Catch ’em & Cook ’em: Chicken Fricassee
Ingredients:
3 to 4 Lbs stewing chicken or fryer cut into serving pieces
2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
2 medium onions sliced
2 stalks celery sliced
2 carrots pared and sliced
1 Bay leaf
1 C chicken broth
1/2 C flour
1.2 C water
1 Pkg (10 oz) noodles cooked and drained
Garnish:
chopped Parsley
How to:
1. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper
2. Place sliced vegetables and bay leaf in crock pot.
3. Place chicken pieces on top of vegetables and pour chicken broth over all.
4. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 12 hours, or on high for 4 to 6 hours.
5. One hour before serving, turn to high, remove chicken pieces, bone and return to crock pot.
6. Make smooth paste of Flour and Water and stir into liquid in crock pot. Cover and cook until thickened.
7. Serve over hot noodles and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Serves 6 to 8
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