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Thursday, 6 November 2025

Chicken Casserole : a comforting one-pot dish : The Mary Berry Way


This Mary Berry Chicken Casserole is a comforting one-pot dish that combines tender chicken pieces with vegetables, herbs, and a rich, savoury sauce.

Ingredients
Serves Six
8 chicken thighs (skin-on, bone-in for extra flavour)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 carrots, sliced
2 celery sticks, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp plain flour
250ml white wine (optional)
500ml chicken stock
2 bay leaves
1 tsp dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
150ml double (heavy) cream or crème fraîche (optional, for richness)
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

Method
1: Brown the chicken
Heat oil in a large casserole dish. Add chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
2: Cook vegetables
In the same dish, sauté onions, carrots, celery, and garlic until softened.
3: Thicken the base
Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute, then gradually add white wine (if using) and chicken stock. Stir until smooth.
4: Add flavourings
Add bay leaves, thyme, and season well with salt and pepper. Return chicken to the dish.
5: Simmer gently
Cover with a lid and cook over low heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until chicken is tender and cooked through.
6: Enrich the sauce (optional)
Stir in cream or crème fraîche at the end for a rich, velvety sauce.
7: Garnish and serve
Scatter with parsley and serve hot with mashed potatoes, rice, or crusty bread.
For a lower carb choice mashed swede/rutabaga, cauliflower rice, low carb bread

Nutrition Per Serving
Protein: 35g  Carbohydrates: 18g  Fat: 25g
Above and more can be seen here

Alternative Mary Berry Recipe Choices
Paneer and Roasted Vegetable Curry - see it here
Baked Salmon with Parmesan and Parsley Crust - see it here


~ enjoy your November days ~

You will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e., use your meter. If you have any concerns about your health, it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care team.

All the best Jan

36 comments:

Mari said...

This looks like another good one. And I really like Mary Berry!

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear Jan, I love ❤️ casserole and one pot meals. Thank you for sharing this recipe. 🙏

Anonymous said...

Will definitely try this dish.
Thanks Jan.

Tina

peppylady (Dora) said...

Look taste.

Elkes Lebensglück said...

I happened to buy some chicken thighs and vegetables, so I'm going to cook this right away.
Thank you for this wonderful recipe!
Have a lovely November day, hugs, Elke

Jules said...

Delicious! I've got this recipe saved for dinner, next week. X

Fun60 said...

One pots are ideal now we are getting closer to winter.

Margaret D said...

That sounds really nice, Jan.

Victor S E Moubarak said...

Chicken is always a favourite over here.
God bless.

chica said...

Ótimo prato, resultado e melhor ainda, suja apenas uma panela,rs. beijos, chica

eileeninmd said...

Hello Jan,
Looks like a yummy chicken recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Take care, have a great day!

Tom said...

...one pot is good!

jabblog said...

One pot meals are such a good idea!

Angie's Recipes said...

skin-on, bone-in thighs are the best!

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

Looks really good Jan and one pot meals are the best!!

Joyful in His Presence said...

Oh my goodness! This looks and sounds so comforting and guess what meat I thawed for our dinner tonight...yes! Skin on and Bone in chicken thighs! Thanks so much, Jan. xx

Maria Rodrigues said...

Hi Jan,
What a delicious look.
Thank you for the recipe.
Happy November!
Hugs and all the best,
Maria

CJ Kennedy said...

Yum!

Jeanie said...

I'm saving this one. It looks delicious and a wonderful, easy fall/winter meal.

Ananka said...

I do like a good veggie casserole :-D

Chatty Crone said...

I love one pot meals.

Granny Marigold said...

The baked salmon looks like it would be tasty.

Mary Kirkland said...

Looks easy and tasty.

Luiz Gomes said...

Olá. Parece muito delicioso 😋 😋 😋. Parabéns pela postagem.

Lowcarb team member said...

GOOGLE TRANSLATE

chica
Ótimo prato, resultado e melhor ainda, suja apenas uma panela,rs. beijos, chica

Great dish, great result, and even better, it only dirties one pan, haha. Kisses, Chica

Luiz Gomes
Olá. Parece muito delicioso 😋 😋 😋. Parabéns pela postagem.

Hello. It looks very delicious 😋 😋 😋. Congratulations on the post.

roentare said...

Rich, flavourful, and ideal for sharing with family or friends.

HappyK said...

Sounds good to me.

Joyful in His Presence said...

Jan, we just finished dinner, and I had to come to tell you how very much we enjoyed this recipe! I love that it's basically a one pot meal (I prepared mine in my Dutch oven) but even more than that we both enjoyed the comforting richness of the entire meal...the sauce is as amazing as the chicken! And it was fall off the bone tender! Thanks again for sharing!

J.P. Alexander said...

Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

Lowcarb team member said...

REPLY TO

Joyful in His Presence who said ...
Jan, we just finished dinner, and I had to come to tell you how very much we enjoyed this recipe! I love that it's basically a one pot meal (I prepared mine in my Dutch oven) but even more than that we both enjoyed the comforting richness of the entire meal...the sauce is as amazing as the chicken! And it was fall off the bone tender! Thanks again for sharing!

Thank you so much for coming back to this post ...
I am so pleased you enjoyed this recipe, isn't it lovely when meat falls of the bone and is so tender ... such a comforting meal too.
I do hope other readers may also try this delicious recipe.
Enjoy the rest of your Thursday and thanks again.

All the best Jan

Joyful in His Presence said...

Now I am looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow. 😋😋

Conniecrafter said...

Oh my that sounds so good :)

Martha said...

Another good one - yum!

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

I shall have to save this one. I have visitors coming to stay soon and was wondering what to make. Of course I might already have this one in my Mary Berry cookbook.

Teresa said...

Seguro que está delicioso, me ha encantado. Besos.

Back2OurSmallCorner said...

Now that the weather is starting to turn, this look a delicious meal to enjoy with the family. Thank you, Jan.