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Hearty slow cooker chicken stew with vegetables and spices in a bowl

Slow Cooker Chicken Stew Recipe

This comforting slow cooker chicken stew is packed with tender chicken, hearty vegetables, and savory herbs, making it a perfect easy meal for any day of the week. Simply combine the ingredients and let your slow cooker do all the work for a delicious, warming dish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Stew Base
  • 1.5 lbs Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1.5 lbs Potatoes peeled and diced
  • 3 medium Carrots peeled and sliced
  • 2 stalks Celery sliced
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 4 cups Chicken broth
  • 1 14.5 oz can Diced tomatoes undrained
Seasoning & Thickener
  • 1 tsp Dried thyme
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 tsp Salt or to taste
  • 0.5 tsp Black pepper or to taste
  • 2 tbsp All-purpose flour optional, for thickening
Finishing
  • 1 cup Frozen peas

Equipment

  • Slow cooker
  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Measuring cups and spoons

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Prepare the vegetables by peeling and dicing the potatoes, slicing the carrots and celery, chopping the onion, and mincing the garlic. Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch pieces.
Slow Cooker
  1. In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine the chicken, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, dried thyme, bay leaf, salt, and black pepper. Stir everything well to combine.
  2. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
Finishing & Serving
  1. During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the frozen peas. If desired, whisk the flour with a few tablespoons of cold water to form a slurry and stir into the stew to thicken.
  2. Remove the bay leaf before serving. Ladle the warm stew into bowls and serve immediately.

Notes

For a thicker stew, you can create a slurry with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water, then stir it into the stew during the last 30 minutes of cooking.