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

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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