Creamy Chicken Hotpot Food

CHICKEN & MUSHROOM HOT-POT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the butter in a medium-size saucepan and place over a medium heat. Add the onion and leave to cook for 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Add the mushrooms to the saucepan with the onions.
• Once the onion and mushrooms are almost cooked, stir in the flour - this will make a thick paste called a roux. If you are using a stock cube, crumble the cube into the roux now and stir well. Put the roux over a low heat and stir continuously for 2 mins - this will cook the flour and stop the sauce from having a floury taste.
• Take the roux off the heat. Slowly add the fresh stock, if using, or pour in 500ml water if you've used a stock cube, stirring all the time. Once all the liquid has been added, season with pepper, a pinch of nutmeg and mustard powder. Put the saucepan back onto a medium heat and slowly bring it to the boil, stirring all the time. Once the sauce has thickened, place on a very low heat. Add the cooked chicken and vegetables to the sauce and stir well. Grease a medium-size ovenproof pie dish with a little butter and pour in the chicken and mushroom filling.
• Carefully lay the potatoes on top of the hot-pot filling, overlapping them slightly, almost like a pie top.
• Brush the potatoes with a little melted butter and cook in the oven for about 35 mins. The hot-pot is ready once the potatoes are cooked and golden brown.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion, garlic and carrots and cook on medium heat, stirring regularly until the onion softens.
• Add the wine, bring to the boil, then simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the cream and mustard and stir together. Heat through until almost boiling, then stir in both cheeses, along with a good pinch of salt, pepper and dried thyme.
• Add the cooked chicken and spinach and heat through until the spinach wilts.
• Spoon the chicken mixture into a large baking dish, then layer the potatoes on top, starting from the outside and working inwards. Once covered in the potato slices, brush with the melted butter and sprinkle on a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Place in the oven to bake for 30-40 mins, until the potatoes are tender and golden brown.
• Top with fresh thyme before serving.

CHICKEN HOT POT

Steps:

• Set oven to 350*F or mark 4.
• Toss the chicken joints in the seasoned flour. Melt the butter in a frying pan and brown the chicken until golden all over.
• Place the joints in a large caserole dish and add the potatoes.
• Put the garlic, onions, bacon celery and mushrooms in the pan you browned the chicken in and cook for a few minutes. Add the remaining flour and stir well. Add the stock gradually, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add the herbs and paprika and check seasoning.
• Pour over the chicken and potatoes.
• Add the bayleaf, cover and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until the meat is tender.
• Remove the bayleaf and garnish with the parsley.
• Serve with carrots.

CREAMY CHICKEN HOTPOT

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan, cut each chicken breast into 4, dust in the flour & brown in the hot oil for 4-5 minutes. Add the squash & leeks,& cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
• Pour in the hot stock & add the barley.bring to the boil, then cover & simmer for about 45 minutes until the stock has reduced & the barley is tender.
• Stir in the cheese, mix until melted, then add the parsley & season.

ST DAVID'S LEEK & CHICKEN HOTPOT

Steps:

• Cook the veg: Toss the potatoes, leeks and carrots together in a shallow microwave-safe dish with some salt and pepper. Pour over the stock. Cover the dish with cling film and pierce a few times with the point of a knife. Cook on High for 10 minutes until the potatoes are just starting to become tender.
• Cook the chicken: Remove the dish from the microwave, peel off the cling film and stir in the chicken. Cover the dish with fresh cling film and pierce again, then cook on High for 6 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and succulent.
• Finish the dish: Remove the dish from the microwave, uncover and stir in the cream and parsley plus black pepper to taste. Serve straight from the dish, with bread to mop up the juices.