Chicken Stew in the Slow Cooker recipe

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner; chicken thighs are more affordable.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: instant mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious; instant mashed potatoes save time.

Turn on the crockpot to warm up.

Prep ingredients: peel and chop 2 lbs of Yukon Gold potatoes, chop 1 medium yellow onion, cut 2 stalks of celery small, and slice 3 medium carrots into rounds.

Add 2 lbs of chicken thighs to the prep area.

Chop 3 cloves of garlic.

Measure out 4 cups of turkey broth.

Measure 1 teaspoon of fresh rosemary, 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme, 1/2 teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 4 teaspoons of dried ground sage.

Dump all ingredients into the crockpot: potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, and seasonings.

Pour the turkey broth over the ingredients, ensuring everything is covered. Add more water or broth if necessary.

Put the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, make a roux: melt butter in a pan, add flour, and whisk together for about 30 seconds.

Scoop out some liquid from the crockpot and mix it into the roux to thicken it up.

Pour the roux back into the crockpot and stir it in.

Let it cook for another 10 minutes.

Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to the crockpot and stir it in.

Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary before serving.

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