Dinner for 4

Pressure Cooker Chicken Stew

Name: Pressure Cooker Chicken Stew
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 25 g butter; 6 skinless chicken thighs cut into large chunks; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 2 bay leaves; 2 carrots halved lengthways and cut into chunks; 1 large leek well washed and thickly sliced; 1 large potato chopped into bite-sized chunks; 2 tbsp plain flour; 100 ml white wine or cider (optional); 600 ml chicken stock; 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard; small handful of fresh soft herbs like parsley

Chicken, potatoes, carrots, and leeks cook under pressure in a savory broth for a tender one-pot stew.

Typical price

$12.22for 4 servings

$3.06 per serving$12.22 for 4

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

British and Irish Budget Family Dinners Instant Pot Cold-weather comfort Winter

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.35Typical price
Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical	1.9 lb	$4.29Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.68Typical price
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	0.55 lb	$0.54Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	21 oz	$1.47Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.22

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlourWine, beer and spiritsMustard, mayo, ketchup

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

25 g butter
6 skinless chicken thighs cut into large chunks
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 bay leaves
2 carrots halved lengthways and cut into chunks
1 large leek well washed and thickly sliced
1 large potato chopped into bite-sized chunks
2 tbsp plain flour
100 ml white wine or cider (optional)
600 ml chicken stock
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
small handful of fresh soft herbs like parsley

Steps

Set a pressure cooker to sauté, melt the butter, and brown the chicken for 5 minutes.
Add the onion, garlic, bay leaves, carrots, leek, and potato, and cook for 4 minutes.
Stir in the flour, then add the wine or cider, chicken stock, and mustard.
Seal the cooker and cook at high pressure for 8 minutes, then release the pressure naturally for 10 minutes.
Open the cooker when the pressure drops, check that the chicken reaches 165 F, and stir in the fresh herbs.

Swaps

Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

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