Moms Comforting Chicken Stew

This is a delicious, rich, creamy, and satisfying chicken stew that my mom makes when the weather is nippy out. Use more or less veggies to your liking if desired. I usually bake a homemade loaf of bread to dig in. This is comfort food at its best!

Step: 1

Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add potatoes and carrots; cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Add peas; cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain.

Step: 2

Heat butter in a heavy skillet until melted. Add chicken and garlic; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and green onion; cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.

Step: 3

Stir chicken stock, heavy cream, mustard powder, salt, and pepper into the skillet. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Fold in potatoes, carrots, and peas; cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Remove stew from heat and garnish with cilantro.

Per Serving: 646 calories; protein 31.4g; carbohydrates 48.5g; fat 37.5g; cholesterol 162.2mg; sodium 819.3mg.

The word “stew” can process to 2 time a food and a cooking method. Stewing makes slowly cooking piece of meat, raw fruit or beans in a tastefull liquid . It’s similar to braising, but it makes have a few notable differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into few of pieces instead of being cooked whole , and the liquid completely covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway full . When meat or vegetables are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a perception for being a rib-sticking meal that warms you up on a freezing , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew can make warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor more than a way beyond preserving you from the cold . It’s all about those tender chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The more they come together creates the greatest comfort food, no matter the weather.