Chicken & Potato Stew
A homestyle pot — thighs, potatoes, carrots, stock, an hour of low.
Ingredients
- 700 g Chicken thighs
- 500 g Potatoes
- 3 Carrot
- 1 Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 800 ml Chicken stock
- 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
- 30 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- 2 Bay leaves (optional)
- 1 tsp Dried oregano (optional)
Method
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Chop the onion, carrots, potatoes; mince garlic.
- Brown chicken in oil and butter over medium-high, 4 minutes a side. Set aside.
- Soften the onion in the pot for 4 minutes. Add garlic and flour; stir 1 minute.
- Pour in the stock, scraping up bits. Add bay, oregano, carrots, potatoes, and the chicken. Bring to a simmer.
- Cover, lowest heat, 30 minutes until vegetables and chicken are tender.
- Check seasoning; remove bay leaves. Serve.
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About Chicken & Potato Stew
This chicken and potato stew is the kind of homestyle American one-pot cooking built for cold evenings and empty stomachs — bone-simple, sustaining, and forgiving. It starts by browning seasoned thighs in butter and oil, then builds a lightly thickened braise from the fond, onion, garlic, a spoon of flour, and chicken stock, with carrots and potatoes going in to cook down alongside. Bay and oregano do the quiet aromatic work; there's nothing exotic here, just the deep savoriness that comes from browning meat and simmering it low for the better part of an hour.
The texture is what makes it satisfying: potatoes turning soft enough to thicken the broth at their edges, carrots gone sweet, and thighs falling tender after their gentle simmer. The flour cooked into the aromatics gives the liquid enough body to cling to a spoon without turning it into gravy — it stays a stew, brothy and homey. It's a complete meal in a bowl, though a slice of crusty bread to mop the pot never hurts. The real payoff is that most of the hour is hands-off simmering, so it rewards a little patience with dinner for four and leftovers that only improve overnight.
Chicken & Potato Stew: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Chicken & Potato Stew?
A serving has about 692 calories — 38g protein, 41.4g carbs, 41.4g fat, 5.2g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 38g of protein, roughly 22% of its calories.
Is Chicken & Potato Stew gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains All-purpose flour. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Chicken & Potato Stew dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Chicken & Potato Stew take to make?
About 60 minutes start to finish, but only around 25 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Chicken & Potato Stew?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out bay leaves, dried oregano — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Chicken & Potato Stew make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.