Simple chicken casserole
This one-pot, simple chicken casserole recipe, is cheap and super easy to make - ideal for those winter night dinners. Share a low-calorie, healthy, warming meal with family and friends.
Serves: 4
Time to make: 50 mins
Hands-on time: 10 mins
Total cost: $14.40 / $3.60 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 (600g) skinless chicken breasts, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled, sliced
- 6 medium mushrooms, sliced
- 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
- 2 cups chicken stock (make with 3 teaspoons stock powder)
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
Instructions
1 Heat oil in a non-stick casserole dish or large pan and cook onion until softened. Add chicken and cook over a high heat until it has lost its pink colour.
2 Add remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. Reduce heat then cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Season to taste and serve garnished with parsley.
Variations
This tasty chicken casserole is great as it is, and with only a few tweaks, it can be transformed into three different meals!
Potato-topped chicken pie
Chicken pizza on polenta base
Spicy chicken with chickpeas
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1100kJ
Calories 263cal
Protein 36g
Total fat 7g
–Saturated fat 1g
Carbohydrates 15g
–Sugars 10g
Dietary fibre 3g
Sodium 300mg
Calcium 70mg
Iron 2mg
Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.
Photographer: Melanie Jenkins
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