{"id":5813,"date":"2026-06-07T08:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T08:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2026-06-07T08:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T08:43:13","slug":"slow-cooker-poor-mans-chicken-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/slow-cooker-poor-mans-chicken-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Poor Man\u2019s Chicken Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Slow Cooker Poor Man\u2019s Chicken Stew<\/h1>\n<p>A simple, budget-friendly slow cooker meal made with tender chicken, potatoes, and vegetables in a flavorful broth.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into chunks<\/li>\n<li>4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10.5 oz \/ 300 g) cream of chicken soup<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup frozen peas (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water (optional, for thickening)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion in the bottom of the slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>Add the chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the mixture over the chicken and vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>Low for 6\u20138 hours<\/strong> or <strong>High for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong>, until the chicken is tender and the vegetables are cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the frozen peas during the last 20\u201330 minutes of cooking.<\/li>\n<li>For a thicker stew, mix the cornstarch and water together and stir into the stew. Cook for an additional 15\u201320 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot with crusty bread or biscuits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicken thighs provide more flavor and stay juicy during slow cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Add corn, green beans, or mushrooms for extra vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and reheat well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 6\u20138 hours on Low<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slow Cooker Poor Man\u2019s Chicken Stew A simple, budget-friendly slow cooker meal made with tender chicken, potatoes, and vegetables in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5813","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\/5813","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=5813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5815,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813\/revisions\/5815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}