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Chicken stew: 3 creator recipes compared

Most use chicken stock, thyme and tomatoes. Some add prosciutto or lime.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 1 November 2026.

Chicken Dumpling Stew by Donal Skehan, a frame from the YouTube video

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We put the most-saved version first: Donal Skehan’s. A hearty winter stew with browned chicken, buttery vegetables, and cheesy herb dumplings that puff up beautifully in a rich, thyme‑infused broth. Perfect comfort food for cold evenings.

Chicken Dumpling Stew from Donal Skehan’s YouTube video

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Chicken Dumpling Stew

Recipe from Donal Skehan, from their YouTube videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 1 hr 5 min
  • Serves 6
  • 17 ingredients
  • Pan-fried

The only one of the 3 with butter, onion, carrot and celery stalks.

Ingredients

  • 1 kgchicken thighs
  • 1onion
  • 2carrot
  • 2celery stalks
  • 4 cupschicken broth
  • 2 tspfresh thyme
  • to tastesea salt
  • to tasteblack pepper
  • 100 gflour (for dumplings)
  • 2 tbspbutter (for dumplings)
  • 1 tbspparsley
  • a pinchblack pepper (for garnish)

Cheddar Herb Dumplings

  • 200 gcheddar cheese
  • 100 gflour
  • 2 tbspbutter
  • 120 mlbuttermilk
  • 2 tbspchives

How it goes

  1. Heat a large pot over medium‑high heat and melt 2 tbsp butter.

  2. Season the chicken thigh pieces with sea salt and black pepper, then brown them in batches until golden; set aside.

  3. Add the diced onion, carrot, and celery to the pot and sweat in the remaining butter until softened, about 3–4 minutes.

  4. Stir in 2 tbsp flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly to form a roux.

  5. Gradually whisk in 4 cups chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.

  6. Return the browned chicken to the pot, add the thyme leaves, and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed.

Then 4 more steps in the full recipe.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 chicken stew recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Donal Skehan’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Chicken Dumpling StewDonal Skehan · make this one first1 hr 5 min617Pan-fried, Simmeredbutter, onion, carrot and celery stalks
Roman-Style Chicken (Pollo alla Romana)bestbitesforever1 hr 5 min413Pan-fried, Simmeredprosciutto, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper and red bell pepper
Dominican-Style Stewed Chicken_cookingwitd1 hr 5 min424Pan-fried, Simmeredlime, vinegar, luisazofrito and sazon

What they share.

  • All 3use chicken.
  • 2 of 3use chicken stock. _cookingwitd’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use thyme. _cookingwitd’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use tomatoes. Donal Skehan’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use garlic. Donal Skehan’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use oregano. Donal Skehan’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Donal Skehan is the only one to use butter, onion, carrot and celery stalks. bestbitesforever is the only one to use prosciutto, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper and red bell pepper. _cookingwitd is the only one to use lime, vinegar, luisazofrito and sazon.

  • What they serve it with

    Donal Skehan serves it with cheddar herb dumplings.

  • Time and list length

    bestbitesforever uses the shortest ingredient list (13); _cookingwitd the longest (24).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 1 November 2026.

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