Chicken Casserole

Alex · October 09, 2023, 10:38:31 AM

My gang came round yesterday and I made a chicken casserole, thinking it would be less work !

I'm a beef stew kind of girl and I don't think you can beat a good beef stew, but DIL doesn't eat red meat, so Chicken it was. I was disappointed with my efforts, although DIL and son were polite.

I used both breast and thighs, onion, carrot, potatoes, a chicken stock pot, salt and black pepper - I added douuble cream towards the end of cooking. I think it was a bit tasteless, it needed bacon !

Anyone got a favourite recipe for this ?

klondike · October 09, 2023, 03:31:57 PM

What is the difference betwen a casserole and a stew? Aren't they both a random mix of meat veg and stock or a bag of mix bunged in a slow cooker?

Alex · October 09, 2023, 05:17:46 PM

Casserole is the posh word

klondike · October 09, 2023, 05:54:31 PM

Ah I see. That must be why I don't have stew just casseroles.

Diasi · October 09, 2023, 06:05:34 PM

Quote from: Alex on October 09, 2023, 10:38:31 AMI used both breast and thighs, onion, carrot, potatoes, a chicken stock pot, salt and black pepper - I added douuble cream towards the end of cooking. I think it was a bit tasteless, it needed bacon !

Anyone got a favourite recipe for this ?

I just used my hands when I cooked.

GrannyMac · October 09, 2023, 06:55:02 PM

Took a moment! 😃🤣😄

Scrumpy · October 09, 2023, 07:00:03 PM

Alex · October 09, 2023, 07:12:13 PM

Better late than never !

Michael Rolls · October 10, 2023, 04:32:05 AM

I always use plenty of herbs in chicken casseroles. A very tasty alternative it us to use sauce Bolognaise as the base with the meat cut into bite size pieces (I actually use sliced cooked breast, as I am bone idle) plus mushrooms and onions and again herbs and a bit of garlic. Tasteless it isn't!

Alex · October 10, 2023, 10:49:36 AM

Yes, a Bolognese is tasty, I've always made that with beef, never thought of using chicken though. On Sunday I wanted a creamy sauce, probably should have used more herbs than I did.

GrannyMac · October 10, 2023, 06:04:45 PM

Garlic is guaranteed to add flavour.

Alex · October 10, 2023, 08:11:23 PM

Yes that was something else I left out !

dextrous63 · October 10, 2023, 08:39:45 PM

Touch of red wine. Cornflour to thicken.

Alex · October 11, 2023, 05:29:56 AM

Quote from: dextrous63 on October 10, 2023, 08:39:45 PMTouch of red wine. Cornflour to thicken.

I did use cornflour but red wine nah, didn't want a pink sauce

Scrumpy · October 11, 2023, 09:16:48 AM

Well,... You won't be bringing that dish to the table again..
Another one bites the dust..