Chicken casserole with herby dumplings

Name: Chicken casserole with herby dumplings
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 skinless chicken pieces - a mixture of thighs and drumsticks on the bone, and halved chicken breasts; 3 Tbsps plain flour; 2 Tbsps sunflower oil; 2 onions, sliced; 2 carrots, diced; 200 grams bacon lardons, smoked or unsmoked, or streaky rashers, snipped; 3 bay leaves; 3 sprigs thyme; 250 milliliters red wine; 3 Tbsps tomato paste; 1 chicken stock cube; 140 grams cold butter, diced; 250 grams self-raising flour; 2 Tbsps chopped mixed herb - try parsley, thyme and sage or chives

Chicken casserole with herby dumplings is a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 58g of protein, 86g of fat, and a total of 1212 calories. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 298 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up chicken stock cube, herb - try parsley, streaky rashers, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Chicken & red wine casserole with herby dumplings, Pork goulash with herby dumplings, and Vegetable stew with herby dumplings.

Instructions

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas

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Oven

Toss the chicken pieces with the flour and some salt and pepper, to coat them its easy to do this in a plastic food bag.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Pieces

All Purpose Flour

Heat the oil in a casserole with a lid. Brown the chicken pieces well on all sides youll need to do this in batches.

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Chicken Pieces

Cooking Oil

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.

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Carrot

Onion

Thyme

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Frying Pan

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.

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Chicken Pieces

Tomato Paste

Bouillon Cube

Red Wine

Water

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.

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Whole Chicken