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Chicken Casserole

Chicken Casserole

This classic Chicken Casserole is packed with flavour, easy for a midweek dinner and delicious enough to impress!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Family Food
Servings 4 servings
Calories 893 kcal

Equipment

  • casserole dish

Ingredients
  

Meat and Poultry

  • 1 kg Chicken thighs Boneless, skinless and cut into large chunks
  • 200 g Smoked bacon lardons

Vegetables

  • 2 Onions Diced
  • 3 Celery sticks Sliced
  • 500 g Carrots Peeled and cut into chunks

Others

  • 1 tablespoon Dried thyme
  • 50 g Plain flour
  • 750 ml Hot chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoon Wholegrain mustard
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Season to taste
  • 4 tablespoon Crème fraiche To serve
  • 1 small bunch Parsley Chopped to serve

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Heat a large casserole dish over a medium heat and fry the bacon lardons for 5 - 10 minutes until they are starting to crisp up and have released some fat into the pan.
  • Add the onions, celery, carrots and thyme and cook for 5 minutes, stirring every so often.
  • Add the chicken thigh chunks and cook for 5 more minutes until they're browned.
  • Stir in the plain flour to make sure everything is coated, then pour in the chicken stock and mustard. Give everything a good stir, then bring to a boil before putting the lid on and turning it down to a simmer for 45 minutes-1 hour.
  • When the veg is just tender and the sauce lovely and thick, turn the heat off then stir through the crème fraiche and season with salt and pepper.
  • Scatter over the parsley and serve.

Notes

As well as carrots, you can add other suitable vegetables of your choice, but be careful not to overcook anything that’s not a root veg. You can make this a gluten free Chicken Casserole by using gluten free plain flour instead and making sure your stock is suitable too. This dish can be kept covered in the fridge for 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 893kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 49gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 247mgSodium: 956mgPotassium: 1255mgFiber: 6gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 21130IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 4mg
Keyword casserole recipe, Chicken Casserole, Comfort Food, Easy Dinner, family meal
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