french stew

Learn how to make Instant Pot chicken fricassee, a classic French stew of browned chicken meat cooked in heavenly, creamy mushroom sauce. Enjoy the rustic comfort of this dish in half the time with the help of your pressure cooker!

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee Recipe

chicken thighs

salt

pepper

olive oil

butter

onion,

garlic cloves, finely chopped

white wine (chardonnay would be great here)

/ 220 g mushrooms, sliced

thyme

bay leaves

Dijon mustard

chicken stock

flour

thickened/heavy cream

parsley

Pat dry the chicken thighs with a paper towel to absorb any excess moisture. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper and set aside.

Set up the Instant Pot and press the Saute button multiple times until it shows More mode (hotter setting). Add olive oil and butter and heat up.

Once hot, add 2-3 chicken thighs at a time, skin side down first and cook for 4 minutes. Turn over and cook for 1 minute on the meat side. Do the second batch and once the butter starts to get quite a golden brown color, you can press the Saute button again to switch to Normal mode as the pot will be quite hot by this stage. Cook the second batch for 3 minutes on the skin side and 1 minute on the meat side. 

Remove the chicken pieces to a plate. Keep the Instant Pot on Saute on Normal mode. 

Add the onions and stir for 30 seconds. Add the garlic and stir briefly. Now pour in the white wine to deglaze the pot. All those delicious, browned chicken pieces, juices and butter will incorporate into the wine. Use a spatula to scrape the bottom of the pot, make sure to remove anything that looks stuck to prevent the BURN error.

Add mushrooms, dried thyme, bay leaves, and mustard and pour in the chicken stock. Stir through. Press Cancel to stop the Saute.

Nestle the chicken pieces (skin side up) in the mushroom onion broth. Move the mushrooms around and on top so you can fit the chicken as deep as possible. It doesn&#8217;t have to be submerged.

Secure the lid on top. Set to Pressure Cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. The Instant Pot will take about 5 minutes to come to pressure and the timer will begin. 

Once done, leave the pot undisturbed for 5 minutes and then manually quick release the pressure. 

Remove the chicken pieces to a plate. Scoop out about 1/2 cup of the broth and discard. Press the Saute button and press it again to cycle through modes until you get to More (hot setting). Allow the remaining mushroom broth to come to boiling and let it bubble away for 10 minutes, stirring a few times. This will evaporate some of the liquid and thicken the broth, saturating the flavor. 

Optional: Heat up a frying pan with a little oil and pan-fry the cooked chicken thighs skin side down for 2 minutes to brown the top. Set aside.

In the meantime, mix 2 tablespoons of flour with 4-5 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth, slurry-like texture. Stir this mixture into the chicken sauce after it&#8217;s been simmering away and reduced slightly. The sauce should thicken further. Press Cancel to stop the Saute. 

Finally, stir in the cream. Return chicken pieces to the sauce and top with parsley. Serve right away! 

Truly amazing in taste and flavors in this recipe. Will definitely make again, very good recipe!

Looked good I had to try it used chicken breasts and it was a big hit!

Wow, this was absolutely delicious! Made it last night and couldn't stop eating it! Such lovely crispy skin and very flavoursome sauce (loved a hint of Dijon in it!)!

Oh yum! You had me at creamy, velvety white mushroom sauce. I love how easily this meal comes together in the instant pot.

So creamy and savory and best of all easy in the instant pot!

Slow Cooker Cassoulet is a rich and hearty pork stew made with white beans, vegetables, cubed pork, cubed smoked sausage, bacon and fresh thyme, rosemary and dried bay leaf.  Cassoulet is a meat and bean French stew recipe traditionally made is a cassole.  A slow cooker, pressure cooker or a Dutch oven can be used to cook this rich and savory stew recipe.

Slow Cooker Cassoulet Recipe

bacon

onions

garlic (minced

carrots

thyme thyme

rosemary rosemary

black pepper

pork

sausage

beef broth

cornstarch

Parmesan cheese (optional)

Crusty Pheasant bread (optional)

Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from the pan, leaving the drippings. Drain the bacon on a paper towel.

 Add the onion, diced carrot, minced garlic, salt and pepper to the pan.

Season

 If using dried thyme and rosemary add it to the pan and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes.

Transfer

 Place the sauteed vegetable mixture into a 6 or 8-quart crock pot.

Add the smoked sausage to the hot pan and lightly brown. Remove to the crock pot.

Sauté

 Add the cubed pork to the hot saute pan and saute until lightly browned. Add the browned pork to the crock pot.

 Add the undrained diced tomatoes to the crock pot.

Pour

Add the chunky mashed beans to the slow cooker. Open the other can of beans, drain and rinse well. Add the second can of drained beans to the slow cooker.

Seasoning

If using fresh thyme and rosemary add it to the crock pot with the dried bay leaf.

 Pour the beef broth in and stir with a wooden spoon.

Slow cook

Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours or until the cubed pork is cooked through the center.

Serve

Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve. Serve with crusty bread.

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Slow Cooker Cassoulet recipe is a slow cooked French stew made with meats, white beans, vegetables and herbs. The meat is tender from the long cooking time and the broth is rich and full of flavor.

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