Chicken and Gravy Recipe
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This Chicken and Gravy Recipe is pure comfort food. Chicken and Gravy is surprisingly easy to make and uses ingredients you most likely already have in your pantry. Pour this chicken gravy over a big pile of warm mashed potatoes and you will be in heaven.
I like to make this meal for my husband because it is pure man food, meat and potatoes! The gravy made from chicken broth is so flavorful and loaded with tender bits of chicken.
This is one of those meals that after a hard day you feel like your belly is being wrapped in warm blanket. You will be so amazed at how quickly you can make this dinner and how much your family will love it!
This chicken gravy recipe is a great way to use up leftover turkey, chicken or even with a rotisserie chicken.
How to make Chicken Gravy with Chicken Broth
If you haven’t ever made homemade chicken gravy with chicken broth, don’t be intimidated, this recipe really couldn’t be any easier!
To make this recipe start with a big pan, this will make about 4 cups of gravy. I love cooking in my enameled cast iron pan because it distributes the heat so evenly.
Melt the butter in the pan and add in the sprigs of thyme. Just stir the thyme around in the melted butter and allow it took cook until it becomes fragrant.
This is just to infuse the butter with the flavor of the thyme. After a minute, remove the thyme sprigs from the butter and discard. It is okay if a few thyme leaves are left in the butter.
Stir the flour into the butter and stir until it is combined with the butter, it will be thick almost like dough.
Whisk in the chicken broth and stir until there are no more lumps and the gravy is smooth. Bring the gravy to a simmer and stir until the gravy thickens.
Season with the salt, pepper, garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce. Add in the shredded chicken and stir until it is heated through. Serve this deliciousness over warm mashed potatoes.
Chicken and Gravy Recipe
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Chicken and Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1-2 sprigs thyme
- 1/2 cup flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large 12 inch skillet over medium high heat melt the butter. Turn the heat down to medium and add in the thyme sprigs. Cook and stir for about 1 minute until fragrant. Remove the thyme sprigs and discard.
- Whisk in the flour and stir until it is all combined with the butter.
- Pour in the chicken broth and stir until the gravy is smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook and stir until the gravy is thickened.
- Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Worcestershire.
- Add in the shredded chicken and serve.
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Notes
- Serve over warm mashed potatoes, rice or even pasta.
- Store any leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
Nutrition
This Chicken and Gravy Recipe is pure comfort food. Chicken and Gravy is surprisingly easy to make and uses ingredients you most likely already have in your pantry. Pour this chicken gravy over a big pile of warm mashed potatoes and you will be in heaven.
Added some vegies and served over rice. Yum!
Thanks Jeri!!! So glad you liked it!
Added onion powder, parsley, garlic powder , and all your ingredients with veggies, and added it over rice 🙂
Sounds delicious! I love that you made it your own!!
This recipe was very good. I used roasted chicken breasts with the potatoes and gravy as a side for presentation bit we were all eating it together anyway. The trick with the thyme in the butter, then removing added flavor was great and I will be using it again in other recipes.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it!! Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and leave a comment and review, I really appreciate it!
Absolutely making again! So delicious!
Thank you so much!! I am so happy you liked it!!
This was delicious served over our homemade biscuits!
Can We put 1/2 to 1 tsp of dried thyme into the butter instead of the 1-2 sprigs it calls for? I know it says to remove the tyme sprigs and if I use the dried time I won’t be able to take it out of the mixture… Thanks for your time….
You can absolutely use dried thyme if that is what you have on hand.