Simple chicken stew

Over the years I have made several versions of this and many have been much more complicated including frying regular chicken parts with bones and all and fresh vegetables and serving over rice. This is a much simplified version that only takes about an hour or so of cooking time and utilizes readily available stuff from the market that was not available a few decades ago.

The list of ingredients I used this time are:

1 package (5) boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 quart chicken or poultry stock
2 onions, diced
1 package frozen mixed vegetables
1 can diced tomatoes
1 package Fideo pasta (optional)
salt
pepper
ground garlic



Here is the chicken coated with salt, pepper and garlic.



Here are the two onions coarse diced



I cook the chicken on high for 10 minutes in the microwave.



This is the cooked chicken.



While the chicken is cooking I put the rest of the ingredients except the pasta in a pot with more salt, pepper and ground garlic to taste. At this point if you are going to add pasta and still want it fairly liquidy you might want to add a cup of water. Most times I choose not to but I have done it both ways.



After the chicken has cooled enough to handle dice it up and add it to the pot. Allow to simmer for at least a half hour for the flavors to blend.




Add the pasta if you choose and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes.



This is the bowl I had that night along with a sandwich. You can also serve it with cheese toast or corn bread.



And here is the 5 lunches left over.