Slow Cooker Hearty Chicken Stew
This Slow Cooker Hearty Chicken Stew is rich and filled with tender meat and veggies, perfect for chilly evenings.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts Can use boneless thighs or 1 whole chicken cut up into 8 pieces
- 1 pound carrots cut into circles or into sticks
- 3 cups potatoes peeled and diced
- 2 cups celery about 4 celery ribs, sliced
- 1 white or yellow onion diced
- 32 ounces chicken stock or broth
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
- 1 tablespoon thyme chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour, corn starch, or arrowroot flour
- 3 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- Add everything except the flour, water, and optional additional fresh herbs to your slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours.
- Use tongs to take the chicken out of the slow cooker. Use a fork to shred meat into pieces. If you used a whole chicken, remove skin and bones from chicken and discard.
- Place shredded chicken into the slow cooker. Stir.
- To thicken, add flour and cold water to jar. Shake until well combined. This will create a slurry. Make sure you don't have any lumps, then pour into the slow cooker and stir. If using arrowroot flour, the stew will start to thicken immediately. If you using all purpose flour or cornstarch, you'll want to let the stew continue to cook in the slow cooker for 15 to 25 minutes, until stew has thickened.
- Taste. Add extra salt and pepper if desired. Serve with optional additional fresh herbs.
Notes
Optional: Additional fresh herbs for topping after cooking (I use parsley)
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 20gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 531mgPotassium: 793mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 6446IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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