Southern Chicken Stew Recipes

Stewing is a popular cooking technique where meat or poultry is first browned before slow cooking it in liquid. Flour may also be added as thickener to add depth of flavour.

Contrary to most stew recipes, this one features whole potatoes for extra thickness and flavor. Chicken pieces are combined with these delicious tubers to produce an irresistibly hearty, delicious and flavorful stew dish!

1. Chicken and Vegetable Stew

For a healthy take on classic chicken stew, this recipe incorporates spinach and parsley for an exciting change. All the classic flavors remain, as does its thick broth with succulent chicken tenders; yet this lighter meal makes an ideal lunch or dinner choice during warmer weather months.

Chicken is first browned for flavor and texture before simmering in a classic mirepoix (onions, carrots and celery) with small gold potatoes and butter. A bit of flour is added to create a roux that thickens up the broth to mimic gravy-style stewing.

For extra flavor, garnish vegetables with some fresh or dried thyme and rosemary instead. Finally, finish off your vegetables with some lemon juice before serving! This meal can easily be made ahead and stored in airtight containers in the fridge – simply make sure each container has an airtight seal when placing chicken and aromatics together!

2. Chicken and Cornbread Stew

This chicken stew recipe is both straightforward and hearty. Made with cream-style corn and sour cream to add sweetness, as well as chicken, onions and other typical ingredients found in hearty chicken stew recipes, this is simple and hearty enough for meal prep as well as serving solo or with salad!

Cornbread and chicken come together in this comforting dish for an irresistibly comforting dish that everyone will love. Additionally, this one-pot meal means you can brown the chicken while simultaneously cooking the vegetables – saving time both with prep work and cleanup!

3. Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

This unique take on traditional chicken stew adds sweet potatoes for extra heartiness and the addition of smoked paprika for subtle smokiness, complementing well with both sweet potatoes and black beans.

This recipe uses an easy technique for thickening stew without using additional flour: stirring a small amount of cornstarch into simmering liquid to form a thickening slurry that can then be spooned over individual servings as desired.

Working in batches, brown the seasoned chicken thighs over medium heat until fully cooked through and set aside to cool before adding all remaining ingredients into a pot and stirring together before covering and simmering until desired texture has been reached. Serve over rice with an added squeeze of lime to round out this delectable meal that keeps well in the refrigerator. This dish makes excellent leftovers!

4. Chicken and Green Bean Stew

This easy Southern chicken stew recipe starts by browning seasoned cut-up chicken in a roux-based sauce before incorporating green beans and potatoes for an irresistibly delicious variation on traditional stewed or smothered chicken recipes.

Start this easy chicken and green bean stew by seasoning chicken thighs or breasts with salt and pepper before heating a large skillet over medium high heat and adding the prepared chicken, stirring for five minutes until it has turned browned.

Remove the chicken from the skillet, set it aside, and use that same pan to melt butter and whisk in flour while continuously stirring to prevent lumps.

Add chicken back into the stew and allow it to simmer.

Serve this chicken and green bean stew with crusty bread, air fryer biscuits or cooked white rice as a delicious meal, perfect for leftovers and freezing well! It also freezes well!

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