Chicken casserole with roast garlic mash recipe
A classic chicken casserole recipe is a favourite in many British households, made with shallots, mushrooms, wine and herbs this simple recipe is best served with a heap of creamy mash and optional steamed veg on the side.
See method- Serves 4
- 20 mins to prepare and 1 hour 45 mins to cook
- 385 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 1 bulb of garlic
- olive oil
- 8 shallots, peeled and sliced
- 120g button mushrooms, halved
- 8 skinless chicken thighs and drumsticks
- ⅓ bottle red wine
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 1 chicken stock cube, made up to 400ml
- dash of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 400g potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 50ml semi-skimmed milk
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- Energy
- 1620kJ 385.0kcal
- Fat
- 2g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 1.3g
- Sugars
- 3g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 24.8gProtein 36.2gFibre 3.8g
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- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/ Gas 6. Slice the top off the garlic bulb, place onto a baking tray and drizzle with oil, then roast for 20 minutes.
- Heat a splash of oil in a large saucepan and fry theshallots. After 5 minutes, add the mushrooms and cook for another 3-5 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan. Season the chicken and brown on all sides. Add the chicken to the saucepan with the shallots andmushrooms. Pour in the wine and cook for 5 minutes, before adding the thyme and stock. Bring to the boil then simmer for 45 minutes to an hour until the chicken is cooked through with no pink showing.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce and then mix the cornflour with a little water and whisk into the casserole and cook for another 5 minutes.
- To make the mash, boil the potatoes for 20 minutes then drain. Take the garlic and squeeze the cooked insides into the potatoes then mash with a glug of olive oil and the milk. Season to taste. Serve with the casserole.
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