Creamy Chicken and Potatoes
Sounds really good and easy, and cooked in a slow cooker, even better.
Ingredients
- 500 grams potatoes, red potatoes if you find them, quartered
- 2 cups carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 onion, chopped in large pieces
- 1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped
- 1 chicken, cut up, takes just a few minutes
- 1 cup chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups peas, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup cream, heavy or whipping
Instructions
- In your slow cooker, combine carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic. Place chicken pieces on top of vegetables. In 2-cup measuring cup, mix chicken broth, cornstarch, thyme, salt and pepper to taste; pour mixture over chicken and vegetables. Cover slow cooker and cook on Low setting 8 hours or on High setting 4 hours.
- With tongs or slotted spoon (slotted spoon recommended), transfer chicken pieces to warm deep platter. With slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to platter with chicken pieces. Cover platter to keep warm. Stir peas and cream into cooking liquid; heat through. Spoon sauce over chicken and vegetables on platter and serve.
Notes
A whole chicken will cost 200 Baht, you need to remove the head, neck, feet, giblet pack before cutting into pieces. This is 98 cents per serving for 6 servings.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Leave a Reply