Herbed Chicken En Casserole Recipes

MARY BERRY'S RATHER SPECIAL CHICKEN AND HERB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/Gas 3. Place the bacon in a large non-stick ovenproof frying pan or flameproof casserole and fry over a medium heat for a few minutes to render out the fat. Add the onions and continue to fry until the bacon is brown at the edges. Transfer the bacon and onions to a plate using a slotted spoon and set aside. Lightly season the chicken. Place the oil in the unwashed dish, add the chicken and brown over a high heat, turning once. Transfer to the plate with the bacon and onions. Scatter the flour into the dish (adding a little more oil, if needed) and stir to combine. Gradually incorporate the hot stock, whisking, and allow to thicken. Pour in the wine and return the bacon, onions and chicken to the pan. Stir well, add the thyme sprigs, sage sprigs and bay leaves. The sauce will be quite thick at this stage. Bring to the boil, season well with salt and black pepper and cover. Transfer to the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and add the mushrooms and crème fraîche. Stir well and return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is tender. Meanwhile, heat the butter in a small pan over a medium heat. Add the whole sage leaves and fry until crisp. Remove the bay leaves, thyme and sage sprigs from the casserole and discard (some leaves will have fallen off to flavour the casserole). Stir in the parsley and serve with the crisp sage leaves on top. Mary's Tips: Can be made up to a day ahead. Add the crème fraîche and mushrooms when reheating. Freezes well.

HERBED CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare the rice according to package directions.
• Spoon the rice into a 2 quart baking dish.
• Arrange the chicken over the top of the rice.
• Put the sauterne (or other white wine) and the soup in a skillet and over medium heat, stir until blended.
• Add the butter, celery, mushrooms and pimiento.
• Cook until the butter is melted, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• Pour soup mixture over chicken.
• Bake, covered, at 350º for 25 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes longer or until heated through.

HERBED CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Brown chicken slowly in butter in a large skillet.
• Arrange browned chicken in a baking dish.
• To the drippings in the skillet, add the soup. Stir to blend.
• Slowly add the wine,stirring until smooth.
• Add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and cover the dish with foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and continue baking for 35 minutes or until tender.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the chicken pieces with the flour and some salt and pepper, to coat them - it's easy to do this in a plastic food bag.
• Heat the oil in a casserole with a lid. Brown the chicken pieces well on all sides - you'll need to do this in batches. Remove all the pieces to a plate, and tip the onions, carrot, lardons, bay and thyme into the pan. Cook gently for 10 mins until the onion is softened.
• Return the chicken pieces, with any juices that have collected on the plate. Then pour in the red wine, 250ml water and tomato paste and crumble in the stock cube. Add a splash more of water if you need, until the chicken is almost covered. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 20 mins. Remove the lid and bake for another 10 mins while you make the dumplings.
• Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it feels like fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the herbs with ½ tsp salt and some pepper. Drizzle over 150ml water, and stir in quickly with a cutlery knife to form a light dough. Use floured hands to shape into ping pong sized balls.
• Place the dumplings on top of the stew and bake for 20 mins more until the dumplings are cooked through.

HERBED CHICKEN EN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown slowly in butter in skillet Arrange browned chicken skin side up in baking dish. To dripping in skillet add mushroom soup and wine, stirring to combine. Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Heat to boiling. Pour sauce over chicken. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Uncover and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Serve with hot, fluffy rice.