Serves 4

You will need at least a 6-quart Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid for this recipe. If you choose not to serve the skin with the chicken, simply remove it before carving. The amount of jus will vary depending on the size of the chicken; season it with about 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon juice for every 1⁄4 cup.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS: The basic method for poulet en cocotte, or French chicken in a pot, is simple: place a seasoned chicken in a pot, scatter in some vegetables, cover, and bake. When done right, this dish forgoes crisp skin for unbelievably tender, succulent meat and rich, concentrated flavor. The key is a dry cooking environment; unlike braising, little to no liquid is added. Our main challenge was to prevent the humidity in the pot from diluting the flavor of the meat as it cooked. By removing the chunks of vegetables we had been adding—the liquid they released made the pot too steamy—and cooking the chicken by itself in a tightly sealed pot, we got the rich, concentrated flavor we sought. Cooking the bird at a low 250 degrees ensured the breast meat didn’t dry out. Finally, we found that we could add a small amount of potently flavored aromatics if they were lightly browned with the chicken to remove most of their moisture.

You can debone the chicken prior to “creaming”, cut up and add back to broth.
I do this…but I will also add a cup or two of frozen mixed vegetables during the last part of stewing the chicken.
I also make my chicken and dumplins like this…easy dumplins…purchase the really cheap small canned biscuits, cut each up into quarters with scissors and drop into creamed chicken…simmer very, very slowly for 10 minutes more to cook the dumplins being careful not to burn your creamed chicken on the bottom.

REALLY GOOD

use just bone-in chicken breasts for a smaller amount

Wow! This was great!! Took two recipes, combined, using what I liked of each and came up with this.
This makes about 3 servings, one man size and two lady size.

Goes with cucumber-pineapple salsa