Country Chicken Stew
This recipe warms my bones just thinking about it. A different take on the classic beef stew, this Country Chicken Stew is just delicious. I always have the things necessary to make this stew in my house and it requires little effort and time. The perfect meal on a chilly day. I know this one will make its way into your recipe books!
Country Chicken Stew
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon after cooking, diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 tsp . dried oregano
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup I prefer the reduced fat kind
- 1 ½ soup cans of water
- 4 medium potatoes I like to use red potatoes, unpeeled, peeled & cut into chunks
- 2 medium carrots or a handful of baby carrots, diced
- 1 cup frozen cut green beans
- 1 ½ cups cooked chicken cubed
Instructions
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In large pot over medium heat, cook bacon slices until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain; set aside. Reserve hot drippings in pan.
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In the hot drippings cook the onion and oregano until onion is tender.
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Add soup, water, potatoes and carrots. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Stir in the beans. Cover, cook 10 minutes. Stir in diced bacon and chicken and heat through. Serve!
A note regarding the bacon
I like to liquefy bacon when I cook it in a pan. Yes, liquefy. I’ve done it. If you are incapable of cooking bacon in a pan like me then I have a solution: If you don’t already own a microwave bacon tray then you need to invest in one. When I prepare bacon on it for breakfast, I layer it between paper towels on the tray but for this recipe (or any others that require the drippings) I omit the paper towel. The drippings pool in the tray and I then pour them into the pan. This has saved me a lot of money and frustration and smoke in my kitchen over the years. I’ve never set it on fire though…knock on wood.
Andrea can always be found with a new craft in front of her, a form of technology on her right and a coffee on her left. This is how she survives suburbia with her two crazy toddlers in tow.
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