Hearty Pasture-Raised Chicken Stew Recipe for Flavorful Comfort

Lightly creamy and deeply satisfying, this chicken stew is rich in nutrients from bone broth, hearty vegetables, and smooth squash puree.

In my Slavic household growing up, spreading liver pâté on sour rye and storing jars of sauerkraut in the cellar were everyday things. Bone broth and soups were regarded as healing, everyday staples — nourishing, economical, and comforting.

After moving to the United States, many traditional practices shifted as we adapted to a new life. My mother embraced convenience where she could: microwaving meals, using Bisquick for pancakes, and substituting bouillon cubes for broth. She was raising three small children, learning a new language, and requalifying her engineering degree—so practical choices were often simply about survival.

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Those years of transition are behind us now, and it’s never too late to reintroduce traditional, nourishing foods into your family’s meals. I recently reviewed Nourished Beginnings Baby Food by Renee Kohley, founder of Raising Generation Nourished, and found it to be both a practical cookbook and a helpful resource for parents who want to prepare nutrient-dense, whole-food meals for babies, toddlers, and the whole family.

The book emphasizes traditional, healing foods such as fermented vegetables, mineral-rich bone broth, and healthy fats. Although the title mentions baby food, the recipes are intended for the entire family. My teenage sons loved this chicken stew, and I look forward to trying other recipes from the book.

Renee writes in a warm and practical tone, offering tips to make nutrient-dense cooking faster, simpler, and more economical. Her goal is to help families prepare whole-food first foods from scratch so children grow accustomed to real flavors and nourishing meals.

A Note from Renee

“I want to bring this to your home. You will create broad taste palates in your little ones so they don’t bat an eye at being served a plate of meat and vegetables, and light up at their favorite meal. You can make meal time a delight instead of a chore. And most importantly, you will be nourishing your family. We have a generation of children who have full plates but their bodies are literally starving for nutrients of real food that will make their bodies function right. You can raise a different generation, one that knows where its food comes from, and how it affects the body, one that has healed guts, functioning minds and solid health.”

Book Overview

Nourished Beginnings Baby Food is organized into four parts:

Part 1: Simple starts for baby — vegetable, meat, fish, and fruit purees, drinks, and simple soups suitable for babies and the family.

Part 2: Nourishing meal ideas for the whole family and babies over 6–9 months — breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and mineral-rich sides.

Part 3: Transitioning into toddlerhood — family breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and occasional treats.

Part 4: Traditional staples — how to make slow-cooked bone broth, coconut butter, a guide to healthy fats, and other practical resources.

Some Favorites from the Book

Cauliflower with Butter & Sea Salt; Soft-Boiled Pastured Egg Yolk with Grated Liver & Sea Salt; Buttered Bone Broth; Squash Medley Soup; Chicken “Zoodle” Soup; Pan-Seared Salmon with Homemade Tartar Sauce; Garlic Buttered “Zoodles”; Nutrient-Dense Soaked Oatmeal with Fruit; Asian Stir-Fry with Rice; Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Berry Sauce.

No matter where you are on your food journey—whether you grew up on traditional meals, drifted toward convenience foods, or always relied on boxed or canned broths—small changes can improve your family’s health. Start by adding real broths, fermented foods, and healthy fats back into your menu.

To give you a taste of what the book offers, Renee kindly allowed this nourishing chicken stew recipe to be shared below. I hope it nourishes your family as it did ours.

Nourishing Pastured Chicken Stew

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