Chicken stew with asparagus and fennel
2
Points®
Total time: 4 hr 54 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 4 hr 39 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Browning the vegetables in a saucepan before cooking in the slow cooker adds rich flavor to the finished dish here. Select a dry white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or any other type you’d normally enjoy drinking because its aroma will intensify as it simmers. To add a spark of bright color and crisp-tender texture, we add fresh asparagus and tarragon to the stew during the last 20 minutes of cooking. Asparagus is sold in bunches of 1 or 2 pounds. Be sure you pick up a 1-pound bunch for this recipe. Serve with warm crusty bread to soak up the fragrant broth.
Ingredients
Canola oil
2 tsp
Carrots
4 medium
Uncooked fennel bulb
½ medium
Garlic
2 clove(s)
All-purpose flour
2 Tbsp
Reduced sodium chicken broth
1½ cup(s)
White wine
½ cup(s)
Uncooked potato
¾ pound(s)
Frozen whole onion
4 oz
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast
1¼ pound(s)
Asparagus
1 pound(s)
Fresh tarragon
1½ Tbsp
Instructions
1
Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrots, fennel, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Stir in the broth, wine, potatoes, onions, salt, and pepper; bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
2
Put the chicken in a 5–6-quart slow cooker; pour the vegetable mixture over the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and cook until the chicken and vegetables are fork-tender, 3–4 hours on high or 6–8 hours on low. Lift the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside until cool enough to handle. Pull the chicken from the bones, then tear or cut the chicken into bite-size pieces.
3
Meanwhile, add the asparagus and tarragon to the slow cooker; cover and cook on high until the asparagus is just tender, about 20 minutes. Return the chicken to the slow cooker; cover and cook on high until heated through, about 10 minutes. Yields scant 2 cups per serving.
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