Chicken With Cream Sauce 1
Ingredients
1 large chicken
1 celery stalk with leaves halved
1 small onion halved
4 sprigs parsley
2 whole cloves
1 carrot peeled and halved
1 tsp. salt
1 small bay leaf
1/2 tsp. thyme
Water as needed
Sauce:
4 Tbsp. butter
1 C. chicken stock
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2 C. cream
1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 C. chopped fresh parsley
Cooking Instructions
Put the chicken in the crock pot and cover with water. Add celery, carrot, onion and salt. Tie parsley, bay leaf, cloves and thyme in a small square of cheesecloth and add to the pot. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours. Melt 4 Tbls. butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in flour and cook over low heat for several minutes. Gradually stir in stock. Simmer until smooth. Add salt, pepper, parsley and cream. Remove chicken from pot, slice and serve with the creamy sauce.
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