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One-pot Chicken & Mushroom Casserole Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 4 Prep  20 mins Cooking 45 mins Easy  
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Ingredients

1-2 tablespoons plain flour  
8 chicken thighs (bone in, skin on)  
1 tablespoon olive oil  
1 brown onion, finely diced (or use sofrito)   
2 carrots, peeled, halved lengthways and sliced (or use sofrito)
2 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced (or use sofrito)
300g button mushrooms or small brown mushrooms, halved or quartered  
400 ml chicken stock  
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 teaspoons cornflour  
150-200g frozen green peas  
mashed potatoes, steamed rice or potato waffles, to serve

  1. Place flour into a large snap-lock bag. Season. Add chicken and toss to lightly coat in flour

  2. Heat oil in large ovenproof pan over a medium-high heat. Brown chicken in 2 batches. Transfer to a plate. Set aside

  3. Add onion, carrots and celery (or about 100g sofrito) to the pan. Cook, stirring often, over medium heat for 4-5 mins until onion softens. Stir in mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 mins until slightly softened

  4. Stir in stock. Return chicken to pan. Add thyme. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Uncover and cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through. Mix cornflour with 2 tsp water in a cup until smooth. Stir cornflour mixture into chicken mixture. Cook for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in peas and cook for 2 mins.

  5. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, potatot waffles or couscous

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