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Slow Cooker Chicken Stew

“A savory autumn stew with apple, red potatoes, onion and seasoning. This is a very easy tasty chicken dish I concocted when I was trying to think of a dish like pot roast yet using chicken rather than beef. My husband hates mushrooms, so I tried condensed celery soup, and it works great. This dish is light yet very zesty and full of flavor. You can substitute using chicken thighs, but it will increase calories and fat. I think using biscuit gravy mix rather than onion gravy mix would work (the flavor would go well with chicken), adding richness, although I haven't tried it that way yet, but again, it would add more fat and calories to this dish. Serve with a side of rice or over noodles.”

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2006

Good recipe. I made it with home made egg noodles instead of potatoes. It turned out really good.

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2006

This was an okay stew. Some guests liked it but I was not enthusiastic about it. I'm not sure what to change to make it better though. I don't think I'd make it again unless asked.

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Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2006

i personally thought this smelled wonderful, and i did take a very small taste of the broth as it cooked, and thought it was awesome. my son ate up the chicken, and my husband said it was good, but never wanted seconds or leftovers, hence the 4 stars. i used chicken gravy, and more of it, and cream of chicken soup instead of celery. i also added carrots and celery and an extra potato. my hubby did say he thought it needed more salt ...

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Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2006

This is a very easy and tasty recipe. I have made this 3 different times. It also freezes well so we've had it as left-overs. It's great for warming you on a cold day. The first time I made it, it was too salty. Now I omit salt when I make it. Really best if served over rice!

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QUIKSANDY

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Home Town: Bellevue, Washington, USA

Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: May 2, 2006

A great way to clean out the fridge! lol I made this the day before grocery shopping, and used up the last couple of potatoes, carrots and onions, a bit of sweet potato and peppers, and the last bits of the bags of frozen veggies. Set the bread machine timer, and by suppertime, the whole house smelled amazing! Very colourful, great flavours. Great rainy day recipe, thanks for sharing!

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prairiefire69

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Living In: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2006

Oh my!!!!! This was a hit!! I modified it slightly.....added fresh sliced portabello mushrooms, half a bag of frozen broccoli, a half bag of baby carrots (sliced into about 4 or 5 pieces), one sweet potato (bite-sized pieces), added 2 extra apples, 3 extra garlic cloves, and used yukon gold potatoes (bite-sized pieces). I par-boiled the yukon gold potaoes with the sweet potatoes for about 15 minutes before adding them to the slow cooker. I also added about one cup of water and stirred it occasionally for the first few hours. We cooked it for about 10 hours. I was looking for something to make for my 82 year old Dad who's wife has been in the hospital for the past month. He's not used to cooking on his own.....or doing anything on his own, for that matter!! I put this stew in little microwave-safe containers and put it in his freezer for him to take out the night before and put in his fridge to thaw to eat the next day. Well.....he said it's the best stew that he's ever had in his whole entire life....and even though he has other food to eat, he's been taking a bowl of this stew out of his freezer every night after supper for supper the next night.... for the past week!! I asked him if he was getting tired of it yet....and reminded him that he has other food to heat up.....but he said that he looks forward to supper every night since he's had the chicken stew in his freezer. I have to admit...it's the best that I've ever had too :)

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2006

Lovely recipe, simple and no hassle. My bf and I are big mushroom fans so I substituted cream of mushroom soup and also added sliced mushrooms. With crusty French bread made a wonderful meal for a cold evening and will definitely make it again.

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WanderingShikse

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2006

Very tasty. I doubled the recipe, added carrots (great addition for both color and flavor) and served to 8 happy people.

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Shelli Wild

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2005

This recipe would be much faster if the potatoes were partially pre-cooked, but we (my boyfriend and I) left it all day, so it didn't matter much. Our substitutions and additons were pretty standard: 2 chicken breasts, 3 chopped celery sticks, 1/2 onion, chicken gravy, mushroom soup, 2 cloves garlic. Rather unusual and very interesting, what with all the different textures and flavors. We enjoyed it.

