This lovely French Chicken Stew recipe is a weekend favorite of mine. On a Friday night on my home from work I'll pick up the ingredients and cook the stew up on Saturday morning. The stew will last all weekend!
The sauce is reminiscent of a creamy tomato soup and has a slight sweet taste. Adjust the amount of apple juice to your personal taste.
If you like chicken stews try my Apricot Chicken and Chicken Cayenne stews.
Ingredients
- Chicken Breast- use one large boneless skinless breast and cut it into large pieces. The recipe can also be made with chicken thigh meat.
- Butter -
- Onion - use a brown or yellow onion.
- Baby Red Potatoes - I mean the really tiny baby red potatoes if you use anything larger, half or quarter to a uniform size to make sure the potatoes cook evenly.
- Carrots -
- Garlic - fresh minced garlic is preferred but you can also use the tubed Chunky Garlic paste.
- Stewed Tomatoes - I like Muir Glen Organic tomatoes. If you don't like the taste of stewed tomatoes then use a low sodium diced tomato. If you have a bunch of fresh tomatoes that might go to waste then you can substitute fresh for canned.
- Apple Juice - I keep small bottles of Martinellis in the pantry to use for recipes.
- Chicken Broth - If you have a homemade chicken broth that will always be the best to use. When cooking small I frequently only need a smaller portion of chicken broth and don't want to open and waste a can of broth, so I always have a jar of organic "better than bouillon" in my fridge.
- Herbs - dried thyme and tarragon are better than fresh.
- Salt & Pepper - use kosher salt, redmans is easily found in most grocery stores. In my opinion, table salt with iodine imparts a not so pleasant taste.
What to do with leftover sauce from the french chicken stew?
If you have any sauce leftover after the chicken and potatoes are long gone, just freeze the remaining sauce for later use. The sauce is also great over cooked rice or as a dipping sauce with fried zucchini.
French Chicken Stew
A flavorful stew that cooks up quickly and taste even better the day.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, divided into 4 pieces
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 12 baby red potatoes
- 2 carrots, sliced thick
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 14 ounce can stewed tomatoes
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup apple juice
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a heavy skillet melt the butter.
- Sprinkle some of the herb mixtures on the chicken and brown in the skillet.
- Add onions and garlic and saute for another minute stirring constantly so as not to burn the garlic.
- Add the liquids and bring to a simmer
- Lower heat to a slow simmer and continue cooking for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the carrots and potatoes and cook for another 30 minutes or until the carrots and potatoes are tender.
- Check chicken with a meat thermometer to make sure chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1091Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 701mgCarbohydrates: 194gFiber: 19gSugar: 23gProtein: 58g
The nutritional information provided here are estimates and are not calculated by a registered dietician.
More one-pot comfort food dinners include my chicken and dumpling, tasty chicken parmigiana, and a one-pot Sunday Roast. Don’t forget to try my simplified version of Chicken Vesuvio
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