Chicken and potato casserole

 

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There is nothing quite like a casserole for these cold winter nights,

Quick run down


Preparation time: 25min Cook: 45min     tasty Chicken and potato casserole recipe
Serves: 6
Cost: per serve: $3.99

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons light olive oil
  • 12 French shallots, peeled
  • 750g small potatoes, halved (such as chat potatoes)
  • 2 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 6 x 130g (about 800g total) chicken breast fillets
  • 3 teaspoons dried oregano
  • ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1½ cups frozen peas, thawed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 clove garlic, finely sliced
  • 3 cups steamed green beans, to serve

Putting it together

Step 1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over high heat and fry shallots and potatoes for
5 minutes, until browned. Transfer to a large roasting tin and pour over stock and lemon juice. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Step 2 Meanwhile, score chicken with a sharp knife and rub with oregano and pepper. Add remaining oil to frying pan
and fry chicken in 2 batches  for 2–3 minutes per side, until  evenly browned.

Step 3 Remove roasting tin from oven and nestle chicken in amongst potatoes (so they are sitting in the sauce). Return tin  to oven and cook for a further  15 minutes until almost cooked. Stir peas into mixture and cook for a final 5 minutes.

Step 4 In a small bowl, combine parsley, garlic and lemon zest. And scatter over stew

Serving

Serve with steamed green beans.

Nutritional Info (approximate per serve)


Chicken and potato  Nutritional Panel

 

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