Winter Chicken Stew

Ingredients

½ tbsp sunflower oil

½ onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, sliced

700ml chicken stock

½ large potato, finely grated

½ tbsp fresh thyme leaves

1 tsp fresh rosemary leaves

8 skinless chicken thighs

3 carrots, halved lengthways and cut in to chunks

1 parsnip, halved lengthways and cut into chunks

2 small leeks, well washed and thickly sliced

Mashed potato to serve (optional)

Instructions

1.Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the onion and garlic for a few mins until soft, then pour in the stock and stir in the potato and herbs.

2. Add the chicken and bring to the boil. Stir in the carrots, parsnips and leeks, then cover the pan and leave to simmer on a low heat for 40-45 mins, stirring every now and then, until the chicken is tender.
3.Serve with mash and veg, if you like

Taken from BBC Good Food February 2013