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Simple chicken stew
Photo: Kevin McCutcheon

Simple chicken stew

13 ingredients Makes 4 portions openrecipes

Not fine dining, but cheap, healthy, satisfying and easy!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

703
Calories
41g
Protein
17g
Fat
100g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Stew not in our table 0
Swede not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • (feel free to add more/ less of anything)
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 handful pearl barley (or other stew mix/ grains)
  • 3 sticks celery
  • 2 potatoes
  • 1/3 swede
  • 2 carrots
  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 70g butter
  • 70g plain flower
  • 1 .5 litres chicken stock
  • mixed herbs (I use thyme and parsley)
  • 1 large bay leaf (or two small, or a bouquet garni)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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