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 ~

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All the best Jan

36 comments:

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

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

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  3. Will definitely try this dish.
    Thanks Jan.

    Tina

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  4. 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

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

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

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  7. Chicken is always a favourite over here.
    God bless.

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

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

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  10. One pot meals are such a good idea!

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

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

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  13. 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

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

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

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  16. I do like a good veggie casserole :-D

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  17. The baked salmon looks like it would be tasty.

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

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  19. 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.

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

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  21. 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!

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  22. Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

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    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

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

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  24. 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.

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  25. Seguro que está delicioso, me ha encantado. Besos.

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

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