Nigerian Chicken Stew – The Best!

 The Nigerian Chicken stew is a thick, hearty stew made with bell pepper, tomatoes onions, aromatics, and seasonings.

Nigerian Chicken Stew – A Tweak to my mom’s recipe

We all have memories of our mothers cooking and the dishes she made for us as kids. A couple of these dishes stay with us from childhood to adulthood. One such dish is this simple, yet delicious Chicken stew. It is a hearty home-style stew recipe. It’s Deep, rich, and flavorful.

I believe my mom makes the most delicious Chicken stew. Growing up, every Sunday after church we would always go to the market to get fresh chickens and my mom will make this amazing Chicken stew. We always ate this with pounded yam and sometimes rice.

Different families have slight variations to this recipe, but here’s my version passed down to me by my mom. I actually took my moms’ recipe as my base recipe and tweaked it by grilling my peppers, tomatoes, and onions and adding a bit of paprika. The end result is always a winner!  

This chicken stew recipe is quite simple, but the balance of flavors is truly incredible.

 I wasn’t just bragging when I call this the best Nigerian chicken stew because roasted peppers bring out a deep flavor in your food. I have a jollof rice recipe where I used grilled peppers, and people love it’s getting so much attention. Honestly, I think the attention is well-deserved.

Watch How It’s made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeD8JzlNzSk

 Each time I’m asked the question – what is always in my fridge, I don’t think twice before I tell them STEW.

 I always have stew in their different forms-fish stew, chicken stew, oxtail stew, beef stew, and all types of stew in my fridge. This is what we pair with rice, pasta, couscous, and many more meals.

The African Chicken Stew is one of the easiest dishes to make from scratch and is great for any time. I have used the chicken drumsticks in this recipe, however, any part of the chicken will also work for this. I also use a whole chicken cut into parts and the chicken thighs depending on what I have at hand.

What is Nigerian stew?

Nigerian stew is a thick, hearty and delicious stew made with Fresh Tomatoes, Tomato paste, Red bell peppers, Onions, and Garlic. It’s spiced and seasoned with Ginger, Curry powder, thyme, Smoked Paprika, Salt, and Pepper. 

How I make my Chicken stew:

In this recipe, I did something a little different from the traditional. I roasted the peppers in the oven, and this single action brings out more flavor in the stew and also intensifies its appealing bright red color. 

I also seasoned and browned the Chicken pieces before cooking it in the stew. 

Some like it spicy!

You can make the stew spicier by using more hot pepper and make it less spicy by reducing the hot pepper. 

Apart from habanero or scotch bonnet, you can also use Red Chilli pepper, jalapeno pepper, or any other hot chili of your choice.

What to serve with Chicken Stew

I love serving this soup with white rice, couscous, pasta. You can use this no-knead sandwich bread for mopping up that last bit of stew in your bowl!

Storing and freezing Chicken Stew

I always like making a big batch of this stew, and it keeps well in the fridge for up to a whole week and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

When you are ready to use it, you can microwave or leave it to thaw and warm on the stovetop.

MORE OF OUR FAVORITE STEWS AND SAUCES!

• Turkey stew
• Salmon stew
• Catfish stew
• Stewed beef and Potatoes
• West African Pepper Sauce
• Fish Taco Sauce – Fresh And Delicious!
• Creamy Chicken Coconut Sauce

If you make this Nigerian chicken Stew Recipe, I’d love to see pictures of your creations on Instagram or Facebook. #cheflolaskitchen

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