Sunday Chicken Stew
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 3 lb chicken cut up, skinned, deboned (I use a Costco rotisserie chicken)
- ½ cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp canola oil
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 6 lg carrots diced
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 ribs celery diced
- 1 lg sweet onion sliced
- 1 tsp dried rosemary crushed
- 1½ cups frozen peas
Dumplings:
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp dried rosemary crushed
Instructions
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt & pepper; add the chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
- In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil; remove and keep warm.
- Gradually add broth to the skillet; bring to a boil
- In a 5 qt. slow cooker (crock-pot), layer the carrots, celery and onion; sprinkle with rosemary.
- Add the chicken and hot broth.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hrs. or until the chicken juices run clear, vegetables are tender and stew is bubbling.
- Stir in peas
Dumplings:
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt & rosemary.
- Combine the egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto simmering chicken mixture.
- Cover and cook on high for 25-30 min. or until a toothpick iserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering)