Chicken Stew is a delicious hearty and flavorful meal with chicken, potatoes, peas, onions, and carrots. Simmered in a rich seasoned chicken broth until tender.
– 1 pound chicken tenders
– 2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
– 4 cups water
– 1 sweet potato, diced
– 2 potatoes, diced
– 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
– 1 (15 ounce) can peas
– 1 cup cooked rice
– 2 bay leaves
– 3 carrots, cut into chunks
Stir water, celery, potatoes, chicken, carrots, peas, tomato sauce, sweet potato, and bay leaves together in a pot.
On medium heat simmer for 1 hour 45 minutes.
Stir cooked rice into the soup and cook for 15 minutes or until rice separates into grains and are hot.
If you are using chicken breasts, do not simmer the breasts for too long or they will be hard to chew and it will mess up the recipe
This Chicken Stew can easily feed a crowd simply by adding more potatoes and it also freezes and refrigerates well.