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Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee. One of my favourite French comfort foods slow cooked chicken fricassee is easy to make in the slow cooker and full of French flavour.
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Slow CookerChicken Fricassee
Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee is an update of my slow cooked one pot chicken fricassee recipe that Ioriginally published in 2016. As we cook our slow cooked chicken fricassee themost in the slow cooker, we decided to convert it for our slow cooker fans.
My version of the traditionalchicken fricassee in the slow cooker is inspired by a favourite restaurant herein Portugal.
It goes by the name of the Plazza Caffe and is based in a town just 10 minutes drive away. They have a meal of the day deal where you get bread/olives, a main meal, dessert and a drink.
It costs just 7€/$8 each and we are always left feeling really full and wondering when we are going to get the rest of the bill!
On this occasion, which was theback end of 2015 they had chicken fricassee as the meal of the day. Served withfries, rice and salad it was a big portion and we were all in food heaven.
Though, the first thing I said to Dominic (well when the silence had ended because we were too busy enjoying the chicken fricassee) was I can’t wait to make this at home in the slow cooker.
Well the months passed by and here we are finally typing up our slow cooker chicken fricassee recipe after cooking it for years in either our slow cooker or our Instant Pot.
ChickenFricassee In The Slow Cooker
Chicken Fricassee in the slow cooker starts withgetting the chicken cut the right way. You see when you buy chicken fricasseemeat its all about each piece of chicken being bone in chicken.
The best thing is to buy it with the chicken fricassee meat already chopped for you, like the picture above, or getting the butcher to chop it for you. Or you can follow Dominic’s guide on how to chop up a chicken.
But to fricassee a chicken you:
- Chop it straight down the middle so that you have 2 halves
- Chop the breasts in half
- Chop the leg into thigh and drumstick
- You then have 8 chicken pieces
In European countries like Spain, France and Portugal it isnormal for chicken to be served like this. We like chicken fricassee cutsbecause you get a lot more flavour on the chicken.
The chicken we are using I bought at a favourite supermarketof mine in Spain and the way back into Portugal. Sadly, they only had one packof chicken fricassee left!
Cooking Chicken Fricassee In The Slow Cooker
The art of cooking chicken fricassee in the slow cooker isto get all the prep done first, then it is a quick and easy slow cooker dinner.
I start off by prepping the fresh vegetables:
- Peeling and dicing the carrots
- Peeling and dicing the sweet potato
- Peeling the garlic cloves
- Peeling and dicing the onion
- Thinly slicing and cleaning the celery
Once you have this done and you have loaded these vegetablesinto the slow cooker, the hard work for your slow cooker chicken fricassee isover and done with.
Your next job is to add in your favourite French flavourings,dump your chicken fricassee pieces on top and you’re DONE.
My favourite French flavourings include more garlic, thyme, bouquet garni, white wine and cream.
Isn’t it amazing how delicious French food tastes justbecause of some garlic, wine and cream?
One the slow cooker has finished cooking your slow cookerchicken fricassee you just need to thicken your sauce.
My favourite way of doing this, is to use your hand blender,blend a little bit of the stew and then it will create a creamy stock. Of course,you can also add extra cream!
If you break down the steps it is rather easy. I like tothink of making slow cooker chicken fricassee as:
- Prepping vegetables
- Adding French flavours (garlic/wine and cream anyone?)
- Dumping chicken on top
How Long Does ItTake To Cook Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee?
Most traditional slow cooker casseroles and stews take 4hours on high or 7 hours on low. Because you don’t want the chicken to fall offthe bone and to not get dry, I recommend reducing it slightly.
A good recommendation for slow cooker chicken fricassee would be 3.5 hours on high or 6 hours on low.
MORE Slow CookerStews & Casseroles
I am a slow cooker stews and casseroles junkie. Any season Iam there loading up my slow cooker with my favourite stews and casseroles.
Here are a few more slow cooker comfort meals to add toyour to do collection:
- Slow Cooker Hunters Chicken Stew
- Slow Cooker Brazilian Chicken Casserole
- Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole
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Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee
Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee. One of my favourite French comfort foods slow cooked chicken fricassee is easy to make in the slow cooker and full of French flavour.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time3 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Slow Cooker
Servings: 4
Calories: 588kcal
Author: RecipeThis.com
Ingredients
Kitchen Gadgets:
Main Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 Kilo Chicken Fricassee Meat
- 1 Medium Onion
- 1 Large Sweet Potato
- 4 Large Carrots
- 2 Celery Sticks
- 200 ml White Wine
- 100 ml Cream
- 10 Large Garlic Cloves
- 1 Tbsp Bouquet Garni
- 1 Tsp Thyme
- Salt & Pepper
After Cooking:
- 3 Tbsp Cream
- 1 Tbsp Bouquet Garni
Metric – Imperial
Instructions
Clean the celery.
Peel and dice the onion, sweet potato and carrots. Dice the celery. Peel the garlic cloves.
Dump the garlic, celery, onion and carrots into the slow cooker.
Pour in the white wine, cream and seasonings.
Season the chicken fricassee with salt and pepper and place it on top.
Place the lid on your slow cooker, cook on high for 3.5 hours.
When it is cooked remove the chicken and put to one side.
Using a blender, blend about 20% of the slow cooker contents and mix well and add in the rest of the after cooking ingredients. Stir well.
Serve with the chicken over the sauce with warm crusty bread.
Notes
You can chop up a chicken or buy pre-chopped chicken fricassee. Weights will vary depending on the size of your chicken. To follow my recipe the timings would work for a 750g to 2 kilo chicken.
You can use any type of cream. I like single cream or coconut cream the most when I am cooking. You could also use yoghurt too such as the French favourite Fromage Frais.
Even though the garlic cloves are whole, its not strong once the garlic is cooked.
We used one large sweet potato. You could swap this for parsnips, butternut squash, white potatoes etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 935mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 15919IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 9mg
Nutrition InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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