chicken dijon in a one pot meal

thank you goes to my mother in law Frances ....

You will need:
one large soup pot with a lid; a good size serving spoon

Ingredients:
*first a note on Garlic in this recipe: I use 1 Tablespoon fresh minced garlic in this when I add the other spices...however...Garlic is a known allergen so be careful and do not add if you have a garlic allergy
1 large yellow onion cubed in 1/4 inch cubes
1 carrot sliced in quarters and diced
3-4 large chicken breasts, no skin, cubed into 2 inch pieces
8-10 red potatoes; Yukon gold potatoes...peeled and cubed into quarter pieces
1 box msg/corn syrup free...free range chicken stock = to 4 cups + just enough water to cover all ingredients in the pot "just cover..not even more than an inch"
2 Teaspoons sea salt ' or more after finished cooking...to taste'
4 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 Tablespoons dried thyme
1/2 Cup white wine 'optional' or 1/8 Cup rice vinegar
Enough olive oil to finely coat the bottom of your soup pot..measurement not given because your soup pot may be different than mine

Prepare all ingredients by peeling and cubing so they are ready to go into the pot:

Heat olive oil until you can see it slightly moving..not burning! add chicken breast to cover entire bottom of the soup pot, trying to not layer the pieces; turn after one side is browned...
add onions and carrots after second side of chicken is browned; stirring until onions are slightly cooked, they will continue cooking throughout cooking process.
keeping heat up in your pot add the potatoes, chicken broth,sea salt, mustard, thyme and white wine or vinegar..in that order;
Cover with lid and bring to a boil; then turn heat down and let simmer for one hour or until your potatoes are thoroughly cooked through but not mushy...stir throughout the cooking process as this will thicken the stew


taste...add more spices to your own families taste; sprinkle each bowl with finely chopped parsley after filling the bowls with your one pot chicken Dijon stew. Serve with a salad and enjoy on a blustery evening when winter is turning into spring!!!