Adventures in Cooking :: Chicken in a Skillet

I love one dish meals.  However, as our family grows (I mean ages, we don't plan for it to grow anymore), the dishes just have to keep getting bigger and bigger and we're on the edge of 'one dish' not feeding us anymore.  But we're  not there yet, so...this is one of my favorite one dish chicken meals.

Chicken in a Skillet

Here are the ingredients...

You start with chicken. (did I hear someone say, "duh?").  No?  That was me talking to myself...sorry!  I used chicken legs because that's what I hand on hand, but any chicken will do! You'll also need potatoes (I'm using baby yellow potatoes), carrots, onion, 2 chicken bouillon cubes (or I'm using 2 tsp. of Better than Bouillon), 2 cups of water and half a stick of butter...oh, and a cute kid (loving the camera today, unlike this picture)...

You'll want to put it in a  huge, deep skillet.  I use my red 12" KitchenAid non-stick.  It's about 3 inches deep and perfect for this dish.  Then I dissolve the Better than Bouillon (or bouillon cubes) in the 2 cups of water and pour over the chicken...

 

Top that with sliced onion and sliced butter.

Put a tight lid on that pan and allow it to simmer for about 30 minutes.  When you open it up, it's gonna look like this...

Now, just dump the potatoes and carrots on top and toss them together.

Allow it to simmer for 30 minutes with the lid on, and it's done!  I'd show you a picture, but I was in the middle of making fondant when hubby got home and the family started eating...  I just totally flaked and missed the last, most important picture....or will this one work?

Maybe it'll at least convince you that it was good... because it was almost all gone (I didn't even get a bite!).  Anyway, this is a simple, frugal meal that really hits the spot!  It's filling and yummy - and you should try it soon.