Chicken stew recipe normally requires long time and are high in fat and cholesterol. Use of mushroom in chicken stew lowers the fat and cooking time is also drastically reduced from around 4-8 hours to just 1 hour and odd minutes. One can choose from white button, cremini or portobello mushrooms to toy with the flavor. Served with crunchy bread to absorb more liquid, this chicken stew recipe is perfect for calorie conscious people who want to hobnob with something really spicy and tasty to spoil themselves once in a while.
It serves four people that make it a perfect course for a weekend family affair. Dish is complete in just 1 hr and 20 mins. Preparation time is 30 min and cooking time is 50 mins. Skinless and boneless breast halves are used to make this chicken stew recipe and that explains less cooking time. Also use of chicken stock in this chicken stew recipe saves all extra effort. Herbs like thyme, rosemary, bay leaves provide an earthy feel to this mouth-watering dish. Use of white wine or chicken stock is also optional if sufficient time is available for prolonged cooking.
Ingredients required to make this chicken stew recipe are olive oil, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves cut and cubed,1 carrot, thickly sliced,2 stalks celery, strings peeled, finely diced,1 (16 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, quartered,1 tablespoon butter,1 leek, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise,1 small onion, diced,3 spring onions, finely sliced,2 cloves garlic, smashed,2 sprigs fresh thyme,2 sprigs fresh rosemary,2 sprigs fresh tarragon,2 sprigs fresh oregano,2 sprigs fresh parsley,1/2 cup white wine,2 cups chicken stock,2 bay leaves, Salt and ground black pepper to taste,2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (optional),3 tablespoons water (optional).Most of the ingredients required in this chicken stew recipe are readily available.
Directions to make mushroom chicken stew recipe are very vital. Heat the olive oil over medium-heat flame and cook and stir chicken such that it becomes lightly browned but pink inside. Now take out the chicken and pour butter in the same pot. Cook and stir onion and leek till light brown. Stir in the garlic and then stir carrot, celery and mushroom. Cook it till mushroom leaves juice. Pour white wine and stock and simmer Knot all herbs in a kitchen twine and leave this bouquet in the pot. Mix chicken pieces and simmer it very slowly and carefully for about 30 minutes. Take out the herb bouquet before serving it in the bowls. This chicken stew recipe is fast to cook and great to eat.