Chicken, Leek and Cheddar Cheese Bake
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Yes, sharing a tasty chicken recipe! You really can't have too many can you!? For me chicken has so many plus points. Its versatility, as well as the ease and speed with which it can be cooked, make it one of the most popular meats around. It's certainly popular in our house! Plus of course it has a high level of good quality protein, as well as B vitamins, iron, copper and selenium... and it's usually reasonably priced too!
Easy to make and ready in half an hour, this chicken, leek and Cheddar Cheese bake recipe is the perfect midweek or any day bake. This delicious recipe serves 4 people (amend as necessary to suit you) and will take about 35 mins to rustle up. Packed with plenty of flavour, thanks to the buttery Cheddar cheese sauce and tangy leeks. This recipe uses chicken breasts but you could use other cuts of chicken too including thigh or wings to cut the cost down.
1tbsp oil
4 chicken breasts, diced
2 leeks, washed and sliced
25g butter
150ml double (heavy) cream
150ml full fat milk
125g Cheddar cheese, grated
Method
1. Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan and fry the chicken for 5 mins. Add the leeks and fry for 10 mins, covered.
2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan (low heat) and stir in the cream. Cook for about 1 min. Off the heat, gradually whisk in the milk then bring to the boil, keep stirring. Season and add half the cheese and stir until melted.
3. Place the chicken in a heatproof serving dish and pour over the cheese sauce.
4. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and place under a preheated grill for 2-3 mins until golden and bubbling. Serve with a green salad.
Recipe adapted from original idea here
Such an easy bake recipe, hope you enjoy it !
For our vegetarian and vegan readers, why not have a look at these recipe suggestions;
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All the best Jan
...chicken is a winner for me.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds heavenly!
ReplyDeleteSounds very good. We eat a lot of chicken!!
ReplyDeleteLooks good. I'm printing it out for the future.
ReplyDeleteJan you have made a cheese sauce without flour, great!
ReplyDeleteThis dish looks amazing and easy. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes. Happy Week to you. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteThank you - and thanks for the vegetarian and vegan selections as well.
ReplyDeleteGenial foto. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteI like the vegetarian alternatives, but I won't be heating my kitchen up for a few weeks. It's far too hot to think about hot food until this heat wave breaks in my world.
ReplyDeleteLooks good Jan.
ReplyDeleteChicken is a great favourite and that recipe looks easy to put together. Winner indeed.
ReplyDeletechicken is very good, that recept is cool!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a good day, Elke
It is looking gorgeous. I need to lose my kilos
ReplyDeleteThis looks really tasty. Thanx Jan.
ReplyDeleteGod bless always.
I like chicken :D
ReplyDeleteWe eat a lot of chicken too, new recipes are always welcome.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Take care, have a wonderful week!
It looks good. I never have cream, though. I'd have to buy it special, and I hardly ever do that. This week, though, I may make an exception :)
ReplyDeleteYummy
ReplyDeleteChicken is good for me.
ReplyDeleteoooooh this is my kind of dinner, chicken and cheese!! the flowers are so pretty too!!!
ReplyDeleteChicken is always a winner with me! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteYUM!!! I am pinning!
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sound delicious! And that's such a great phase, Winner, winner chicken dinner. You should look up the history of that quote and do a post about that.
ReplyDeleteOh that does sound very good :)
ReplyDeleteBuena receta. Besos.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Erika. said...
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sound delicious! And that's such a great phase, Winner, winner chicken dinner. You should look up the history of that quote and do a post about that.
Hello Erika, many thanks for your comment and idea about a post :)
I've just posted 'More About Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner'
Read it here:-
https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/2023/08/more-about-winner-winner-chicken-dinner.html
Thanks again for a great idea.
All the best Jan
Yes, I think we will try this one. Well done Michael Winner!
ReplyDeleteI've never had leek. But this sounds good.
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