Chicken Stew

Prep 10 min
Total 8 hr 10 min
Ingredients 11
Servings 8

Delight family members by serving them a stew packed with vegetables and whole chicken - a hearty slow-cooked dinner. MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

medium potatoes (about 1 lb), cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

cups ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots

package (8 oz) fresh whole mushrooms, cut in half

2 1/2

lb boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs

1/2

teaspoon salt

teaspoon dried chopped onion

1/4

teaspoon garlic powder

1 1/2

jars (12 oz each) chicken gravy (about 2 1/4 cups)

tablespoon tomato paste

1/2

cup dry white wine or water

tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, if desired

Directions

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1

Spray 4 to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, toss potatoes, carrots and mushrooms. Arrange chicken on vegetable mixture. Sprinkle salt, dried chopped onion and garlic powder over chicken.
2

In small bowl, stir gravy and tomato paste. Pour gravy mixture and wine into slow cooker.
3

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours. Sprinkle each serving with parsley.

Expert Tips

Look for tomato paste in tubes, sold near the canned tomato paste. It comes in handy when you need a small amount for a recipe, like the 1 tablespoon used in this stew.
A sprinkling of fresh parsley can add spark to slow-cooked food.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 310
Calories from Fat: 80

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 13%
Saturated Fat 2 1/2g 12% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 90mg; 30%
Sodium: 660mg; 27%
Potassium: 800mg; 23%
Total Carbohydrate: 18g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 10% Sugars 3g
Protein: 35g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 110%; 110%
Vitamin C: 6%; 6%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;