Poule au pot (French one pot chicken)
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Poule au pot

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The French classic “Poule au pot” is a slow-cooked, one-pot dish of chicken and vegetables in a tasty broth, highly recommended!

2 hours 10 minutes
4 persons
Main course
Soup

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced
5.5/10
Glycemic Index
Glycemic Load
34.55 (Low)
11.25 (Medium)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal
871.65 kcal
Carbohydrates
Of which sugars
32.55 g
13.87 g
Total fat
Of which saturated fats
47.77 g
13.89 g
Proteins
76.98 g
Fiber
10.38 g
Sodium
2351.92 mg
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Recipe poule au pot

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Celery
Véronique Pouw

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-10-15, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 2 hours 10 minutes.

Updated at: 2025-10-04

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Preparation time
30 minutes
Time cooking
1 hours 40 minutes
Total time
2 hours 10 minutes

In a classic french poule au pot there is stuffing inside the chicken, but you can omit this for a simpler version.

Preparation – 15 minutes

Remove the chicken from the refrigerator in advance. Peel the carrots, remove the ends and leave them whole. Peel the turnips and cut them into quarters. Wash the celery stalks and cut them in half. Wash the leek well and cut it in half as well.

Peel the onion and stud it with the cloves, this helps you easily retrieve the cloves from the stock.

Onion with cloves stuck on it
Onion with cloves stuck on it

Making the filling – 15 minutes

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic cloves. Finely chop the parsley and the ham. Mix the sausage meat with the raw ham, onion, garlic, parsley, an egg and a handful of breadcrumbs.

Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix well and stuff the chicken with the mixture, you can now close the chicken by tying the legs together with string.

Poule au pot
Poule au pot

Finishing the poule au pot – 1 hour + 40 minutes

Place the chicken in a large, deep pan and fill it with cold water. Add the leek, carrot, turnips and celery. Add the onion with the cloves, pepper, salt and fresh herbs (bouquet garni) to the stock.

Place the pan (without lid!) over high heat and bring to a boil. Once it boils, reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 1. 5 hours. Check if the chicken is fully cooked, if it is ready the meat will fall off the bone. Enjoy your dinner!

Tips!

Can I use other types of vegetables?

Traditionally, leek, carrot, celery and turnip are used for a poule au pot, but you can also add parsnip or fennel. Use vegetables that remain firm, vegetables that are soft will turn into a stew when cooked for 1.5 hours.

How do you serve a poule au pot?

The whole chicken is classically served on a large platter with the vegetables, a sauce gribiche and boiled potatoes. You can use the stock as a soup or make a risotto.

