Mom'S Chicken Stew

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   Place cleaned chicken in a 6 quart soup pot and cover with water.

2. 2

   Bring chicken to a boil, reduce heat to medium and slow boil for 1 hour to cook the chicken and create a chicken broth.

3. 3

   Skim fat off the top and add more water if necessary to keep chicken covered.

4. 4

   Remove chicken to a bowl and set aside to cool.

5. 5

   Strain all of the fat out of the chicken broth.

6. 6

   Mix the chicken base and water into the broth.

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   Add onions, carrots, potatoes, pepper and parsley to the broth and bring it up to a slow boil for 30 minutes.

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   While the veggies cook remove all the meat from the chicken and add it to the pot.

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   Melt butter in the microwave for 40 seconds in a glass measuring cup.

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    Add the flour to the butter and stir until smooth and creamy.

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    Pour into the boiling soup and stir to mix.

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    Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes to thicken and then serve.

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    TinTN: You make a good point that sometimes it does not thicken, I think sometimes the potatoes have more starch than other times and that there may be more or less stock when you take out the chicken because I have that problem at times too. My solution -- I make another batch of the butter and flour and add some more until it thickens. Hope it helps!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.