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Chicken casserole

Makes two casseroles, each serving four; one for now and one to freeze.

Makes two casseroles, each serving four; one for now and one to freeze.

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(53 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 2 Hours

Cooking Time

Serves: 8

Cooking Time

Price: £1.80 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 380g serving contains

Energy
2147kj
513kcal
26%
Fat
26g
High
37%
Saturates
7.2g
Med
36%
Sugars
6.9g
Med
8%
Salt
1.8g
High
30%
2
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
565kj/135kcal

Ingredients

3 tbsp sunflower oil

3 leeks, trimmed and finely sliced

1 onion, chopped

3 x 515g packs Asda Chicken Thigh Fillets (skinless)

2 chicken stock cubes

2 level tbsp Dijon mustard

500g pack Asda Chantenay Carrots, halved if large

250g chestnut mushrooms, sliced

25g pack Asda Fresh Tarragon

2 level tbsp cornflour

1⁄2 300ml pot reduced fat crème fraîche

Method

1
Pre-heat the oven to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 4. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the leeks and onion until soft. Transfer to a large casserole and add the chicken.
2
Dissolve the stock cubes in 700ml boiling water and pour over. Cover and cook for 1 hour 15 minutes.
3
Stir in the mustard, then add the carrots, mushrooms and tarragon. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
4
Mix the cornflour with a little cold water and stir into the casserole with the crème fraîche. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
5
Put half the casserole in a container and cool before freezing.