Summer chicken one-pot
Cooking time
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 40 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 4Our June cover star is a lovely, light dish ideal for al fresco dining
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Freezable
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 701
- protein
- 61g
- carbs
- 38g
- fat
- 35g
- saturates
- 16g
- fibre
- 6g
- sugar
- 5g
- salt
- 2.44g
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
- 400ml stock
- 500g bag baby new potatoes, halved
- 200g pack full fat soft cheese
- 200g broad beans, podded
- 200g sweetcorn (frozen, fresh or from a can)
- 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
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Method
- Dust the chicken in the flour and some seasoning. Heat the oil in a lidded pan and brown the chicken, in batches if needed, then transfer to a plate. Throw in the bacon and fry for 5 mins, until crisp.
- Return the chicken to the pan. Add the stock, cover and simmer for 30 mins, adding the potatoes after 10 mins, until the chicken is cooked and the potatoes are tender.
- Stir in cheese, then the rest of the vegetables and some seasoning. Simmer for 5 mins more, uncovered, then serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2011
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
Just cooked this and it was absolutely delicious! Very easy to cook and cheap to make. I swapped the thighs for breasts which worked well. I only made this for 2 people so halved everything, using 100g cream cheese which i found the perfect amount - however i used extra light cream cheese so perhaps this reduced the richness of the dish. Will be making it again soon!
Very tasty chicken dish; I couldn't find thighs, so used marylands. I agree with others that it was very rich, and would also use less cream cheese next time. Perfect meal for a summer day, even in 38C heat (I'm in Australia.) I would also use thigh fillets or breast next time as, being boneless, they are easier for the children to eat. A new favourite.
I'm not one to shy away from rich food but I have to agree with a lot of the other comments - a whole 200g of soft cheese made this really very rich indeed. Quite bizarrely, though, at the same time as being incredibly rich it was really very 'soupy' as well. I guess it would either need a lot more simmering in order to reduce the liquid or just less stock to solve this problem. The combination of flavours and colours were great, though. Will probably make again with some tweakings.
I made this last night and really enjoyed it. I made sure that I browned the chicken first and didn't find it soggy. I also went for a lighter cream cheese based on what others had said but I'm not sure that the full fat version would be too creamy or rich. I may try that next time or use creme fraiche with French mustard. I may also try doing the potatoes separately either as crispy baked chunks or possibly mashed.
Like others here I did have to add extra stock.
Just made this for our dinner. Wasnt a hit with our 8 year daughter... even though she likes everything in it! I used smoked bacon and that was all I could really taste in the sauce a bit overpowering. Also found it a bit rich so maybe less cheese next time. Got a nice batch of meals for the freezer for my toddler though.
