Moms Chicken Stew Recipes

MOM'S CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Place cleaned chicken in a 6 quart soup pot and cover with water.
• Bring chicken to a boil, reduce heat to medium and slow boil for 1 hour to cook the chicken and create a chicken broth.
• Skim fat off the top and add more water if necessary to keep chicken covered.
• Remove chicken to a bowl and set aside to cool.
• Strain all of the fat out of the chicken broth.
• Mix the chicken base and water into the broth.
• Add onions, carrots, potatoes, pepper and parsley to the broth and bring it up to a slow boil for 30 minutes.
• While the veggies cook remove all the meat from the chicken and add it to the pot.
• Melt butter in the microwave for 40 seconds in a glass measuring cup.
• Add the flour to the butter and stir until smooth and creamy.
• Pour into the boiling soup and stir to mix.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes to thicken and then serve.
• TinTN: You make a good point that sometimes it does not thicken, I think sometimes the potatoes have more starch than other times and that there may be more or less stock when you take out the chicken because I have that problem at times too. My solution -- I make another batch of the butter and flour and add some more until it thickens. Hope it helps!

MOM'S SPICY CHICKEN TOMATO STEW

Steps:

• Arrange chicken in a single layer in the bottom of a large Dutch oven. Add water to cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 20 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Use a slotted spoon to remove chicken to a plate to cool; leave cooking liquid in the pot. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard chicken skin and bones. Shred meat and set aside.
• Add potatoes, diced tomatoes, onion, chili powder, salt, and pepper to the pot. Cook until potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Add corn and shredded chicken to stew. Cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

MOM'S INCREDIBLE CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Place first 7 ingredients in large pot; cover with water.
• Add soy sauce; simmer until chicken is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove chicken from pot; cool and debone.
• Replace chicken to pot.
• Add Knox soup mix, potatoes, and frozen peas.
• Simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Mix Bisquick with 1 cup water.
• Drop the dough by large tablespoonfuls into simmering stew (about 15 dumplings).
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer for another 10 minutes.

MOM'S SIMPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir the milk into the flour mixture until moistened. Dough will be pretty lumpy, but be sure to not over mix it!
• Drop dough by large spoonfuls onto any boiling stew. The dumplings should rest on top of vegetables and meat; it's okay if they stick out of the top a bit. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes; cover and cook another 10 minutes.