🌾 Chuckwagon January 4 Recipe🍗 Slow-Cooked Chicken, Gravy & Biscuit Camp Stew

🌾 Chuckwagon January 4 Recipe

🍗 Slow-Cooked Chicken, Gravy & Biscuit Camp Stew

A humble, comforting winter meal—rich gravy, tender chicken, and soft biscuit pieces simmered together.

Serves: 6–8Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes

This is the kind of meal chuckwagon cooks made when folks needed something filling, gentle, and satisfying after days of cold weather.

🐔 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter or bacon grease

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 3 tbsp flour

• 4 cups chicken broth

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken

• 1 tsp poultry seasoning or thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp salt (to taste)

• 1 cup milk or half-and-half

For the Biscuits

• 2 cups biscuit dough, cut into small pieces(store-bought or homemade)

🍳 Instructions

1. Build the Gravy BaseIn a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until soft. Sprinkle in flour and stir constantly for 1 minute.

2. Add Broth SlowlyGradually whisk in chicken broth, stirring until smooth and thickened.

3. Add Chicken & SeasoningStir in shredded chicken, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer.

4. Add Biscuit PiecesGently drop biscuit pieces into the stew. Do not stir too much—just nudge them down into the gravy.

5. Cover & SimmerCover and simmer 12–15 minutes, until biscuits are fluffy and cooked through.

6. Finish CreamyStir in milk or half-and-half. Warm through gently and serve hot.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Biscuit dumplings were a trail cook’s best friend—cheap, filling, and perfect for stretching a pot to feed everyone.