Homestyle Chicken and Vegetable Casserole

Name: Homestyle Chicken and Vegetable Casserole (Nilaga)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 chicken (2¼ lbs/1 kg), cut into serving portions; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 8 cups (2 liters) water; 2 potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks; 2 cups thickly sliced plantains (optional); ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 small head cabbage, quartered; ½ cup (125 ml) fish sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice

Nilaga

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Filipino Homestyle Dishes

By Norma Olizon-Chikiamco

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

1 chicken (2¼ lbs/1 kg), cut into serving portions
1

Asia
Philippines
Stew
Gluten-free

Method

Place chicken and onion in a large casserole and pour in the water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the potatoes and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the plantains and simmer until the chicken, potatoes and plantains are tender, about 10 more minutes. Season with fish sauce, salt and pepper. Add the cabbage and cook until just