Baked Penne Amatriciana – Chicken And Vegie Casserole With Rosemary Gremolata – Chicken, Chilli And Olive Pasta Bake (part 2)

Chicken And Vegie Casserole With Rosemary Gremolata

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Serves 4 (with half set aside for another recipe, see opposite)

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Prep 15 minutes

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Cook 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredient

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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

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8 (130g each) chicken thigh cutlets, skin on

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2 brown onions, halved, sliced

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2 carrots, halved lengthways, thickly sliced

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4 celery stalks, thickly sliced

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8 middle bacon rashers, trimmed, chopped

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4 garlic cloves, crushed

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½ cup fresh sage leaves

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1 cup dry white wine

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½ cup plain flour

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1 litre salt-reduced chicken stock

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Mashed potato, to serve

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Rosemary gremolata

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2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh rosemary leaves

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1 teaspoon lemon zest

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1 garlic clove, crushed

 Recipe

1.    Preheat oven to
180°C/160°C fan-forced. Heat oil in a large heavy-based, flameproof casserole
dish over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, in batches, for 5 to 6 minutes or
until golden. Transfer to a bowl.

2.    Add onion,
carrot, celery and bacon. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has
softened. Add garlic and sage. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add wine.
Bring to the boil. Stir in flour. Cook for 1 minute. Slowly add stock, stirring
constantly.

3.    Return chicken
to dish. Cover. Bring to the boil. Transfer to oven. Bake for 1 hour. Remove
lid. Bake, uncovered, for a further hour or until chicken is tender.

4.    Make Rosemary
gremolataCombine rosemary, lemon zest and garlic in a bowl. Serve ½ the
casserole (see box) with mashed potato, sprinkled with Rosemary gremolata.

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Nutrition: (per serve) 1671kJ; 22.6g fat; 6.9g sat fat; 30.4g
protein; 12.4g carbs; 3.2g fibre; 108mg chol; 1049mg sodium.

Chicken And Vegie Casserole With Rosemary Gremolata

Chicken And Vegie
Casserole With Rosemary Gremolata