Prep Time:15 mins
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Chicken and broccoli bake
Cooking Time:20 mins
Serves:4 Adults
In the mood for creamy chicken and broccoli with just the right amount of crispiness?
Ingredients
- 15 ml vegetable oil
- 4 medium chicken breasts, cut into cubes
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 1 large head of broccoli (about 450 g), broken into florets
- 1 tin chicken or mushroom soup
- 1 tsp (about 5 g) curry powder
- 150 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 100 g brown breadcrumbs (or 2-3 slices of brown loaf)
- 75 g low-fat cheddar cheese, grated
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4.
- Heat the oil in the saucepan.
- Finely dice the onion and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken cubes. Cook for 10 minutes and make sure the meat is cooked through
- Cook broccoli florets in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes, drain and set aside
- Mix the milk, soup and curry powder together in a jug.
- Place the cooked chicken pieces, onion and broccoli into the casserole dish.
- Pour in the soup mixture, season with salt and pepper to taste and cover with the breadcrumbs and grated cheese.
- If using sliced of bread to make the breadcrumbs, make using either a hand held blender or food processor.
- Cook in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.
What you will need
- Casserole dish
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Frying pan
- Hand blender
- Measuring jug(for liquids)
- Saucepan
- Wooden spoon
Serving suggestions
Serve your chicken and broccoli bake with freshly steamed carrots or baby potatoes. Be sure to read up on how to cook vegetables safely.
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