Chicken casserole with red wine, ham & peppers

Chicken casserole with red wine, ham & peppers

This rich, tomatoey chicken dish is full of flavour - and it improves with freezing

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Made in 1½ hours

Freezable

Defrost overnight in the fridge reheats in 45 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole and fry the chicken over a high heat until browned all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Reduce the heat slightly and add the peppers. Cook for 2-3 mins, turning, until they brown. Add garlic and leek, cook for 2-3 mins, then stir in the ham.
  2. Sprinkle over the paprika, cook for a couple of secs, add the wine and bubble for a few mins. Tip in the tomatoes, purée and thyme and mix well. Pour in water to just cover the chicken, and season. Bring to a simmer, cover and transfer to the oven. Cook for 1 hr, until the sauce thickens and chicken is tender. Sprinkle over the parsley and serve with mash.
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How to freeze

Cool completely, transfer to a freezer container, seal and freeze for up to two months. To serve, defrost thoroughly in the fridge overnight before reheating at 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 for 45 mins, or until bubbling hot. Sprinkle over the parsley and serve with creamy mashed potatoes.

896 kcalories, protein 71.0g, carbohydrate 9.0g, fat 59.0 g, saturated fat 17.0g, fibre 3.0g, salt 2.39 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2005.

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  • 12 March 2008

    Jenni commented on this recipe

    I love this recipe! I have made it many times now, and I am just about to make it tonight. I haven't made it with ham before, as it is not something that I tend to have in the fridge, but it also works very well with bacon or pancetta. Try it!

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  • 12 March 2008

    Jenni rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Forgot to rate it - 5 stars!

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  • 16 April 2008

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really yummy - I added whole shallots as well which proved very popular.

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  • 30 June 2008

    Donna rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice, but i chopped the peppers (capsicums) up alot saller as they were far too large

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  • 01 November 2008

    maddieson rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This reciepe rocks - totally utterly tasty!

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  • 07 January 2009

    bethany rated this recipe

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  • 17 January 2009

    Melangeth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Awesome!

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  • 29 January 2009

    Shin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty and no hassle to prepare. I transferred some of the liquid to a saucepan and thickened it with some roux before returning it to the casserole. I might add some sauteed mushrooms towards the end next time.

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  • 04 March 2009

    Supercook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this dish - have cooked it about three times now for family and friends and it has been a great success every time. Very easy and very tasty. Plan to cook it again this weekend.

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  • 01 May 2009

    smallasapeanut rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for friends last week.....it was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. I used chicken breasts instead as i dislike bones in my food and this did not appear to have detrimental effect upon the flavour.

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  • 02 May 2009

    Kerry rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Every time I make this for guests they rave about it and I get asked for the recipe. Freezes well too. I used chicken breasts instead of thighs too.

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  • 10 June 2009

    Bullylovesfood commented on this recipe

    This recipe looks great - however, I'm keen to make it one night after work, so am I able to do it in two parts? Has anyone tried letting the dish cool off completely before putting it in the oven for an hour? I was thinking of preparing and cooking the dish up to that point before work and then putting it in the oven when I get home. Any advise anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated!

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  • 23 June 2009

    Lotty rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely recipe. I made it in two parts. I made the recipe to the point of putting it in the oven. I put it in the oven on the timer and cooked it a good 5 hours later and it was fine. I used chicken breasts, added an extra pepper for veg content and reduced the wine by half as it seemed a lot. I made the liquid up with vegetable stock. The casserole seemed quite runny, so I thickened a bit with cornflour and put back on the hob to reduce a bit. I also think shallots or big chunks of onion would work well.

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  • 05 September 2009

    P J V P rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this recipe! I like the large chunks of Pepper. I don't add any water as I find the wine and tomato juice quite sufficient.

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    13 September 2009

    Jan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty, I have cooked it twice now, 1st time followed recipe to the letter, 2nd time substituted smoked sausage for the ham, red onion for the leek and stirred in a couple of handfuls of spinach 5 mins before the end of cooking. Fantastic!

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  • 19 September 2009

    Jillo commented on this recipe

    Going to give this one a go for sure. Looks lovely. 900 cals per portion though???

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  • 09 October 2009

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Nice but nothing amazing.

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  • 20 November 2009

    mikeymoo commented on this recipe

    gonna try this tonight so will post result soon

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  • 18 December 2009

    FeeFee rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    While this looked lovely it was too bland for my taste - seems to be missing something in terms of flavour

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  • 09 February 2010

    Steve rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Made in 1½ hours

Freezable

Defrost overnight in the fridge reheats in 45 mins

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896 kcalories, protein 71.0g, carbohydrate 9.0g, fat 59.0 g, saturated fat 17.0g, fibre 3.0g, salt 2.39 g

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