Slow Cooker Chicken Stew Food

SLOW COOKED CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Cook and stir until onion and garlic have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker; add onion, garlic, vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, sweet potatoes, quinoa, green onions, mushrooms, curry powder, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf and mix well. Cook on Low until chicken is tender, 7 to 8 hours.
• Discard bay leaf. Remove chicken; shred using 2 forks and place back into the stew, mixing well before serving.

CROCKPOT CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Place veggies in the bottom of a 2 1/2 quart crockpot ( you know, the small one ).
• Sprinkle seasonings evenly over the veggies.
• Top with chicken, then cover with soup.
• Cook on low for 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute garlic and chicken until lightly browned.
• Place chicken and garlic in slow cooker; add water, soup, pepper, salt, seasoning, apple, potatoes, onion and gravy mix. Mix all together.
• Set heat on Low setting and simmer slowly for 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine first 14 ingredients in an electric slow cooker.
• Cover with lid and cook on high setting for 4 hours or until carrot is tender.
• Combine the water and cornstarch in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• Add cornstarch mixture and frozen peas or edamame (and tofu, if using) to the slow cooker, stir well.
• Re-cover and cook on high-heat setting an 30 additional minutes.
• Serve with hot cooked rice.
• Note: I don't eat much meat and prefer more vegetables, so I often add extra firm cubed tofu at the last 30 minute mark. Tasty! Also good with small new potatoes added at the beginning, which is another good way to stretch the recipe. :).

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, toss potatoes, carrots and mushrooms. Arrange chicken on vegetable mixture. Sprinkle salt, onion and garlic powder over chicken. Stir tomato paste into jar of gravy. Pour gravy mixture and wine over all.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN-RICE STEW

Steps:

• Toss the chicken in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker with the sesame oil, grated ginger and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Stir in the rice to coat. Stir in the chicken broth, ginger slices and 4 cups water. Cover and cook on low until the chicken is very tender and the rice is thick, 7 to 8 hours. Stir gently a few times, then let stand, uncovered, 10 minutes. Discard the ginger slices.
• Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until golden and slightly crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a small dish. Add the bok choy stems to the skillet, season with salt and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add the bok choy leaves and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Add the bok choy mixture and fish sauce to the slow cooker and stir gently, breaking the chicken apart slightly; season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls. Top with the fried garlic, scallions, soy sauce and hot sauce. Serve with lime wedges.

SLOW-COOKER CHIPOTLE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add the onion, tomatoes, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano, the remaining 1 teaspoon cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook on low until the chicken is tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 7 1/2 hours. Add the corn and stir until warmed through.
• Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or in the microwave. Top each serving of stew with cheese, avocado and cilantro. Serve with the warm tortillas.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Place the chicken, onion and carrots in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine the apple juice, garlic, salt, cinnamon and pepper; pour over vegetables., Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken is tender., Remove chicken from slow cooker; shred meat with two forks. Skim fat from cooking juices; stir in apricots. Return shredded chicken to slow cooker; heat though. Serve with couscous. Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Serve with couscous.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Chop carrots, onion and garlic and add to medium hot pan with a little oil for 5 minutes, add diced potatoes and herbs and cook for another 5 minutes. Add to slow cooker.
• Brown chicken in frying pan or skillet and remove skins if preferred. Add to slow cooker. Add wine to pan to deglaze. Reduce and add to slow cooker.
• Add the bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste then barley, broth mix and stock . Cook on High for 3-4 hours or on low 8 hours. Serve with crusty fresh bread and salted butter.

SLOW COOKER SPINACH-ARTICHOKE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a large (12-inch) skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the celery and garlic and stir until softened and fragrant, adjusting the heat as necessary to avoid scorching, about 2 minutes. Scrape the mixture into a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker.
• Add the chicken thighs, stock, wine and lemon juice to the slow cooker. Season with the red-pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper; mix well to combine. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. At this point, the dish can hold on the warm setting for several hours.
• About 20 minutes before you are ready to eat, add the frozen spinach and the artichoke hearts to the slow cooker. Cook on low until the spinach is hot and can be stirred into the stew. (For spinach that comes frozen in a block, this can take 15 to 20 minutes; frozen cut spinach in a bag takes less time to defrost and cook.)
• Add the cream cheese and dill, and stir until the cream cheese melts.
• Using the back of a spoon, press the chicken against the side of the pot to break it up into pieces. Taste and add more salt and black pepper, if necessary. Divide the stew among bowls and top with scallions and Parmesan.

SLOW-COOKER PANTRY CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Toss chicken with flour in slow cooker.
• Add all remaining ingredients except peas and cream cheese spread; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours). Stir in peas and cream cheese; cook, covered, 30 min.