Slow Cooked Chicken Stew
Slow cookers are so great for those times when you want a fuss-free dinner. You can literally throw everything in it and leave it all day so you have a lovely wholesome meal waiting for you at dinner time.
We left this stew in the slow cooker for 8 hours on a low heat but if you want it ready bit sooner than that, you can turn the heat up to medium and it should be ready in about 4 hours.
INGRIDIENT
DIRECTION
Step: 1
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.
Step: 2
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.
Step: 3
Discard bay leaf. Remove chicken; shred using 2 forks and place back into the stew, mixing well before serving.
NUTRITION FACT
Per Serving: 210 calories; protein 16.3g; carbohydrates 27.8g; fat 3.5g; cholesterol 29.3mg; sodium 355.8mg.
The name of “stew” can process to 2 time a food and a cooking method. Stewing involves slowly cooking piece of meat, raw fruit or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s same as to braising, but it makes have a few notable differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into smaller pieces instead of being cooked whole , and the water based material completely covers the essential in a stew as different 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 making a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a freezing , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming featured food , but stew’s comfort factor goes way beyond protecting you from the cold . It’s all about those soft and chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The more they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.
