Chicken casserole with mushrooms and onions

Name: Chicken casserole with mushrooms and onions
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 1.5 kg (3 lb) chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 80 g (2 ¾ oz) unsalted butter (preferably clarified); 60 g (2 oz) streaky bacon, rind removed and cut into 1 cm ½ inch) strips; chopped fresh parsley, to garnish; bouquet garni; 600 ml (20 fl oz) chicken stock; 30 g (1 oz) plain flour; 100 g (3 ¼ oz) button mushrooms, quartered or whole if very small; 12 pearl or pickling onions

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 45

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Casseroles

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

The lovely flavours of the onions, bacon and mushrooms combine perfectly with the chicken to produce this popular casserole. This casserole will cook slowly in the oven, leaving you time to spend on other things.

Ingredients

12 pearl or pickling onions
60 g (2 oz) streaky bacon, rind

Stew
Main course

Method

Preheat the oven to warm 170°C (325°F/Gas 3). Place the onions in a small pan with the bacon strips, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Drain and rinse with cold water. Melt 60

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