{"id":4701,"date":"2026-05-10T21:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4701"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:42:07","slug":"slow-cooker-irish-chicken-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/slow-cooker-irish-chicken-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Slow Cooker Irish Chicken Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Slow Cooker Irish Chicken Stew<\/h1>\n<p>A hearty, comforting one-pot meal with tender chicken, potatoes, carrots, and a rich savory broth.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>600\u2013800g chicken breast or chicken thighs (cut into chunks)<\/li>\n<li>3\u20134 potatoes (peeled &amp; chopped into chunks)<\/li>\n<li>3 carrots (sliced thick)<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks (optional but recommended)<\/li>\n<li>1 onion (chopped)<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 garlic cloves (minced)<\/li>\n<li>3\u20134 cups chicken stock (about 700\u2013900 ml)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp tomato paste (optional but adds depth)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried rosemary<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil (optional for extra flavor)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup peas (optional, added at the end)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Prep the base<\/h3>\n<p>Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic into the slow cooker.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Add chicken<\/h3>\n<p>Place the chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Season it<\/h3>\n<p>Add salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Pour liquid<\/h3>\n<p>Mix chicken stock with tomato paste (if using), then pour over everything.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Slow cook<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>LOW: 7\u20138 hours<\/li>\n<li>HIGH: 4\u20135 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cook until chicken is tender and vegetables are soft.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Final touch<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>Shred chicken slightly if you want a thicker texture<\/li>\n<li>Add peas in the last 15\u201320 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Result<\/h2>\n<p>You get a thick, cozy stew with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>soft potatoes that help naturally thicken the broth<\/li>\n<li>juicy chicken<\/li>\n<li>sweet carrots<\/li>\n<li>deep herb flavor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Slow Cooker Irish Chicken Stew A hearty, comforting one-pot meal with tender chicken, potatoes, carrots, and a rich savory broth.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4703,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701\/revisions\/4703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}