on January 1, 2022
Oven-Baked Normandy Chicken and Apple Casserole
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 apple
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 5 g chives
- 80 g green beans
- 50 g soft cheese
- 15 ml Chinese rice wine
- 21 g wholegrain mustard
- 2 ciabatta rolls
- 250 g diced chicken thigh
- 200 ml chicken stock
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220°C / 200°C (fan) / 425°F / Gas 7.Heat a large, wide-based, oven-proof casserole dish with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat.Chop the apple into wedges and remove any core.
- Peel and chop the brown onion into wedges.
- Add the diced chicken thigh to the dish with 1 tsp flour and cook for 30 secs.Crush the garlic cloves open by squashing them with the side of a knife and remove the skins.
- Add the apple and onion wedges with the crushed garlic and give everything a good stir.Add the chicken stock.
- Add the Chinese rice wine and stir through with the wholegrain mustard and soft cheese.Bring to the boil over a high heat, then put the dish in the oven, uncovered, for 30-35 min or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Once the casserole is almost done, add the green beans to one side of a baking tray with a drizzle of live oil and a pinch of salt.Add the ciabatta rolls to the other side of the tray.Put the tray in the oven for 5-7 min or until the beans are tender but retaining a bite and the ciabatta rolls are warm and crusty.
- To serve, chop the chives and sprinkle them all over the Normandy chicken and apple casserole and season with pepper.Serve the crunchy beans and crusty ciabattas to the side.