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Chicken Stew Recipe in the Slow Cooker

This is a delicious chicken stew recipe made in the slow cooker with plenty of kick for a cold day!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, soup, stew, Weight Watchers
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 257 kcal
Author Jamie

Ingredients

  • 5 medium russet potatoes peeled and cut into small chunks
  • 2 cans Fiesta Corn do not drain
  • 1 can Rotel do not drain
  • 16 ounces baby carrots cut into smaller pieces
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts diced, cooked or raw
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder or 1 small onion, diced
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 3 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 46 ounces chicken broth 1-32 ounce container and 1-15 ounce can
  • diced jalapenos, if desired amount is up to you and how much kick you want
  • tortilla chips for dipping in stew if desired
  • shredded cheese to top if desired

Instructions

  1. Peel and dice the potatoes into small chunks. Cut the baby carrots into halves or thirds.

  2. Cut the chicken breasts into small chunks.

  3. Add the chicken chunks, cubed potatoes and diced carrots to the slow cooker.

  4. Add your fiesta corn and rotel plus the liquid from the cans to the slow cooker.

  5. Stir in your garlic, onion powder, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper.
  6. Add diced jalapenos now if desired.

  7. Pour chicken broth over ingredients and stir to combine.

  8. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
  9. Top with shredded cheese and serve with tortilla chips or crusty bread if desired!

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Recipe Notes

Tips: You can increase the kick by adding more jalapenos to this stew. If you like it really hot you can add cayenne pepper also! This makes a large pot of stew...great for parties or when you want some yummy leftovers.

Weight Watchers Points: divide stew into 8 equal servings. Blue plan is 3 points per serving, green plan is 7 points per serving and Purple plan is 0 points per serving.

On the current WeightWatchers Program (2023) it is 3 points per serving.

Nutrition Facts
Chicken Stew Recipe in the Slow Cooker
Amount Per Serving
Calories 257 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 36mg12%
Sodium 1702mg74%
Potassium 1238mg35%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 8154IU163%
Vitamin C 28mg34%
Calcium 80mg8%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. We are not nutritionist and this data was calculated via WP Recipe Maker to the best of our ability. Always check nutrition values yourself based on the ingredients you use.