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Chicken, chickpea & lemon casserole

Chicken, chickpea & lemon casserole

A low fat main meal that's both delicious and nutritious, and it freezes well

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 35-40 minutes
Freezable

Low-fat

Method

  1. Put the potatoes, onion, lemon and garlic into a casserole or heavy saucepan. Sprinkle over the ground spices and season lightly. Toss together then pour over the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 12 mins or until potatoes are tender.
  2. Add the chicken and chickpeas, cover the saucepan and simmer gently for a further 10-12 mins or until the chicken is cooked through. Check the seasoning and stir in the coriander. Serve with steamed green beans or broccoli.

Per serving

310 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 4g, salt 1.4 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2004.

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  • 05 January 2008

    tanyah rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very tasty and fresh but so watery - more like a soup!!

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  • 13 March 2008

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I agree, this is too watery, use less stock, probably about 300ml.

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  • 12 September 2008

    shimasue rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Used 300ml of stock instead of 450ml, it was still a little watery but an excellent tasty meal; quick and easy.

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  • 27 January 2009

    Ermintrude75 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good call on the stock, with 300ml it's just about right. Due to being lazy I put my veg (leeks) in with everything else and it was fine. This would be really easy to vary - I might try it with lamb and a dab of harissa paste next time.

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  • 29 March 2009

    lostkat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty recipe and so very easy to make too. Will definitely be making this again. I used a whole can of chickpeas because I didn't have any need for the other half and I thickened the liquid a bit with some cornflour. Good suggestion on including the veg with the casserole Ermintrude. I think I might do that next time.

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  • 30 March 2009

    Jubin Mama commented on this recipe

    Sounds like a wonderful recipe and will take account of comments re stock etc. How many chicken thighs does the recipe need? Isn't specified above - would be useful if it was. Thanks in advance for replies

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  • 22 June 2009

    Bren's Bites commented on this recipe

    I'm going to try this for a dinner party. Thanks for the tip re stock. Any ideas for a wine to go with it?

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  • 08 July 2009

    placebo_effect rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I didn't enjoy this meal at all. The sauce was like some muddy brown water with no flavour. It definitely needed an extra ingredient or two to give it some flavour because chickpeas, chicken, potatoes and broccoli (I served it with broccoli as suggested) are all bland.

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  • 17 September 2009

    Dave rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I found this quite tasty and easy to make. Following Shimasue's advice I reduced the stock to 300ml and it worked out quite well so thanks for the tip. To fill it out a bit I added a stick of celery, half a green bell pepper, and 2 carrots. For taste I added some parsley as well. This gave us two generous portions plus enough for a packed lunch next day, so a good job all round.

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  • 02 October 2009

    Sara Lois rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I have had far better recipes from this website. It might be nutritional but it really is bland and lack-lustre. My 14-month-old daughter refused to eat it - and we struggled, too. And I'm not a terrible cook by any means! I would go as far as to suggest that this recipe is removed from the website. It's the worst meal I can ever remember making. Sorry!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 35-40 minutes
Freezable

Low-fat

Make double to freeze

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Per serving

310 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 4g, salt 1.4 g

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