Montel's Stewed Chicken

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• 5 lb. whole chicken
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 3 - 14 oz. cans chicken stock
• 1 large onion, peeled and
• coarsely chopped
• 4 large carrots, peeled & cut
• into 5 or 6 large pieces
• 1 1/2 lbs. small potatoes, quartered
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
• salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Season the chicken with salt and black pepper.

2. Place the oil in the inner pot and set the cooker to brown
mode. Place the chicken in the oil and cook until the
chicken is lightly browned on all sides. Remove the chicken and reserve.

3. Add remaining ingredients, carrots and potatoes last. Place the chicken back in the pot and place the lid on the cooker. Lock lid and close the rapid release button.

4. Press cancel button to turn off brown mode. Set the
machine to stew mode (default time 30 minutes and
default pressure 80).

5. After 30 minutes, the timer will reach 0 and the cooker will automatically switch to the warm mode. Place the pressure valve from closed position to rapid release. When the steam is completely released, remove the lid. Serve.