This Amish one-pot chicken stew is one of these hearty recipes sent to me from an Amish cook named Edna Miller in Kentucky. Perfect to simmer on the stove on a crisp autumn day like today! Edna writes:
"I like to leave this simmering on the stove-top for a good hour or so, makes the house smell delicious! We use our own broth leftover from butchering day!"
One-pot meals like this are so popular among the Amish because during a busy day you can just sort of dump all in the ingredients into a big kettle, cover, and let simmer. The Amish were doing slow-cooker meals long before there were slow cookers. You can do this one-pot meal in 20 - 25 minutes of cooking but, you can also put your heat on low and let the meal simmer for a long. Personally, I like it best like that. Gives a chance for the flavors to really meld and combine. There's also a LOT of versatility with this recipe. For instance, in hindsight, I'd probably add corn to this. Possibly even some tomatoes and just let it simmer. There's just a lot you can do with a recipe like this.
These are all going to be fresh or home-canned ingredients for most Amish cooks, along with homemade chicken stock, but you can use whatever is available.
Below is a pencil drawing of a typical Amish kerosene stove drawn by an Amish artist sometime in the early 90s. I treasure these drawings. That is the type of stove that many Old Order Amish would use to cook this Amish one-pot chicken stew.
Now, let's check out the recipe!
🍗One-Pot Chicken Stew Ingredients
- 10 cups chicken broth
- 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
- 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 celery stalks, cut into ½-inch chunks
- 1 carrot, peeled and sliced thin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 12 ounces bowtie pasta
- 1 rotisserie chicken, skinned, boned, and shredded (about 3 cups)
📋One-Pot Stew Instructions
- In a soup pot over medium-high heat, combine broth, potatoes, onion, celery, carrot, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.
- Stir in pasta and cook 8 minutes.
- Add chicken and cook until chicken is heated through.
- Spoon into bowls and serve immediately.
🥣More Winter Soups and Stews
Amish kitchens are fragrant with the smell of thick stews and chowders this time of year, here are a few of our favorites!
Okay, the above isn't really an Amish recipe, but we still love it!
Classic Broccoli-Cauliflower Soup
Love this blend of veggies!
Delicious!
As the name implies, perfect for winter!
🖨️Printer-Friendly One-Pot Stew
Old-Fashioned Amish One-Pot Chicken Stew
Ingredients
- 10 cups · chicken broth
- 4 potatoes peeledand cut into quarters
- 1 small onion cutinto 1-inch chunks
- 2 celery stalks celery stalks
- 1 carrot peeledand sliced thin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon · black pepper
- 12 ounces bowtiepasta
- 1 rotisseriechicken skinned,boned, and shredded (about 3 cups)
Instructions
- In a soup pot over medium-high heat, combine broth,potatoes, onion, celery, carrot, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil and cook 10minutes.
- Stir in pasta and cook 8 minutes.
- Add chicken and cook until chicken is heated through.
- Spooninto bowls and serve immediately
This seems like a good chicken soup. When I make stew it is thickened. Since it is hot here in the 80s and 90s I’m not looking to make a hot soup. Love your recipes.