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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Chicken Recipes / Chicken Stew Recipe

    Chicken Stew Recipe

    BY: Courtney PUBLISHED: Mar 4, 2012 25 Comments UPDATED ON: Nov 12, 2022

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    This hearty Chicken Stew is full of flavor, paired with diced tomatoes, carrots, and potatoes. Serve with a side salad, bread, or white rice.

    chicken stew with potatoes and carrots in a white pot with a spoon scooping some.

    This meal is pure comfort and comes together in just an hour, enough time to let all of the flavors meld together and the veggies get nice and tender. While we love serving it over rice, we also like to serve it over buttered noodles too!

    chicken stew.

    Ingredient notes

    • Olive oil – Olive oil or avocado oil will help brown the chicken and give the stew more flavor.
    • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast – You could also use chicken thighs or chicken tenderloins.
    • Chicken Broth – We prefer to use homemade chicken broth whenever possible, but you could also use storebought.
    • Crushed or Diced Tomatoes – We use all of the tomatoes with juice if using diced tomatoes. Kids will usually like crushed over diced.
    • Spices – We use a blend of spices. These include parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste.
    • Carrots – In a pinch, you could also use baby carrots, but you’ll need to slice them in half.
    • Yukon Potatoes – We want the potatoes to stay together, so for this recipe, we recommend Yukon potatoes or red potatoes. Russet is perfect for baked potatoes and mashed potatoes, but not so much a stew.

    How to make Chicken Stew

    Brown the chicken in a dutch oven with oil. This will help give the chicken more flavor.

    Once the chicken is browned on all sides, add the remaining ingredients.

    Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to let it simmer for an hour.

    Once it’s done, serve as desired.

    chicken stew in a white pot.

    Recipe tips and variations

    • Don’t like chicken? You could also use beef or pork.
    • Want to add more veggies? We suggest adding frozen mixed veggies toward the end if you wanted to add more.
    • To make slow cooker stew, cook for 4-5 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low.
    • To make instant pot chicken stew, cook on manual, high pressure, for 12 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of natural release.

    Storage and reheating tips

    • Refrigerate: Store any leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator and enjoy within 3-4 days.
    • Freeze: To freeze chicken stew, place it in an airtight freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 6 months. The potatoes’ texture will be a bit different, so we recommend omitting those for freezing.
    • Reheat: To reheat the stew, we like to use a saucepan, but you could also use the microwave.

    How to serve

    We serve this with Homemade Dinner Rolls and Instant Pot Jasmine Rice.

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    Chicken Stew

    This hearty Chicken Stew is full of flavor, paired with diced tomatoes, carrots, and potatoes. Serve with a side salad or fluffy Jasmine rice.
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chicken stew, chicken with potatoes and carrots
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 248kcal
    Author: Courtney

    Ingredients

    • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast diced
    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 26 oz can crushed or diced tomatoes
    • 1/2 teaspoon parsley
    • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
    • 1/2 teaspoon basil
    • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
    • salt to taste
    • 6 carrots peeled and chopped
    • 1 1/2 lbs Yukon potatoes chopped, you can also use small potatoes and cut in half
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    Instructions

    • In a dutch oven, heat the olive oil and then add the chopped chicken breast. Brown the chicken on all sides and then add the remaining ingredients.
    • Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to let it simmer for an hour.
    • Once the chicken is fully cooked and the veggies are tender, serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 880mg | Potassium: 1345mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 10496IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 3mg

    The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based ingredients and products used. If the nutrition numbers are important for you we recommend calculating them yourself.

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    Comments

    1. HilLesha

      March 04, 2012 at 9:56 pm

      Looks so good!

      Reply
    2. Nichol

      March 05, 2012 at 1:26 am

      That looks delicious, we are a pasta eating family on Sunday’s. Tonight was lasagna:)

      Reply
    3. Amy

      March 05, 2012 at 1:59 am

      I have never been able to make a successful stew. No idea why, but boy does hat look good!!

      Reply
    4. Laurie

      March 05, 2012 at 4:04 am

      I have a cold, and even though this isnt soup, it sounds good.

      Reply
    5. Cat Davis

      March 05, 2012 at 4:12 am

      That is my kind of soup… I love how chunky you made all the veggies.

      Reply
    6. Lolo @ Crazy About My Baybah

      March 04, 2012 at 11:28 pm

      That looks amazing! Perfect for a cold winter day!

      Reply
    7. Karen

      March 05, 2012 at 12:31 am

      Looks yummy!

      Reply
    8. Double Duty Mommy

      March 05, 2012 at 2:46 am

      we are definitely not a stew family. Our Sunday meals are usually Italian traditional meals.

      Reply
    9. Penelope (NYC Mom Blogger)

      March 05, 2012 at 12:22 pm

      I love a good stew too…probably steak is my favorite Sunday meal though.

      Reply
    10. April Decheine

      March 05, 2012 at 2:33 pm

      Looks good, love stews and soups, always have that cooking on the weekend!!

      Reply
    11. Donna

      March 05, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      mmmm, that looks delicious and hearty!

      Reply
    12. Momstart

      March 05, 2012 at 7:45 pm

      wow your food looks so good.

      Reply
    13. That Bald Chick

      March 06, 2012 at 8:24 pm

      Looks delish!

      Reply
    14. Simply Being Mommy

      March 07, 2012 at 2:25 am

      Wow, that looks really yummy!

      Reply
    15. Theresa

      March 07, 2012 at 4:49 am

      That looks so good!

      Reply
    16. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

      March 07, 2012 at 1:06 pm

      That’s the kind of meal that makes me happy in my tummy!

      Reply
    17. Tammy

      March 07, 2012 at 4:03 pm

      That looks really good. I like to make spaghetti.

      Reply
    18. Marcie W.

      March 07, 2012 at 6:50 pm

      It is VERY chilly & windy here in Vegas today! This would be a great meal for us to enjoy and the prep seems easy as well.

      Reply
    19. Kathleen

      March 08, 2012 at 1:44 am

      This look delicious and I think I am going to have to give it a try this week!

      Reply
    20. Emily @FamilyNLifeLV

      March 08, 2012 at 5:05 am

      This looks absolutely Delish! I have a cold, maybe I’ll add it in this week!

      Reply
    21. Toni Patton

      March 08, 2012 at 3:54 pm

      LOL when I first read the title I thought it say Honey chicken stew…I was thinking well that’s a twist. However having read correctly the pictures look amazing. I love a good stew!

      Reply
    22. Anne - Mommy Has to Work

      March 10, 2012 at 12:49 pm

      This looks like a great meal!

      Reply
    23. Zippy

      March 10, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      I love the simplicity of your recipe. I’m copying it and making it this week. Thank you

      Reply
    24. ♥ Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins ♥

      March 25, 2012 at 11:12 pm

      That looks delicious.

      Reply
    25. Rachel

      June 28, 2013 at 11:49 pm

      Looks good to me! There’s no way I could get away with making soup until winter comes back around though!

      Reply

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