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Steaming chicken between layers of cabbage with onions, garlic, tomatoes and bacon makes this chicken stew easy and delicious!
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Easy Cabbage & Chicken Stew

With big juicy chunks of chicken and melt-in-your-mouth sweet cabbage in a garlicky bacon-enriched white wine broth, this soul-warming Cabbage and Chicken Stew is the perfect one-pot meal for a wintry weeknight meal.
Course Entree, Soups & Stews
Cuisine American
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Poultry
Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low Sugar, Low-Carb
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 466kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 490 grams boneless skin-on chicken thighs
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 100 grams bacon (chopped)
  • 16 grams garlic (4 large cloves, chopped)
  • 170 grams onion (1 small onion, sliced)
  • 360 grams tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 10 juniper berries (optional)
  • 450 grams cabbage (~½ head)
  • ½ cup dry white wine
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Cut the 490 grams boneless skin-on chicken thighs into bite-size pieces and sprinkle evenly with the ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper. Set aside while you prepare the other ingredients.
    490 grams boneless skin-on chicken thighs, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    Chicken thighs cut into pieces and sprinkled with salt and pepper for chicken stew.
  • Put the 100 grams bacon in a dutch oven over medium heat and fry until some fat begins to render out (you do not need to crisp the bacon).
    100 grams bacon
  • Add the 16 grams garlic and 170 grams onion and sauté until the onions are soft and the garlic starts to brown.
    16 grams garlic, 170 grams onion
    Onions, bacon and garlic, caramelized in a green dutch oven for making chicken stew.
  • Add the 360 grams tomatoes, 2 bay leaves, and 10 juniper berries and stir to distribute evenly.
    360 grams tomatoes, 2 bay leaves, 10 juniper berries
  • Add half the 450 grams cabbage in a flat layer.
    450 grams cabbage
    Pieces of cabbage in a green dutch oven.
  • Add the chicken in a single layer.
    Salt and pepper seasoned chicken thighs on a bed of cabbage in a green dutch oven for making chicken stew.
  • Top with the remaining cabbage and drizzle the ½ cup dry white wine over the cabbage.
    ½ cup dry white wine
    White wine being added to a green dutch oven full of cabbage for making chicken stew.
  • Cover securely with a lid and bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low. Gently simmer until the chicken is tender (about 20 minutes).
    Green dutch oven covered with a lid on a a grey stove.
  • Remove the lid and stir to evenly distribute all the components, taste it and add salt and pepper as needed. Serve the chicken stew with crusty bread, or a batch of Nokedli.
    Cabbage and chicken stew in a green dutch oven on a grey stove.

Nutrition

Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 579mg | Potassium: 807mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 970IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg