Fall Meals: Creamy Chicken Stew

September 29, 2011 By 9 Comments

This week I got a bit sidetracked with my plans to have a week of Fab Fall Meals!
Sometimes things come up and you’ve just got to go with it!
So here goes!
This is one of those recipes that I have in my recipe box that I have made countless times.
I don’t even remember where the recipe came from…
But it’s a family favourite!
The key to making this amazing, is to use really good chicken.
You can use chicken thighs, but using chicken breast takes this dish to a whole new level.
This dish takes a bit of time, but it’s well worth the effort, because
when that dinner hour arrives all you have to do is make a salad and set the table.
Dinner is ready!

Creamy Chicken Stew
Time:  about 3 hours
Serves: 4-6 people

4 chicken breasts (or you can use 10-12 chicken thighs)
1 tbsp olive oil
salt & pepper

1 medium to large potato, peeled and cut into chunks

1 tbsp oil
2 onions, chopped
3 celery sticks, diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1/2 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken stock (I like to use my homemade stock)

1 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup cream

Step 1:

In a frying pan, brown the chicken in about 1 tbsp olive oil.  Salt & pepper to taste.
Step 2:
In a separate pot, partially cook your chunks of potato.  Basically just boil it for about 2 minutes.  Then drain.  Set aside.
Step 3:
In another deep frying pan, cook your onions, celery and carrots in 1 tbsp oil.  Cook until soft, about 5 minutes.  When the onions, celery and carrots are soft, add the thyme, bay leaf and flour.  Stir for 1 minute.  Then add the stock to the onion mixture.  Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.  This takes about 4 minutes.

Step 4  

When the stock mixture has thickened, add the potato and chicken.  Transfer the stew into an oven proof casserole dish.

Step 5
Bake covered, at 375 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Step 6
After this time, stir in 1 cup of frozen peas, and 1/2 cup cream.
Bake for 30 more minutes.
Before serving, remember to take out the bay leaf!

Tips!

  • Like I mentioned above, you can use less expensive cuts of chicken, like thighs for this recipe.  For a treat, use good chicken breast.
  • Serve with a green salad or some other green veggie.
  • This stew would be amazing in a Chicken Pot Pie!  I’m going to try this next!

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Comments

  1. Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny says:
    September 29, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    Yummy this looks so good! What a great recipe! :)

    Reply
  2. Stephanie @ henry happened says:
    September 29, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    This looks so yummy! I’m so glad it’s fall and we can start having warm soups & stews again!

    Reply
  3. odetoinspiration says:
    September 30, 2011 at 5:01 am

    That sure does look good!! I love soups and stews!

    Reply
  4. Maurilia says:
    September 30, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    Wow this looks amazing, I’m going to try your sugeestion of doing a chicken pot pie..yum!

    Thanks for sharing! :)

    Reply
  5. Angie says:
    September 30, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    This sounds DIVINE! I can’t wait to try it, so I’ll pin it and come back. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  6. At The Picket Fence says:
    October 1, 2011 at 1:45 am

    Sounds so perfect for a crisp Fall day! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us at Inspiration Friday this week!
    Vanessa

    Reply
  7. april@gingerbread says:
    October 2, 2011 at 4:39 am

    This looks delish! I will try this on the next cold day! I hope you will link up with me here:
    http://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/2011/09/sweet-saturday-v7.html

    Reply
  8. Mary says:
    October 3, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    This sounds and looks perfect for fall weather. I am adding it to my list of things to try. Thanks!

    Reply
  9. Haley says:
    November 9, 2011 at 7:31 am

    I have to ask.. did you get those bowls from Daiso? Because I have the same ones.. I love them:)

    Reply

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