Old Fashioned Chicken Stew Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken, working in batches and adding more oil as needed, 3 to 5 minutes per batch; set aside.
• Add the celery and onion and cook until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle over the flour and stir, cooking a minute or so. Pour in the stock, season with salt and pepper and add the parsnips, carrots, turnip and rutabaga. Add the chicken back, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in the heavy cream and parsley. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with parsley leaves.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN & VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to gas mark 4,.
• put flour and dried thyme in a bag, joint leg quarters, add to bag and cover with flour,.
• heat oil in frying pan,and brown, then place in a casserole dish.
• chop the vegetables and fry 10 mins till soft and coloured.
• add to chicken in casserole with any left over flour. add mushrooms and leeks and stock.
• bring to boil and place in oven for one hour then turn to simmer and cokk till tender.

GOOD OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP/STEW

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or stock pot, add onion, celery, carrots, garlic and bay leaf. Place chicken on top, and add water. (If your pot will only hold 10 cups of water at first, the remaining water can be added later, as some of it will evaporate.) Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove chicken to a plate to cool. Strain the broth, and discard the vegetables.
• At this point, the broth may be cooled and frozen for later use, or you may continue on with the recipe. This is an excellent time to remove any remaining fat from the broth.
• Remove the meat from the bones, cut and set aside.
• Return the broth to a clean pot. Bring to a boil and add the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Add the chicken, bouillon, frozen vegetables, and noodles. Simmer for 20 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN AND CORN STEW

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat butter and oil in a 4- to 5-quart wide heavy pot over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then lightly brown chicken in 2 batches, turning over occasionally with tongs, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken as browned to a bowl using tongs.
• While chicken is browning, peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Add onion, garlic, and 1 teaspoon thyme to pot and sauté, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes, then add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Whisk in broth and water and bring to a boil, whisking.
• Add potatoes and corn to onion mixture, then cover and simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are barely tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in chicken (along with any juices accumulated in bowl) and cream, then simmer, covered, until chicken is just cooked through and potatoes are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season stew with salt and pepper and sprinkle with remaining teaspoon thyme.

OLD FASHION CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Liberally sprinkle chicken with creole seasoning and set aside.
• Place 1 1/4 Cups Flour in zipper-top plastic bag and season well with creole seasoning.
• Add chicken to zipper-top bag and shake well to evenly coat chicken with flour.
• Set chicken aside and let rest for 15 minutes.
• While chicken is resting In large heavy pot heat oil over medium heat until hot (about 15 minutes).
• Slowly add floured chicken and brown on all sides.
• Drain off all but 1/2 cup of oil and drippings.
• In remaining 1/2 cup of oil add 3/4 cup of flour, stirring constantly.
• Cook over medium heat until roux is medium to dark brown.
• Add onions, celery and bell pepper and saute about 5 minutes.
• Slowly add chicken broth, bay leaf, garlic, Worcestershire Sauce and Chicken Broth.
• Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add reserved chicken pieces to pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add creole seasoning as needed and simmer another 10 minutes.
• If stew seems a bit too thick add a little more chicken broth.
• Remove bay leaf and serve over hot steaming rice.