Chicken casserole with orange blossom honey, tomato and chickpeas

Name: Chicken casserole with orange blossom honey, tomato and chickpeas
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 175 g (6 oz/scant 1¼ cups) cooked chickpeas; 2 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro); 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2.5 cm (1 in) piece of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 3 tbsp orange blossom honey; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 800 ml (28 fl oz/3½ cups) white chicken stock; 800 g (1¾ lb) ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped or 1 x 400 g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes in juice; 800 g (1¾ lb) ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped or 1 x 400 g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes in juice; 2 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro); 4 x 175 g (6 oz) French-trim chicken breasts; ½ tsp good-quality saffron strands; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chicken and Other Birds

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Orange blossom honey is a revelation. It gives a subtle hint of orange to this simple, hearty casserole - as well as being amazing when spread lavishly on toast or spooned over hot rice pudding. If you can’t find it, use regular honey and add 100ml (3½fl oz/scant ½ cup) concentrated orange juice at the same time as you add the stock.

Ingredients

4 x 175 g (6 oz) French-trim chicken breasts
½ tsp

Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and rub with the saffron.

Place the oil in a shallow, lidded frying pan (skillet) over a medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken breasts and fry for 2-3 minutes until gold