This creamy hen casserole is an actual crowd pleaser. I make it as an enormous batch then freeze half for a fast dinner one other evening.
You may cook dinner it on the hob (stovetop) or within the oven. It reheats superbly, and there is loads of sauce to soak into your mashed potato and veggies!
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I do not find out about you, however I desperately crave creamy sauces and mashed potato every time the climate is even marginally chilly.
That is one in all my favorite huge batch meals to make as a result of:
- It is nice for feeding a crowd (straightforward to make for 10+ individuals)
- You may make it forward
- It is appropriate for freezing….
- …..which additionally means you possibly can eat some for dinner and freeze some for a brilliant fast dinner subsequent time
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Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this submit.
👩🍳PRO TIP Ensure you’ve obtained a really giant frying pan or casserole pan as this recipe is fairly huge!
If your loved ones are something like mine in the case of consolation meals like this, it is best to hear a lot of ‘Mmmms’ and chomping noises for the primary 5 minutes, earlier than the chatting resumes. At all times the signal of meal!
🍽️ What to serve it with
I really like that there is loads of sauce with this dish, so you’ve got obtained sufficient to drizzle over your hen, potatoes and greens ❤️
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Creamy Rooster and Mushroom One Pan Casserole
My huge batch creamy hen and mushroom one pan casserole! Prepare dinner this dish on the hob or within the oven. Make forward and serve later!
INSTRUCTIONS
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Place the hen in a bowl with the flour, salt and pepper. Toss to cowl the hen within the flour and seasoning.
5 hen breasts, 45 g (6 tbsp) plain (all function) flour, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper
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Warmth the oil over a excessive warmth in a big frying pan (skillet) and dealing in 2 batches, add the hen. Brown throughout (it would not have to be cooked by at this level). Take away from the pan with a slotted spoon and put to 1 facet.
2 tbsp oil
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Place the butter in the identical frying pan and soften over a low-medium warmth. Add the onions, garlic, thyme and celery salt and cook dinner for five minutes till the onion softens. Sprinkle on the flour and stir for a minute (it will likely be lumpy).
2 tbsp unsalted butter, 3 small-to-medium onions, 5 cloves garlic, 1 tsp dried thyme, ½ tsp celery salt, 25 g (3 tbsp) plain (all function) flour
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Pour in a splash of the inventory and stir, utilizing a whisk till mixed. Proceed so as to add in inventory, a little bit at a time, while stirring, till all of the inventory is added and you’ve got a clean sauce with no lumps (the onions will nonetheless be in there although – so it should look a little bit lumpy due to that).
1 litre (4.25 cups) hen inventory
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Add the milk and proceed to stir over the warmth till the sauce thickens, then add within the lemon juice.
300 ml (1.25 cups) milk, 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
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Add the mushrooms, the cooked hen and the salt and pepper. Place a lid on the pan and simmer gently on the hob for 20 minutes.
20 chestnut mushrooms, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper
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**Alternatively you possibly can switch to a casserole dish at this level. Cowl with foil and place within the oven at 175C/350F for half-hour**
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Take away the lid and stir within the cream, then warmth by for an additional 5 minutes (place again within the oven if oven cooking).
240 ml (1 cup) double (heavy) cream
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If you would like the sauce to be any thicker, then at this level you possibly can stir within the cornflour slurry. Add a little bit splash at a time, while stirring, till you get the thickness you need.
**Optionally available** 2tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
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Serve the casserole with greens (I wish to serve mine with sprouts, peas and sweetcorn) and a sprinkling of parsley.
Small bunch parsley
✎ Notes
You may make this dish forward, then cool, cowl and refrigerate for a day.
Warmth by totally within the oven (coated) at 175C/350F for approx 20-25 minutes. Or warmth by on the hob for 10-Quarter-hour on a medium warmth till the hen is sizzling throughout.
Add a splash of cream or milk if wanted to loosen it up.
Freezing:
Make the casserole, then cool, cowl and freeze. Defrost totally within the fridge and warmth by totally within the oven (coated) at 175C/350F for approx 20-25 minutes. Or warmth by on the hob for 10-Quarter-hour on a medium warmth till the hen is sizzling throughout.
Decreasing the portions:
You may halve the portions if needed – no change to the cooking instances.
Can I make it within the gradual cooker?
I have not tried this one within the gradual cooker but. In the event you strive it, please let me know the way it went. I will replace the notes after I take a look at it utilizing the gradual cooker.
Dietary Data is approx. per serving WITHOUT Serving suggestion of Mash Potato, Sprouts, Peas and Sweetcorn.
Vitamin
Energy: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 25gFats: 18gSaturated Fats: 8gPolyunsaturated Fats: 2gMonounsaturated Fats: 6gTrans Fats: 0.1gLdl cholesterol: 101mgSodium: 887mgPotassium: 692mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 511IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 1mg
This submit was first revealed in September 2017, then up to date Feb 2019 and once more in February 2023 with new photographs, recipe video and a little bit of housekeeping.
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