How to make RUSTIC IRISH CHICKEN AND CABBAGE STEW | Recipes.net

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine is usually cheaper.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and bouillon cubes are a budget-friendly alternative.

cabbage

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: green cabbage

Kale is nutrient-dense, while green cabbage is typically less expensive.

Combine the beer, 2½ cups of broth, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Set aside.

Place the onions at the bottom of the crockpot.

On the bed of onions, layer the chickens on top.

Distribute the bacon and mushrooms evenly on top of the chicken.

Pour the beer mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook over high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 7 hours.

Roughly 2 hours before the stew is ready, add the potatoes and carrots.

Add your cabbage roughly 1 hour before the stew is ready. Continue cooking.

Roughly 15 minutes before it is ready to be served, dissolve the flour in the remaining broth. Temporarily set aside the chicken, add your slurry into the crockpot while stirring.

Once the starch has been combined, return the chicken, season to taste with salt and pepper and allow to finish cooking.

Serve together with potatoes of your choice, or crusty bread.

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