Chicken Pasta Stew (0 syns)
A really nice wholesome dish that feeds the soul! Make sure you season it well with salt and pepper. Actually, it tastes even better the next day. Don't be surprised if there is no liquid left in at the end - the pasta will have absorbed it all.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 carrots - julliene cut length ways and then halved.
- 2 onions - quartered
- 2 leeks - sliced
- 2 celery sticks - sliced
- 200 g green beans
- 8 skinless chicken thighs
- 1 sachet bouquet garni
- 1 litre chicken stock
- salt and pepper
- 150 g short shaped dried pasta add some orzo rice too - real nice
- chopped flat leaf parsley fresh, to garnish
Method
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In a slow cooker, add all the vegetables to the bottom.
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Then add the bouquet garni teabag.
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Put the chicken on the top.
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Add the chicken stock.
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Season well with salt and pepper to your taste.
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Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
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Add the pasta at the 7th hour (i.e. for the last hour).
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At the end, tease out and discard the bouquet garni.
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Add chopped parsley, stir, then serve.
Recipe Notes
By the way, orzo rice is pasta that looks like rice. It's thicker than normal rice but tastes like pasta and works really well with this dish. I always add a variety of short cut dried pasta to add variety to the dish.