Make this healthy and hearty chicken stew with vegetables in creamy gravy. This one-pot chicken stew is dairy-free and gluten-free.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
heavy bottom pot/pan
Ingredients
For searing the chicken
2chicken breastcut into cubes
salt to taste
¼teaspoonblack pepper powder
¼teaspoonItalian seasoning
For the stew
4cuplow sodium chicken broth(or use vegetable broth)
2medium potatoeschopped
½cupfrozen peas(or use fresh peas)
½cupfrozen corn(or use fresh corn)
1onion, diced
1carrot, diced
2celery, stalks
1teaspoongarlic, finely chopped
2tablespoonoil
1teaspoonblack pepper powder
½teaspoonItalian seasoning
Salt to taste
Bay leaf(optional)
2cupsof coconut milk(or use heavy cream)
2teaspooncornflour/cornstarch
Instructions
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat in a heavy bottom pot/pan.
Add chicken to the pan. Season it with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
Cook chicken until brown on all sides. Remove and keep it aside on a plate.
In the same pan, add onion, carrot, celery stalks and garlic. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until the vegetables soften.
Add black pepper powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and bay leaf. Saute for a minute.
Add 1 cup of chicken broth and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan to dissolve the brown bits into the broth.
Add potatoes, and cooked chicken back to the pot.
Next, add the remaining 3 cups of chicken broth. Cook until it comes to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.
Add peas and corn.
In a separate bowl, combine 2 teaspoon cornflour with 2 cups of coconut milk. Addition of cornflour is optional. It stops the milk from curdling.
Add this coconut milk to the stew. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the stew thickens.
Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.
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Notes
You can substitute coconut milk with heavy cream.
The coconut milk may curdle while cooking. The addition of cornflour to the coconut milk not only helps to thicken the stew but also helps to prevent the coconut milk from curdling.
After adding the coconut milk, cook the stew over low heat.
I have used frozen peas and frozen corn. So added it in the last few minutes of cooking. If you are using fresh peas or fresh corn then add it while adding the potatoes.
You can adjust the consistency of chicken stew as per your liking. Add more cornflour to thicken the stew.
If the stew is thick you can thin it by adding more broth to the recipe.
You can also use rotisserie chicken or leftover grilled chicken to make the stew.
You can add some red pepper flakes to make it spicy.