How to make chicken casserole?

My mum's recipe was onion, garlic fried together then added chicken, shed joint one but I'd use bone in thighs. then a tin or two of tomatoes and about 5 minutes before it's done, about 45 mins add sliced mushrooms

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This is what gets me about chicken thighs, they often stay pink and can have a rubbery sort of texture. I agree they have more flavour than breast meat but I just can't get into them.

Hope your casserole is delish OP.

Leaving potatoes in - yes, should be fine. I like to use the baby potatoes and chuck then in whole. Browning the chicken - lightly fry to get a little colour on them and whack them in the pot you are using. Onions and leeks - fry for 5 -10 minutes until they are soft. You can use baby carrots which again you can chuck in whole - or you can buy prepared carrot and swede in the fresh veg section at the supermarkets which are lovely. I always thought swede sounded horrible but I really like it. The other thing you can do if you are feeling poorly is use frozen prepared veg, bung it all in the pot and either simmer it on low on the stove top for an hour or so, or stick it in the oven on 180 for similar. I like to add pearl barley to mine, or soup mix which has that and lentils - adds some nice flavour and texture. And I find a dash of worcestershire sauce and/or mushroom ketchup is a nice additon, as well as a stock cube. The basic foil wrapped ones are lovely, but there are the stock pots you can add which are lovely and have a lot of flavour.

Don't microwave it!! Be patient

Was the thick clay pot cold or did you preheat it,? I have had times where I put hot ingredients into cold casserole dish and it took ages to return to the high heat needed.

You could fish out the chicken pieces and microwave them for a few minutes if you need to speed it up!

If it's had an hour and a half at 170 I can't see how it wont be cooked. It was hot when you put it in the oven ?

I broke my slow cooker. I bought a pyrex casserole dish and do stews/casseroles in that now. I chuck everything in pork/beef/chicken and veg and cook for about 2.5 hours on 180. The higher the gas, the less time. If I'm adding beans/chick peas/split red lentils, I put them in for the last 45 minutes, or less if I precook them.

Onion, Garlic, chicken (thighs or cut up breast), white wine, herbs, passata, salt and pepper, stock if I have any, maybe a pinch of chilli powder. Put it all in a casserole gas 5 ish. Cook for a couple of hours stirring every half hour. Serve with potatoes or pasta and any veg you like. You could brown the chicken, onions, garlic, but you're adding extra fat and I'm not convinced it makes much difference and I'm lazy.

This isn’t the quickest but it is truly divine. I like it with mash.

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/one-pot-recipes/chicken-in-the-pot

Whatever you decide, swap the potatoes for dumplings! Much better comfort food

I would do very similar to this, but omit the evil mushrooms.
If you don't have any wine, put a squeeze of lemon juice in.

I also do it with chicken drumsticks.

@heartyfoodfortheheart I think you have some lovely recipes here. And I second you do not need a slow cooker , a pot on the hob works as well.

If I am raiding the fridge , any chicken I have - so thighs , cut up breasts - brown those , then onion I like. bit of garlic in in the pot then chicken in , stock , a slosh of white wine if you have it , bit of salt and pepper and then any vegetables , mushrooms etc , just keep it simmering and then when most of the liquid has gone chuck in a bit of creme fraiche stir it and it's nice .

I'd do it with baked potatoes as you can do those whilst the casserole is doing its best

Brown some floured and seasoned chicken thighs then remove them from the pan.

Fry bacon and diced onion, celery, carrots together. When soft, add garlic and halved chestnut mushrooms. Put the vegetables and the chicken thighs in to a casserole dish, add a glass of white wine, chicken stock, bay leaves, sprigs of thyme and salt and pepper. Simmer for about an hour or so (longer if it is in the oven)

If you want it creamy add a spoonful of creme fraiche at the end.

An hour in the oven isn't quite long enough.

I do 1 hour 50 mins at 175°C and it's the busio!

I make casserole like my mum did . Chicken cooked / browned but the cut into small pieces so no bones and fork sized for eating . Put that in the casserole dish , then add veg that I’m using . Mix it all up and then stick a chicken stock pot ( cube would do as well ) on top and then put in a tin of chicken soup and top up with water to the right level . Stick it in the oven and cook for as long as needed . Personally I think the longer it’s stewed the better it tastes . We are mainly pescatarian now so I just do the same without the chicken and using a veg stock pot and vegetable soup .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chicken_casserole_with_67654

I'm making this one today - made it before and it's gorgeous

And now I fancy a hearty casserole and not the seabass I have planned for dinner

For a simple casserole brown seasoned chicken thighs (skinless up to you if you use bone in or out) take them out, add leeks, diced carrot, parsnip/swede any root veg, some dried sage and thyme, salt and pepper, soften for about 5 minutes, add chicken back in then add stock , bring to simmer then chuck the whole lot in the oven on 160 for an hour or two , if you want potatoes in it add them about 40 minutes before the end, I usually serve casserole with new potatoes/mash/jackets and green veg instead

I am literally eating this now! I cooked it during the week and have had loads of leftovers. Delicious 😋

.... Norfolk Black free range chicken is excellent. I get it from Sainsbury's - I don't know where else it's sold.

Definitely use chicken thighs; they're so much tastier. Soak them in well-salted water for a couple of hours first, as that massively improves the flavour.