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Renee Marie

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Home Town: Fullerton, California, USA

Living In: Lompoc, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2005

Absolutely wonderful after tweeking it a bit! I added carrots and celery and doubled the spices thanks to the reviews here. I sauteed the chicken with the garlic, onions, and celery and it added a wonderful flavor. My husband was disappointed that I didn't make more. I'll double it next time so he has some to take with him for lunch! Yum!

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KDETS89

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2005

This was delicious. I added 2 apples, carrots, celery and sweet potatoes. Be sure to cut them in fairly small pieces so they are fully cooked. The sauce was the perfect consistency. All 4 of my kids liked this - which is a rarity. Next time I will add more vegetables.

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Meg from Ottawa

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2005

I have the pickest husband ever so I changed the soup to cream of chicken. I also tried it with the country gravy instead of onion gravy. We really liked it. My potatoes were not done in time allowed. Next time i will put my crock pot on high. I also added peas and corn. Very good. We mixed in rice and my husband raved about it. needed extra water.

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2005

This was SOO tasty!! One of my new favorite dishes I've tried. We had company so I adjusted to serve 9, but put in 3 apples, a half bag of baby carrots and 2 stalks of celery. Everyone raved about it and there weren't any leftovers. Next time I have to get a bigger crock pot so I can make a larger serving size because it was a hit!

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2005

This wasn't too bad. I made a few tweaks based on other reviews and past experiences. I definitely have more ideas for the next time. I used chicken breasts with the bone and skin, sauteed in a couple of Tbsp. olive oil and garlic with garlic salt and pepper, added 1/2 cubed sweet potato, celery, and baby carrots. I used Lipton golden onion soup mix, added another 1/2 c water (total 1c water) and a can of chicken broth. You have to make sure your meat is covered in sauce if you cook it for 12 hrs on low (I commute). I didn't have italian seasoning, so I used parsley and a dash of chili powder. The meat fell off the bone and was not too dry. I couldn't taste the apple, so next time I will use 2, and probably use granny smith instead of red. I couldn't even taste the cream of celery either so I might not use it next time. I found that it didn't have as much flavor as I usually expect from pot roast or stew. A little more salt helped, though. It was probably too diluted with the extra water. Next time, I will add more salt/seasoning, maybe even some chicken boullion. All in all, a good base recipe to build on...

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CYUMICKEY

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2005

I tried this recipe last night and it was yummy - made the whole house smell good too. I did make some variations to the original recipe though; I added a jar of the premade chicken gravy as well as an envelope of dry onion dip mix because I couldn't find the onion gravy mix at my grocery store. I added carrots and celery to the crockpot, and then added a bag of mixed veggies about an hour before serving. Next time I will probably add another apple too. I didn't eat it with rice or noodles because I'm trying to keep my carbs down but it was a very good veggie filled stew. :)

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2005

I didn't put the apple pieces in it but my husband still begs me to make it for him every day. I've done it without chopping up the chicken first and it worked out great that way too. Great recipes.

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2005

This was excellent! I made it last night. I precooked and de-boned six chicken thighs. Used a reduced-fat mushroom soup (instead of celery) and a can of chicken gravy (instead of the onion soup mix). Had regular potatoes, not red, so I peeled and diced them. An hour before serving I tossed in some frozen mixed veggies, mostly because I didn't feel like peeling carrots! Ended up with a colorful, flavorful stew that got raves!

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2004

i'm giving this recipe 4 stars b/c i think it's a fab starting point for those of us who are just beginning to use our slow cookers. the apples were lovely and next time i'm going to definitely throw in some celery and carrots and who knows what else. :)

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2004

Wasn't very good, needs more veggies like carrots and celery, I tried mine over noodles and wasn't alot of flavour....I froze the leftovers and will try them with rice.

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