Fresh vegetable and chicken stew

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1(4-5 pound) chicken (up to)
3tablespoonsShortening
2cupsHot water
1tablespoonSalt
¾teaspoonBlack pepper
12smallsWhite onions
1cupSliced carrots
1cupFresh peas; lima beans, or snapbeans
1cupDiced potatoes
cupAll-purpose flour
½cupWater

Directions

Cut chicken into serving-size pieces and brown on all sides in hot shortening. Place in Dutch oven or saucepan with water, salt, and pepper.

Cover and cook for 1 hour, or until chicken is tender. Add vegetables about 30 minutes before cooking time is up. Combine flour with the ½ cup water and stir into stew. Cook until medium thickness. Yield: 6 servings.

From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern Country Cookbook>, by the editors of the 'Progressive Farmer Magazine'. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .