Instant pot Chicken stew with vegetables
This delicious chicken stew includes carrots, leeks and other veggies for a hearty and nutritious meal made easily in the Instant pot.
Main ingredients:
 | Fresh or frozen thigh, leg or boneless chicken |
 | Leeks |
 | Chopped or sliced white onion |
 | Chopped fresh or frozen carrots |
 | Chopped fresh or frozen celery |
 | (Optional) Turnip |
Spices and flavoring ingredients:
 | Garlic powder or crushed garlic cloves |
 | Parsley |
 | Thyme |
 | Bay leaf |
 | Chicken liquid stock or chicken cube stock in water |
 | Butter for flavor |
 | Pinch of salt and pepper |
In the wide world of stews, chicken stews can be some of the most comforting of them all. Easy to make, and if you have an Instant pot, you can even set it and let it do its thing.
Inspired by the French chicken pot-au-feu, this chicken and vegetable stew is a great one-pot meal that can be prepared quickly and easily for a weeknight dinner. As you can see there are no fancy ingredients, it is all about using natural ingredients to balance of flavour of the chicken and get your veggies in.
Cooking tips
- Chicken thighs and legs are preferable in this chicken stew but boneless chicken is easier to serve, so you can use either.
- Frozen ingredients are fine in this chicken stew because the Instant pot automatically increases the heating time.
- The longer the chicken stew cooks, the more juicy it will be, so let it naturally release the pressure once the Instant pot finishes.
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Instant Pot Chicken stew with vegetables
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of chicken (approx. 6 pieces)
- 1 white onion chopped up
- 3 carrots sliced
- 2 chopped celery sticks
- 3 chopped leeks
- 1 chopped turnip (optional)
Spices and herbs for the stew
- 1 garlic clove chopped up
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- 2 sprigs of parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup of water or chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and peel all the vegetables.
- Add the chicken and the rest of the ingredients and set the Instant Pot to High Pressure for 15 minutes.
- Once the countdown has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes.
- Let the chicken stew rest for 10 minutes on the Keep Warm function.
- Taste to add salt and pepper if necessary.
- Serve while warm.
Nutrition
Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.
What to serve with it?
Chicken stew with vegetables goes very well with pilaf rice or plain rice. (I usually have my rice cooker going at the same time.)
But it can also be served with steamed potatoes, mashed potatoes or tagliatelle pasta.
How to store it?
This chicken stew should keep quite well, you can easily put aside portions in a container and put in the freezer. Let it cool, and then place in an airtight glass container.
