (4 lb) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 tablespoons butter
4 parsnips, peeled,sliced
3 large carrots, peeled,thinly sliced
3 medium leeks, halved lengthwise,sliced (white and pale green parts only)
1 lb baby new potato, thickly sliced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups canned chicken broth
2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon or 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup whipping cream

Steps:

  • Heat vegetable oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat.
  • Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
  • Add chicken to pot in batches and cook until light brown, about 5 minutes per side.
  • Transfer chicken to bowl.
  • Pour off fat from pot and discard.
  • Add butter to same pot and melt over medium heat.
  • Add sliced parsnips, carrots, leeks and potatoes and stir to coat.
  • Cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add flour and stir 2 minutes.
  • Gradually mix in chicken broth.
  • Increase heat and bring to boil.
  • Return chicken to same pot.
  • Add 1 tablespoon tarragon and bay leaf.
  • Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken and vegetables are cooked through, turning chicken occasionally, about 30 minutes.
  • Using tongs, transfer chicken pieces to large shallow bowl and tent with foil.
  • Add whipping cream to pot; increase heat and simmer until liquids thicken to sauce consistency, about 10 minutes.
  • Discard bay leaf.
  • Mix in remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon.
  • Season stew to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Spoon sauce and vegetables over chicken and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1399.5, Fat 91.9, SaturatedFat 30, Cholesterol 385.4, Sodium 1631.9, Carbohydrate 41.8, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 6.8, Protein 98

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