Chicken casserole

Credit and permission to share: Aldi UK.

It is with enormous pleasure to be able to share this recipe from Aldi. 

Much of my very early recipe [eating] experience (Mam’s cooking) is from growing up eating tasty dishes that will not knack (break) your budget and this is right up there. 

I love the fact Aldi have suggested a cider (Tarus) as an option as it gives me an excuse to make rough cider again, although I am still finding bits of apple on the ceiling from last time.

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Recipe

Succulent chicken, fresh celery and garlic combine to make this deliciously creamy casserole. Perfect for family dinners.

Serves:  

4 people

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 120 minutes

Ingredients  

• 1 x 1.26kg pack Ashfield chicken drums and thighs

• 1 x large onion

• 3 x sticks celery

• 350g salad potatoes

• 150g Chantenay carrots, washed

• 1 x Quixo chicken stock cube

• 3 x garlic cloves

• A little Solesta sunflower oil

• 1 x teaspoon Stonemills dried thyme

• 450ml water or Tarus cider

• salt and black pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°c/350°f/gas 4.

2. Brown the chicken pieces in a little hot oil in a frying pan.

3. Transfer to a large casserole dish.

4. Peel and coarsely chop the onion.

5. Chop the celery into chunks, add these two vegetables in the frying pan and brown slightly, then add them to the casserole.

6. Peel the garlic and chop finely, add to the chicken.

7. Scatter over the salad potatoes and the whole carrots.

8. Pour over the water or cider, add the thyme, crumble in the stock cube and season with some salt and pepper.

9. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 hours If you want a thicker sauce - use some Quixo gravy granules to thicken the sauce.        

Classic Chicken Casserole | ALDI UK