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Nutritional values

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Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.
General
Kcal
871.65 kcal
Carbohydrates
Of which sugars
32.55 g
13.87 g
Total fat
Of which saturated fats
47.77 g
13.89 g
Proteins
76.98 g
Fiber
10.38 g
Sodium
2351.92 mg
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Amount Ingredient Allergens Kcal Carbs Carbs of which sugars Fat Fat of which saturated Protein Fibers Sodium Iron Calcium Magnesium Potassium Phosphorus Copper Zinc Iodine Selenium Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin A Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin B11 Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin K1
0.25 whole chicken 495.00 - - 29.70 g 7.50 g 57.90 g - 210.00 mg 2.10 mg 30.00 mg 60.00 mg 750.00 mg 480.00 mg 0.45 mg 4.20 mg - 39.00 µg - 4.20 mg 0.15 mg 0.09 mg 0.15 mg 1.20 mg 0.60 µg 30.00 µg 0.90 mg 4.50 µg -
2 carrots 21.60 3.76 g 3.52 g - - 0.64 g 2.32 g 24.00 mg 0.24 mg 24.00 mg 4.80 mg 144.00 mg 32.00 mg - 0.08 mg - - 1.60 mg - 0.88 mg 0.02 mg 0.02 mg 0.04 mg - 12.00 µg - - -
0.75 stalk celery celery 8.93 1.84 g - 0.05 g - 0.37 g 0.84 g 73.50 mg 0.21 mg 42.00 mg 5.25 mg 210.00 mg 21.00 mg 0.01 mg 0.05 mg - - 15.75 mg - 0.26 mg 0.04 mg 0.05 mg 0.04 mg - 6.30 µg - - -
0.5 leeks 13.50 1.90 g 0.10 g - - 0.75 g 1.70 g 5.00 mg 0.25 mg 30.00 mg 7.50 mg 200.00 mg 15.00 mg 0.05 mg 0.15 mg - - 5.00 mg - 0.02 mg 0.05 mg 0.03 mg 0.06 mg - 30.00 µg - - -
0.25 sprig of bouquet garni 0.63 0.12 g 0.01 g 0.01 g - 0.04 g 0.09 g 1.00 mg 0.29 mg 6.25 mg 1.13 mg 15.38 mg 1.25 mg 0.01 mg 0.02 mg - 0.07 µg 0.54 mg - 17.75 mg - - - - 1.69 µg 0.03 mg 21.44 µg -
125 gram of turnips 35.00 8.00 g 5.50 g 0.13 g - 1.13 g 2.50 g 86.25 mg 0.50 mg 37.50 mg 11.25 mg 238.75 mg 33.75 mg 0.04 mg 0.25 mg - 0.88 µg 26.25 mg - - 0.05 mg 0.05 mg 0.10 mg - 18.75 µg 0.25 mg 0.13 µg -
0.25 large onion 16.20 2.75 g 2.75 g 0.09 g 0.05 g 0.54 g 1.13 g 4.05 mg 0.23 mg 13.50 mg 4.50 mg 78.75 mg 18.90 mg 0.04 mg 0.36 mg - - 2.93 mg - - 0.01 mg 0.01 mg 0.06 mg - 4.50 µg - - -
3 cloves 12.81 1.53 g - 0.60 g 0.06 g 0.19 g 0.29 g 7.50 mg 0.26 mg 19.50 mg - 33.00 mg 6.00 mg - - - - 2.40 mg - - - 0.01 mg - - - - - -
3.75 peppercorns 1.16 0.19 g - 0.01 g - 0.04 g 0.07 g 0.15 mg 0.11 mg 1.50 mg - 4.88 mg 0.67 mg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
salt - - - - - - - 600.00 mg - 0.15 mg 4.35 mg 0.08 mg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50 gram of sausage meat or minced meat 134.00 0.50 g - 12.00 g 4.50 g 6.00 g - 425.00 mg 0.75 mg 10.00 mg 10.00 mg 90.00 mg 75.00 mg 0.05 mg 1.00 mg - 5.00 µg - - 12.50 mg 0.05 mg 0.15 mg 0.10 mg 0.75 µg 5.00 µg 0.40 mg - -
25 gram of raw ham 50.25 0.25 g 0.25 g 3.13 g 1.10 g 5.38 g - 450.00 mg 0.58 mg 3.75 mg 7.50 mg 67.50 mg 45.00 mg 0.03 mg 0.55 mg - - - 0.05 mg - 0.15 mg 0.05 mg 0.09 mg 0.13 µg 0.50 µg - - -
0.13 onion 5.63 0.95 g 0.95 g 0.03 g 0.02 g 0.19 g 0.39 g 1.41 mg 0.08 mg 4.69 mg 1.56 mg 27.34 mg 6.56 mg 0.01 mg 0.13 mg - - 1.02 mg - - - - 0.02 mg - 1.56 µg - - -
0.25 egg egg 21.60 0.17 g 0.03 g 1.50 g 0.38 g 1.88 g - 18.00 mg 0.27 mg 7.50 mg 1.50 mg 19.50 mg 27.00 mg 0.01 mg 0.20 mg 5.25 µg 4.60 µg - 0.27 mg 0.03 mg 0.02 mg 0.05 mg 0.02 mg 0.35 µg 9.00 µg 0.17 mg 0.04 µg -
0.25 clove garlic 1.05 0.21 g 0.01 g - - 0.05 g 0.01 g 0.03 mg 0.01 mg 1.28 mg 0.15 mg 4.50 mg 0.98 mg - 0.01 mg 0.01 µg - 0.11 mg - - - - - - 0.03 µg - - -
0.25 small handful of breadcrumbs egg, gluten, soy 47.88 9.13 g 0.75 g 0.38 g 0.19 g 1.63 g 0.50 g 106.25 mg 0.15 mg 2.50 mg 1.25 mg 37.50 mg 12.50 mg 0.04 mg 0.11 mg - - 0.75 mg - - 0.06 mg 0.03 mg 0.01 mg - - - - -
fresh parsley 0.68 0.03 g - - - 0.09 g 0.09 g 0.60 mg 0.15 mg 0.80 mg 1.00 mg 17.00 mg 2.60 mg - 0.02 mg - - 3.20 mg - 0.02 mg - 0.01 mg - - 2.40 µg - - -
0.13 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1.36 0.11 g - 0.10 g 0.08 g 0.01 g 0.01 g 0.05 mg 0.01 mg 0.43 mg - 0.88 mg 0.53 mg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
salt and pepper 4.39 1.13 g 0.01 g 0.06 g 0.02 g 0.18 g 0.44 g 339.13 mg 0.09 mg 4.00 mg 1.33 mg 11.09 mg 1.51 mg 0.01 mg 0.01 mg 0.52 µg 0.02 µg 1.34 mg - - - - 0.01 mg - 0.18 µg 0.08 mg 2.86 µg -
    871.65 32.55 g 13.87 g 47.77 g 13.89 g 76.98 g 10.38 g 2351.92 mg 6.26 mg 239.34 mg 123.07 mg 1950.13 mg 780.25 mg 0.73 mg 7.14 mg 5.78 µg 49.57 µg 60.87 mg 4.52 mg 31.61 mg 0.55 mg 0.61 mg 1.75 mg 1.82 µg 121.91 µg 1.82 mg 28.96 µg -
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