Classic Chicken Casserole Food

FOOD ALLERGY MUMS' CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan over a medium to high heat and fry the chicken, skin side down, until it becomes crispy. It will take about 5 minutes to get a lovely golden colour. You may need to cook the chicken in batches if you have a small pan. Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken pieces and set aside.
• Pour away any excess fat and then, in the same pan, cook the bacon lardons and onions for about 5 minutes until they have taken on some colour.
• Add the sweet potato and mushrooms and then return the chicken pieces to the pan, placing them on top, skin side up.
• Pour over the stock until it just reaches the chicken skin, add the thyme and cover with a lid.
• Leave to simmer very gently for about 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. The cooking time will depend on the size of the chicken pieces so do check by removing a piece of chicken and cutting into it with a sharp knife.
• If you end up having more sauce than you'd like in the pan, simply strain into a clean saucepan, bring to the boil and reduce down and thicken by boiling it.

CLASSIC FRENCH CASSOULET

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 F degrees.
• Brown the sausage: In a dutch oven or heavy bottomed sauce pan, brown the sausages whole. I prefer a smaller bite so I dice them up in pieces. Remove them once browned.
• Cook the chicken: Add the chicken breasts to the Dutch oven next, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
• Saute veggies: Add onion, carrot, and leeks to the pot in the residual sausage fat and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Then add the shallots and garlic and saute for an additional minute.
• Deglaze pot: Add the white wine to deglaze the pot, scraping any brown bits from the bottom.
• Finish the cassoulet: Return the protein to the pot and add beans, herbs, water and seasoning. Bring to a simmer then cover and transfer to the oven to bake for 2 hours.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

CLASSIC CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• In a large non-skillet, saute the tenderloins. Salt and pepper to taste. Add the mushrooms, red bell peppers and yellow bell peppers and cook until vegetables are tender.
• Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter or margarine and blend in flour. Gradually stir in the chicken broth and half-and-half. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce begins to thicken. Add garlic salt and ground black pepper to taste. Blend in the Swiss and Parmesan cheeses and continue heating, stirring constantly, until the cheeses melt.
• Stir in the chicken/vegetable mixture and heat thoroughly. Toss with the cooked pasta and top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

CLASSIC CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Boil chicken in water until tender;shred with fork
• 2. Mix sour cream and cream of chicken; pour over chicken.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees covored for 30 minutes
• 4. Mix crackers and melted butter and spread over top casserole and continue baking for 15 minutes uncovered or until crackers are golden brown

ONE-POT CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C (400F) and setting the shelf to the lower third of the oven.
• Pat the chicken dry using paper towels (do not rinse) and season with salt and pepper.
• Dry fry the bacon in a large lidded non-stick pan until it starts to crisp and render some of its fat. Set aside on a kitchen towel lined bowl.
• Add a the olive oil and butter to the pan and pan fry the chicken legs, in batches if necessary, for 4 minutes per side or until nicely browned. Set aside.
• Add the shallots and cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes. Add the potatoes and garlic and cook for a further four minutes.
• Add the cider and stir in the mustard, honey and cream. Sprinkle with the dried tarragon and stir in the bacon.
• Return the chicken to the pot, nestling it in the creamy sauce. Add the thyme sprigs, cover the pan and transfer to the oven. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and cook for another 5 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Check the seasoning, add the lemon zest and serve with some crusty bread to mop up the delicious sauce and a green salad on the side.

HEALTHY CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix soup, sour cream, milk, chili powder, and cumin until blended.
• Stir in chicken (cooked and shredded), tomatoes with chilies, 1/2 of tortillas (cut into strips), beans, corn, and bell pepper. Stir in 1/2 of the cheese. Spoon and spread mixture in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining tortilla strips (cut into strips).
• Bake for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and let stand 5 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place chicken evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon and spread soup evenly over chicken; sprinkle with cheese.
• In medium bowl, stir bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle over cheese. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are golden brown and thoroughly heated.