Herby Slow Cooker Chicken Stew
Herby Slow Cooker Chicken Stew

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, herby slow cooker chicken stew. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Remove chicken and vegetables from slow cooker to serving bowl, using slotted spoon. Cover with aluminum foil; keep warm. Increase cooker to high heat setting.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have herby slow cooker chicken stew using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Herby Slow Cooker Chicken Stew:
  1. Take 5 chicken thighs, skin and fat trimmed off,
  2. Take 1 medium leek, chopped into rings,
  3. Get 2 medium-large carrots, sliced into rings
  4. Get 1 red onion, sliced,
  5. Make ready 8-10 new potatoes,
  6. Take 1 small Swede, chopped,
  7. Prepare Salt and pepper to season,
  8. Make ready 1 reduced salt chicken stock cube,
  9. Make ready 4 heaped tsp chicken gravy granules,
  10. Prepare 1 level tsp garlic granules,
  11. Take 1 tsp dried mixed Italian herbs,
  12. Take 1/2 tsp dried rosemary, or a couple of sprigs of fresh,
  13. Take 3/4 mug of water, (around 200ml),
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 2 tbsp cold water until smooth,
  15. Prepare Garnish:
  16. Get Dried parsley (optional)

Add the chicken and season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Transfer the chicken to the slow cooker and add the chopped celery, onion, carrots, and potatoes. Top with the bay leaves, dried herbs, and chicken stock. Tip for slow cooker chicken stew: This recipe like many calls for diced onions.

Steps to make Herby Slow Cooker Chicken Stew:
  1. To the slow cooker (or large saucepan), add the chicken in first, followed by the stock cube (crumbled), dried spices, salt and pepper.
  2. Then add the gravy granules, garlic and veggies. Pour over the water.
  3. Leave to slow cook for 5-7 hours on a low heat. Check on it now and then and give it a stir.
  4. When the chicken is really tender, remove any bones that have come out from the thighs, (if using meat with bones in). Gently stir the stew and break up any larger chunks of chicken into bite sized pieces.
  5. At the end of cooking, around 15-20 minutes before serving stir through the cornflour mix to thicken the gravy. Garnish with a sprinkling of dried parsley once served.
  6. Great served alone or with some fresh crusty bread and butter. :)

Another time saving tip is to use a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop the onions. If you do not have one of these, I highly recommend them. Beef Stew was a staple in my childhood. So was my mom's Chicken and Dumplings. This Slow Cooker Hearty Chicken Stew feels like a luscious hybrid of both to me.

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