Immediate Pot Hen Stew | Kara Lydon

A hearty and comforting one pot meal, this creamy Immediate Pot Hen Stew is made with rooster thighs, carrots, garlic, inexperienced beans, and spices like rosemary, thyme and sage.

Why I Love This Recipe

A thick savory stew is the proper meal to cozy up with through the chilly winter months.

This Immediate Pot Hen Stew is reassuring, hearty, and satisfying by itself or when paired with a crusty slice of bread. It’s creamy, full of taste, and loaded with a number of dried herbs like thyme, rosemary, sage, and parsley. 

Made with rooster thighs for protein, tons of veggies like carrots, celery, inexperienced beans and potatoes, and heavy cream for creaminess and a lift to its satiety issue, this stew is a meal the entire household will love.

I really like making this stew within the Immediate Pot as a result of it saves time and vitality. Set it, and overlook it! It tastes as if you happen to’ve been simmering all of it day lengthy, when it actually solely took you lower than an hour from begin to end.

In case you don’t have an Immediate Pot, you possibly can simply make this within the sluggish cooker or on the range high. Nevertheless you make it, you’ll have a one pot meal that’s heat, cozy, nourishing, and scrumptious. 

Elements You’ll Want

Notes on Elements

boneless, skinless rooster thighs: I like utilizing rooster thighs since they’re extra flavorful than breasts, however you should use both. You may additionally make it vegetarian or vegan by substituting the rooster with a plant-based protein like chickpeas or lentils and swapping the rooster broth with vegetable broth.

butter: fragrant taste enhancer used to coat the veggies for sautéing.

yellow onion: provides fragrant taste. 

celery: a part of the fragrant basis for the broth. 

carrots: provides a refined sweetness and enhances the flavour of the broth.

garlic: packs within the taste. 

white wine: deglazes the pan which maximizes the general taste of the stew. 

child potatoes: potatoes are a great supply of fiber, potassium, vitamin C and B6. Be at liberty to substitute for different potato varieties as wanted. 

dried rosemary: provides a piney, peppery taste. 

dried thyme: gives a refined minty, candy, and earthy taste.

dried sage: gives a full, earthy taste that’s barely lemony and minty.  

dried parsley: provides a recent, daring taste.

bay leaf: provides one other layer of taste to go with the dried herbs.

salt and pepper: important taste enhancers.

rooster broth: can substitute for vegetable broth however the taste may be totally different. 

frozen lower inexperienced beans: inexperienced beans are a superb supply of nutritional vitamins A, C, and Okay, in addition to folate and calcium. I like utilizing frozen inexperienced beans right here for added comfort. 

heavy cream: for creaminess and contributes to the wealthy taste. 

cornstarch: used to thicken the stew. You may swap with flour or arrowroot starch if wanted

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Immediate Pot

Make Immediate Pot Hen Stew

1. Sear rooster thighs. Warmth olive oil on excessive Sauté setting and as soon as sizzling, add rooster thighs and sear till browned, about 3-4 minutes on either side.
2. Sauté aromatics. Set Immediate Pot to regular Sauté and soften butter. As soon as melted, add onions, celery and carrots and cook dinner till onions are translucent, about 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and cook dinner till aromatic, about 1 minute, then add wine to deglaze the pan, scraping the underside as wanted. 
3. Add components. Flip Sauté off and add rooster again into the pan adopted by the potatoes, rosemary, thyme, sage, parsley, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and rooster broth. Stir components collectively.
4. Cook dinner. Safe cowl onto Immediate Pot (be sure set to sealing) and set to Stress Cook dinner for 10 minutes. Permit for pure stress launch for 10 minutes earlier than utilizing fast launch.
5. Shred rooster. Take away rooster from the pot to shred then add it again in. 
6. Add heavy cream and inexperienced beans. Stir in heavy cream and inexperienced beans. Take away bay leaf.
7. Make cornstarch slurry and add to pot. Whisk cornstarch and three tablespoons water in a small bowl till mixed. Add cornstarch slurry to pot, stir to include, and set to Sauté till soup begins to thicken, about 3-5 minutes. Serve sizzling! 

Professional Ideas

1. Make sure to lower the potatoes sufficiently small (suppose bite-sized items) in order that they cook dinner during to fork tender.
2. Permit heavy cream to come to room temperature earlier than including to soup to stop curdling.
3. Inexperienced beans might be swapped for any frozen vegetable of your selection. Corn, bell peppers, peas, broccoli or cauliflower would all work effectively.
4. In case you’re making within the sluggish cooker:

• • Add all components (besides olive oil, butter, inexperienced beans, heavy cream, and cornstarch) to sluggish cooker and cook dinner till rooster reaches an inner temperature of 165 levels F and potatoes are tender, about 3-4 hours on excessive and 7-8 hours on low.

1. • Stir in inexperienced beans, heavy cream, and cornstarch slurry to assist thicken.

Recipe FAQs

Is stew higher within the sluggish cooker or stress cooker?

Each undoubtedly work and can style scrumptious, so it is determined by your desire, which equipment you’ve, and the way a lot time you’ve. Stress cookers are nice in a pinch whereas sluggish cookers run all day. A sluggish cooker is nice for fingers off cooking, whereas a stress cooker includes a number of extra steps that require your consideration. By way of total style, some individuals really feel that taste is best retained in a stress cooker, however once more that is subjective. 

How do you make a stew thicker?

The important thing to attaining a thick, creamy stew is making a cornstarch slurry. I usually combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water and stir till mixed. With the Immediate Pot set to Sauté, add the slurry and let the stew come to a simmer, permitting it to thicken, stirring often, about 3-5 minutes. 

Can different greens be added to the stew?

Why not!? I like to recommend sticking to frozen veggies right here as a result of they require no prep and are tremendous fast so as to add in on the finish. Corn, bell peppers, peas, broccoli or cauliflower would all work effectively.

Can you set uncooked rooster within the Immediate Pot?

Sure, you possibly can put uncooked rooster within the Immediate Pot. The cooking time for rooster varies relying on the dimensions of the breasts/thighs however 8-10 minutes on excessive ought to do the trick. Hen ought to attain an inner temperature of 165 levels earlier than you eat it, and if you happen to’re undecided that it’s cooked by, take a look at with a cooking thermometer.

Storage and Preparation 

Immediate Pot Hen Stew leftovers might be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days. To reheat on the stovetop, use a small saucepan and warmth over medium-low till reaches desired temperature. To reheat within the microwave, use a microwave-safe bowl and reheat for 1-3 minutes, relying on the microwave. 

Leftovers may also be saved in an hermetic container within the freezer for as much as 3 months. Let defrost within the fridge in a single day earlier than reheating.

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