Rustic French Chicken Stew

Remove bag chicken and sausage from box.

Rustic french chicken stew.

Simmer for 20 minutes. Bouillabaisse a stew of mixed herbs fish and vegetables. It s been a favourite for hundreds of years in france and legend has it that the origins go back to the hundred years war 1337 1453 during a siege at castelnaudry languedoc the inhabitants pooled together whatever they had and came up. Add chicken when chopped.

Open chicken and sausage and place meat in bottom of slow cooker. Open sauce pouches and place sauce remaining bag contents and 1 2 cup of water on top of meat. Oille a french potée or soup believed to be the forerunner of pot au feu composed of various meats and vegetables. Add carrots and celery and season with salt and pepper.

This is a quick and easy one pot chicken recipe that you to can pull it together any night of the week. If you need a comforting dish that sticks to your ribs and leaves you satisfied give rustic chicken slow cooker stew a try. In a large pot over medium heat melt butter. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large dutch oven until shimmering.

Meanwhile melt butter over medium heat in a non stick frying pan. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and preheat oven to 300 f. Take this rustic chicken slow cooker stew for example. Carefully open bag and remove 3 sauce pouches.

Pre heat oven to 350 f 180 c. Place lid securely onto slow cooker to minimize moisture loss. Add the garlic and tarragon and cook for a further minute or two. Zucchini eggplant and peppers one vegetable type at a time seasoning lightly as you go.

Cook stirring often until vegetables are tender about 5 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and coarsely chop when cool enough to handle. Garbure a thick french soup or stew of ham with cabbage and other vegetables usually with cheese and stale bread added. Heat a large deep pan over medium heat add a swirl of olive oil and begin lightly sweat your vegetables in the pan cooking lightly without colour.

Add chicken and cook without moving until well browned on one side about 4 minutes. This healthy chicken stew is quick and easy to make and requires little hand holding. Into the same pan chuck the carrot celery bacon leeks and mushrooms and cook on a medium heat for 7 10 minutes or until the mushrooms and bacon are both golden and coated in the chicken juices. Just place all of the ingredients in a le creuset or your favorite dutch oven check back in about 45 minutes and you ll have a hot.

In a large saucepan bring broth to a low simmer and add bay leaves and chicken thighs. Hearty satisfying and easy peasy thanks to your good old slow cooker. I ve included freezer instructions along with the recipe below.