When you crave the slow-simmered comfort of a classic French stew but don’t have hours to wait, Jamie Geller’s Quick Chicken Pot Au Feu is the ultimate weeknight solution. This recipe transforms humble chicken and rustic root vegetables into a deeply flavorful, aromatic masterpiece in a fraction of the time. It’s a nourishing, elegant, one-pot meal that brings French bistro comfort straight to your family table with minimal effort.
Quick Chicken Pot au Feu
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 chicken leg quarters
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 TBLS fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and halved
- 1 1/2 tsps salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 8 baby red potatoes halved
- 12 Brussels sprouts trimmed and halved
- 4 stalks celery cut in half
- 4 parsnips peeled and halved
- 2 leeks sliced thin
- 1/2 pound green beans halved
- 1 baguette cut into 1/2-inch slices
- Dijon mustard
- Sweet pickles
- Fresh horseradish
Instructions
- In large stockpot over medium-high heat, combine chicken stock, beef stock, white wine, water, bay leaf, thyme, parsley and garlic.
- Season chicken legs with salt and pepper; add to pot. Add potatoes, Brussels sprouts, celery and parsnips.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, cover and decrease heat to a gentle simmer. Cook until vegetables are almost tender, about 15 minutes.
- Use tongs to gently move ingredients around. Continue to simmer, partially covered, until chicken is almost cooked through, about 15 minutes more.
- Add green beans and leeks and continue cooking until chicken is completely cooked and vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes.
- Dice chicken and vegetables on plate. Ladle over broth in soup bowls.
- Serve hot, accompanied by mustard, pickles and horseradish.8 To serve, ladle broth into soup bowls. Serve with slices of baguette.
A FREILICHA PURIM TO ALL!!
The chicken recipe sounds DELISH!! Though it’s a soup as well, I’m going to put on my UGGS and make my way to the kosher supermarket in snowstorm THOR and give it a try!!
Thanks for another yummy recipe and I have a healthy, delish and yummy meatloaf/ meatball recipe that I serve with angel hair pasta.
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Trying to stay warm here in Kew Garden Hills,
Judi Sobol