Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Stew with Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Stew with Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Ready in 65 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 800 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-3 cm cubes
• 1 onion, halved
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g olive oil
• 500 g chicken breast, diced into 2-3 cm pieces
• 250 g mushrooms, sliced
• 20 g plain flour
• 400 g chicken stock
• 1 tsp salt (divided)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (divided)
• 100 g cooking cream
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 100 g milk
• 30 g butter

Instructions

1. Place 800 g peeled and diced potatoes into the Varoma dish. Set aside.
2. Add 1 halved onion and 2 cloves garlic to the mixing bowl. Chop 3 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula.
3. Add 20 g olive oil to the mixing bowl. Sauté 3 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
4. Add 500 g diced chicken breast to the bowl. Sauté 5 min / 120°C / Speed 1 (Reverse).
5. Add 250 g sliced mushrooms to the bowl. Sauté 5 min / 120°C / Speed 1 (Reverse).
6. Add 20 g plain flour to the bowl. Cook 1 min / 100°C / Speed 1 (Reverse).
7. Add 400 g chicken stock, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper to the bowl. Place the Varoma dish with the potatoes on top of the mixing bowl. Cook 20 min / Varoma / Speed 1 (Reverse).
8. Pause the Thermomix. Carefully remove the Varoma. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl with the spatula. Check the consistency of the stew and the tenderness of the potatoes. Replace the Varoma and continue cooking if needed, or proceed to the next step.
9. Remove the Varoma. Add 100 g cooking cream and 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley to the mixing bowl. Cook 2 min / 90°C / Speed 1 (Reverse).
10. Empty the creamy chicken and mushroom stew into a serving dish and set aside. Quickly rinse the mixing bowl.
11. Add the cooked potatoes from the Varoma, 100 g milk, 30 g butter, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper to the clean mixing bowl. Insert the butterfly whisk.
12. Mash 30 sec / Speed 3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mash for another 10-20 sec / Speed 3 if a smoother consistency is desired.
13. Serve the creamy chicken and mushroom stew immediately with the garlic mashed potatoes.

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