Recipes · Canadian · Stews

Fricot

One serving has 370 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (73%), selenium (69%), niacin (68%), phosphorus (64%), riboflavin (39%) and cobalamin (37%). Ready in 55 minutes.

Fricot
Photo: Thomas Ash, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 40 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (558 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: High protein
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, poultry

Ingredients

  • 130 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 100 g Potatoes, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 0.5 g Savory, dried
  • 250 g Water
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 20 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 1 g Baking powder
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted

Method

  1. Put the chicken, potato, onion, savory, water, salt, and pepper in a pot; bring to a boil, then simmer for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through (at least 74 °C/165 °F) and the potato is tender.
  2. Mix the flour, baking powder, milk, and butter into a soft dumpling dough.
  3. Drop small spoonfuls of the dough into the simmering stew.
  4. Cover and simmer a further 12-15 minutes without lifting the lid, until the dumplings are puffed and cooked through.
  5. Ladle into bowls, making sure each has some chicken, potato, and dumplings.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy370 kcal17%
Carbohydrates37.2 g
Water476 mL
Fiber3.4 g12%
Protein30.7 g64%
Tryptophan0.35 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.6 g
Methionine0.82 g
Cystine0.37 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.87 g
Fat10.4 g
Monounsaturated3.3 g
Polyunsaturated1.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated4.4 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol135 mg
Calcium148 mg15%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron3.2 mg18%
Magnesium67.5 mg22%
Manganese0.4 mg22%
Phosphorus446 mg64%
Potassium840 mg18%
Selenium37.9 µg69%
Sodium539 mg
Zinc2.7 mg33%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.38 mg35%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.43 mg39%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.5 mg68%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.5 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.95 mg73%
Folate (vitamin B9)63.7 µg16%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.89 µg37%
Choline87.4 mg21%
Vitamin A53.8 µg8%
Vitamin C22.2 mg30%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)11.5 IU2%
Vitamin E0.43 mg3%
Vitamin K6.7 µg7%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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