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Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew

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This Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is flavored with thyme, sage, bay leaves, and basil, to name a few ingredients! In place of potatoes, we’re using cauliflower! And who can forget the carrots, onion, and garlic? It’s the perfect gluten-free dinner recipe on chilly nights! {Paleo}

Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is easy to make in a slow cooker. It's an easy gluten-free dinner recipe! | spiritedandthensome.com

If you are every throwing ingredients together in a slow cooker, and you’re not quite sure how to take the flavor up a notch, may I highly suggest thyme + sage + basil + bay leaves + parsley + white pepper? Just about any combination will do. Because whenever those ingredients get together, delicious flavors abound! 

Together those ingredients just ooze warm comfort food vibes. They’re like the mittens of spices. Warm and cozy and comforting. Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is your go-to soup when the winds are howling outside your door, your fingers are cold, and the last thing you want to do is get out from underneath your blanket to stew over a…well…stew. Once you’ve sautéed the chicken, let the slow cooker do all the work, and you just do yourself a favor by getting underneath the warm blanket again.

Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is seasoned with sage, thyme, and bay leaves for a healthy comforting meal! | spiritedandthensome.com

We’re keeping this stew a paleo recipe by trading out potatoes for cauliflower florets. And we’re adding in onion wedges and fresh garlic for some serious flavor. The temps outside may be dropping but the comfort food game going on inside our kitchens is STRONG, friends. We can do this. We will have our comfort foods and eat them, too!

Grab your sauté pan and slow cooker, and let’s get stewing!

Mixed vegetables for Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew are easy to prepare. Throw them in the slow cooker for a delicious gluten-free dinner later! | spiritedandthensome.com

PALEO COUNTRY-STYLE CHICKEN STEW INGREDIENTS:

I use fresh garlic and dried herbs in this homemade stew. Adjust amounts as your palate desires!

  • Chicken. Cut into strips or cubes and sautéed.
  • Coconut oil. For sautéing the chicken. Olive oil will also work.
  • Chicken broth. I usually use about 3 cups broth. If I need more liquid, I’ll either add a little more broth, if I have it on hand, or I’ll use water.
  • White wine vinegar. Not much is needed to take the flavor up a notch!
  • Cauliflower, carrots, onion, and garlic. Chopped, sliced, wedged, and pressed.
  • Spices. Dried thyme, sage, parsley, basil, and white pepper.
  • Bay leaves. Throw them in early during the cooking process. Just don’t forget to take them out prior to serving!
  • Green onions. A handful for garnishing is all you need.
Sautéed chicken for Paleo Country-Style Chicken stew. | spiritedandthensome.com

HOW TO MAKE PALEO COUNTRY-STYLE CHICKEN STEW:

In this recipe, we sauté the chicken in a skillet first and then transfer it to a slow cooker. This deepens the flavor and reduces some of the film that can form on the top of the stew as it cooks. 

  1. In a sauté pan, melt the coconut oil and add the chicken. Sauté for about 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
  2. In a slow cooker, combine the chicken broth, white wine vinegar, carrots, onion, garlic, spices, and bay leaves. Cook on HIGH for about 4-5 hours or on LOW for about 8-10 hours.
  3. With two hours of cook time remaining, add in the cauliflower florets. Stir in the sliced green onions just prior to serving. Let sit for about 5 minutes before eating.
  4. Season with sea salt and coarse black pepper.
  5. Store leftovers in the refrigerator and consume within about 2 days.
Take your gluten-free dinner game up a notch with this Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew! It's seasoned with sage, thyme, and bay leaves for a healthy, comforting meal! | spiritedandthensome.com

BEST PRACTICES:

Below are a few tricks to get the best consistency and flavor!

  • Sauté the chicken in a skillet prior to putting it in the slow cooker. While you might still end up with a layer of film in your stew because of the chicken, it won’t be nearly as much. If a film does form, then give the stew a good stir prior to serving, and that will help blend the ingredients again.
  • Add the cauliflower with about two hours of cooking time remaining. Doing so keeps the cauliflower from turning mushy.
  • Add the green onions just prior to serving. Like the cauliflower, this will keep them from getting too soft. But the heat from the stew will neutralize the flavor enough to prevent it from being overpowering.
Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is perfect for leftovers and gluten-free lunch ideas! Refrigerate in a mason jar and eat it at work! | spiritedandthensome.com

And if warm, comforting slow cooker recipes are currently your jam, then check out these cozy dishes!

  • Paleo White Chicken Chili
  • Paleo Chicken Fajita Soup
  • Slow Cooker Paleo Beef Stew
  • Paleo Chicken and Cauliflower Rice Soup
  • Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Soup
  • Paleo Rustic Chicken Stew

Ooh, and if you’re in the mood to make your own broth (and save some moolah while you’re at it), then check out

  • Vegetable Broth
  • Bone Broth
  • Beef Broth

Today’s recipe was inspired by Carol Heding’s Country-Style Chicken Stew, published in her book, Complete Slow Cooker Cookbook. We adjusted several ingredients for dietary needs and made the stew paleo-friendly.

Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is an easy gluten-free slow cooker dinner recipe! Flavored with thyme, bay leaves, and sage, it's comfort in a cup! | spiritedandthensome.com
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Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew

Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is easy to make in a slow cooker. It's an easy gluten-free dinner recipe! | spiritedandthensome.com
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This Paleo Country-Style Chicken Stew is flavored with thyme, sage, bay leaves, and basil, to name a few ingredients! In place of potatoes, we’re using cauliflower! And who can forget the carrots, onion, and garlic? It’s the perfect gluten-free dinner recipe on chilly nights! {Paleo}

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 6 hours
  • Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Soups and Stews
  • Method: Slow Cooker

Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 pound chicken, cut into strips or cubes
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup carrots, chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1 onion, cut into wedges
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon sage
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 cups cauliflower florets
  • 1/4 cup green onion, sliced

Instructions

  1. In a sauté pan, melt the coconut oil and add the chicken.
  2. Sauté for about 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
  3. In a slow cooker, combine the chicken broth, white wine vinegar, carrots, onion, garlic, spices, and bay leaves. Cook on HIGH for about 4-5 hours or on LOW for about 8-10 hours.
  4. With two hours of cook time remaining, add in the cauliflower florets. Stir in the sliced green onions just prior to serving. Let sit for about 5 minutes before eating.
  5. Season with sea salt and coarse black pepper.
  6. Store leftovers in the refrigerator and consume within about 2 days.

Notes

  • Sauté the chicken in a sauté pan or skillet prior to putting it in the slow cooker. While you might still end up with a layer of film in your stew because of the chicken, it won’t be nearly as much. If a film does form, then give the stew a good stir prior to serving, and that will help blend the ingredients again.
  • Add the cauliflower with about two hours of cooking time remaining. Doing so keeps the cauliflower from turning mushy.
  • Add the green onions just prior to serving. Like the cauliflower, this will keep them from getting too soft. But the heat from the stew will neutralize the flavor enough to prevent it from being overpowering.

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