recipe reviews for:

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.”

Sort reviews by:
DATE
RATING
MOST HELPFUL

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2011

It was totally flavorless. I didn't understand why y'all used the buillion cubes and everybody said it was too salty, so I just used chicken stock. The whole thing was blah. I gave two stars because serving it over biscuits made a difference.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

gheartoms1206

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

I did this recipe but couldn't find the onion gravy mix at my grocery store. So instead I used one packet McCormick chicken gravy mix and one packet Lipton onion mix. I also threw away 2/8 of the onion. IMO - it just seemed way too much. ALSO ... I added added simple dough dumplings. I simmered those in chicken broth.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

LilMamaAndWifey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

SOLID 4 stars. Good as is, I reccomend you customize it to make it amazing given your personal tastes. I like using 3 apples, 1c chicken broth, sub rosemary & oregano for italian seasoning, and being generous with garlic. Make sure you cut the potatoes small enough to cook; I was cutting mine into as many as 20 pieces (halve, quarter, chop chop chop chop...that's all it takes to make it bite size). I also chopped up the onion a bit more for more bite-size texture. Bottom line, this was satisfying, tastey, easy to make, and inexpensive. I loved it. :)

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Katherine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2011

Cooked only 3.5 hours and still came out mushy.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

marco

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2011

This was a great receipe. My family loved it. It was wonderful coming home and having dinner ready. It's definately a keeper. Next time I'll add another apple.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

bellewilliams

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Laredo, Texas, USA

Living In: Cedar Creek, Texas, USA

Reviewed: May 8, 2011

FAmily loves it

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Margemerli

Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)

Reviewed: May 5, 2011

pretty good!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Tanya

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2011

Did not like this one at all! Maybe it was me but I will not make it again.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Myrian

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2011

This recipe was delicious! The only thing I changed was to add 1 cup of chicken broth and instead of using bouillon cubes, I used chicken base which is like a paste. Also, the next time, I will add a little less pepper. Otherwise, my husband and friends loved this recipe. I will be taking this to church at our next social.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
5 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

diane

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Jefferson, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2011

I agree with the above reviews/suggested alterations. I made this with 2 granny smith apples, substituted reduced fat cream of mushroom soup, added the 1/2 cup red wine, bay leaf, and mushrooms, and substituted lots of carrots for potatoes. The end result was delicious, even my veggie-phobic husband, and my 4 yo daughter liked it.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
5 users found this review helpful