What's the secret ingredient in your chicken casserole?

[franch]

I'm trying to 'perfect' a few basic dishes - it's always the personal touches that make these things great so please share yours

Feel free to post entire recipes if that makes more sense

chicken

red wine
redcurrant jelly

nice, tassis

stoppit whizzz

Mmmmmmm

pmsl

tin of tomatos
paprika
cayenne pepper
Green peppers

Sour cream on top to serve.

I'm sensing a theme here....how about a generous sploosh of worcester sauce

Orange and sherry

ivy - orange juice?

Yep the juice of one orange and the grated rind aswell if you like

I always use chicken thighs - cheap only one bone to cut out and easy to skin.

Heat butter in a pan and place chicken thighs in flour then into pan and brown off.

Mix orange juice 4 oz sherry one small chopped onion 1 tbsp of soy sauce together and pour over the chx thighs - simmer with lid on for 45 mins. Adjust gravy with flour to thicken or more oj to thin. If you like add a tablespoon of orange marmalade. Serve with rice or button noddles

Mariglod stock powder. A couple of shakes straight into the casserole about half way through.

pancetta pieces

Marigold

Mariglod sounds like a russian government department.

Chicken flavoured Bisto.

2 tins of campbells condensed soup - i use cream of chicken and cream of mushroom.
Brown chicken thighs in pan, add chopped onion and mushrooms, simmer for a bit, add soup and 1 can of water, bung in oven for 1.5 hours and serve - lovely!

I use cambells to make pasta bake - use the condensed soup as the sauce and just add a little water and stock. Add cooked pasta and browned chicken pieces pop in the oven with cheese ontop for 20 mins