Food Recipes Dinner Stews Creamy Chicken Stew 5.0 (6,021) 14 Reviews This cozy and refined chicken stew can be on the table in less than an hour. By Galen Zamarra Galen Zamarra Galen Zamarra is a professional chef and restaurateur who draws influences from French technique, foraging, and sustainability. He ran the acclaimed Mas (farmhouse), Mas (la grillade), and Almanac from 2014-2016. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 22, 2024 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 4 servings On those hectic chilly weeknights when all you want is something quick, warm, and comforting, this refined creamy chicken stew is all you need. The combination of light and dark chicken meat, earthy mushrooms, and tender potatoes feels like a big hug in the form of dinner. Notes from the Food & Wine Test Kitchen To make this creamy chicken stew, start by searing chicken drumsticks and breast meat to create the base for deep savory flavor. Cook the mushrooms in the same skillet until they are browned in places, then build the stew by cooking potatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic in butter. A little flour gives the stew its creamy and rich texture, while deglazing the pan with white wine adds an elegant lift of acidity. After the stew simmers, up the richness with a splash of heavy cream. A few parsley leaves scattered on top give the stew bright, fresh, herbaceous notes. Serve this stew with biscuits or rolls to sop up the gravy. Ingredients 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 chicken drumsticks (1 pound) 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 pounds), each cut into 4 pieces Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound small white mushrooms, quartered 1 large Yukon Gold potato (10 ounces), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice 1 large carrot, cut into 1/2-inch dice 1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice 2 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup dry white wine 2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth 4 thyme sprigs 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley Directions Heat a large skillet. Add the vegetable oil and heat until wisps of smoke appear. Add the chicken drumsticks and breasts in a single layer, season with salt and pepper and cook the chicken over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden brown, about 7 minutes total; transfer the chicken to a plate. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mushrooms to a small bowl. Add the potato, carrot, onion, garlic and butter to the skillet and cook until the vegetables are lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Stir in the flour. Pour in the wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the stock, thyme, bay leaf and chicken along with any accumulated juices and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over moderately low heat until the potato and carrots are tender and the chicken drumsticks are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and thyme. Stir in the heavy cream and the reserved mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve. Originally appeared: October 2004 Rate It Print