The Best Southern Stewed Chicken Recipe

The best Southern stewed chicken recipe is one recipe you will love! Especially during those cold winter months. It’s loaded with vegetables and chicken. This stewed chicken is smothered in a delicious brown gravy. Your gonna wanna try this one! So, without further prolonging things. Let me show you how to make stew chicken.

What is stew chicken?

Southern stewed chicken is a recipe that has been in my family for years. I grew up eating brown stew chicken. It's a recipe that consists of chicken, potatoes, carrots, and spices. The chicken is first browned and then sat to the side to give the vegetables a chance to soak in a delicious stew. Making stew chicken.

What type of chicken do I use for this southern stewed chicken recipe?

I used chicken thighs and drumsticks for this chicken stew with carrots and onion. That’s not the only kind of chicken you can use for this stewed chicken. That is why I absolutely love this recipe. You can use chicken breast, skinless chicken thighs, chicken tenders, and whole chicken. Name it, and you can probably use it.

What are the ingredients for this stewed chicken?

The ingredients for this stew chicken recipe are as follows:

Chicken Breast

Butter

Minced Garlic

Cornstarch

Chicken broth

Tbsp Olive oil

Diced Onion

Carrot

Russet Potatoes

Garlic Powder

Pepper

Seasoning Salt

Salt To Taste

Pepper To Taste

Bay Leave

The full list of ingredients, along with instructions, are below

How do you make a stew chicken recipe?

To make this stew chicken recipe, you will only need to follow a few quick steps. Most of this recipe is literally just cutting the potatoes, carrots, and onions. So, here are the steps to this southern stewed chicken

• Begin with chopping all your vegetables (onion, carrots, and potatoes).

• Preheat your pot to medium-high heat
• Season your chicken thighs in a bowl with garlic powder, pepper, and seasoning salt
• In a pan, add your butter and olive oil.
• Once the butter has melted down, add your chicken to the pan and place a lid on the pot for about 10 minutes. At the halfway mark (5 minutes), flip the chicken and add the top back on for the remaining time.
• Take your chicken out and place it to the side on a clean plate
• Add your chop carrots, chopped onions, and minced garlic to the same pot. Allow cooking until they become tender
• Mix your chicken broth and cornstarch together. Once the cornstarch has dissolved, add the mixture to the pot.
• Next, allow it to come to a boil, and add in your chopped potatoes.
• Once you add in your potatoes, immediately add in your seasonings. Minced garlic, garlic powder, pepper, and bay leave and stir.
• Add your browned chicken back into the pot and stir
• Place the lid on the pot, turn your stove to medium-low and allow to simmer for 30 minutes or until your meat is thoroughly cooked and your gravy has thickened.

Tips:

*Remember the chicken won’t be cooked all the way through yet; just sautéed(browned) on both sides.

*The longer you allow this chicken stew recipe to simmer, the softer your vegetables become. You want to be mindful.

Lastly, if you enjoyed this recipe, then you should check out my beef stew beef recipe.

The Best Southern Stewed Chicken Recipe

5 from 6 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Calories: 1850kcal

Ingredients

• 3 Chicken Breast
• 2 tablespoon Butter
• 1 ½ tablespoon Cornstarch
• 3 Cups Chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 1 Cup Diced Onion
• 1 Carrot
• 2 Russet Potatoes or Baby Potatoes

Chicken Seasoning

• 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
• 1 tablespoon Pepper
• 1 tablespoon Seasoning Salt

Stew Chicken Gravy Seasoning

• Salt To Taste To Taste
• Pepper To Taste To Taste
• 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
• 1 Bay Leave
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder Optional

Instructions

• Begin with chopping all your vegetables (onion, carrots, and potatoes).
  1 Cup Diced Onion, 2 Russet Potatoes, 1 Carrot
• Preheat your pot to medium-high heat
• Season your chicken thighs in a bowl with garlic powder, pepper, and seasoning salt
  1 tablespoon Garlic Powder, 1 tablespoon Pepper, 1 tablespoon Seasoning Salt
• In a pan add in your butter and olive oil
  2 tablespoon Butter, 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• Once the butter has melted down add your chicken into the pan and place a lid on the pot for about 10 minutes. At the halfway mark (5 minutes) flip the chicken and add the top back on for the remaining time.
  3 Chicken Breast
• Take your chicken out and place it to the side on a clean plate
• In the same pot add in your chop carrots, chopped onions, and minced garlic. Allow cooking until they become tender
  1 Cup Diced Onion, 1 Carrot, 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
• Mix your chicken broth and cornstarch together. Once the cornstarch has dissolved add the mixture to the pot.
  3 Cups Chicken broth, 1 ½ tablespoon Cornstarch
• Next, allow to come to a boil and add in your chopped potatoes.
  2 Russet Potatoes
• Once you add in your potatoes, immediately add in your seasonings. Garlic, garlic powder, pepper, and bay leave and stir
  Salt To Taste, Pepper To Taste, 1 Bay Leave, 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• Add your browned chicken back into the pot and stir
• Place the lid on the pot turn your stove to medium-low and allow to simmer for 30 minutes or until your meat is thoroughly cooked and your gravy has thickened.

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Nutrition

Calories: 1850kcal | Carbohydrates: 118g | Protein: 100g | Fat: 110g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 461mg | Sodium: 10021mg | Potassium: 3758mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 10678IU | Vitamin C: 79mg | Calcium: 239mg | Iron: 11mg

Last Updated on December 22, 2022 by Ronalyn Alston | Published: January 28, 2022