Chicken, pancetta & mushroom stew

Chicken, pancetta & mushroom stew

This speedy, after-work casserole is ready in only 30 mins and makes for a super-warming supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Method

  1. Pour 200ml boiling water over the porcini. Leave for 10 minutes and then strain and reserve 125ml of the liquid. Rinse the mushrooms to remove any grit then chop.
  2. Heat a pan and fry the pancetta until crisp. Scoop out with a slotted spoon. Season and fry the chicken on both sides then remove. Add the onion, chopped porcini and garlic to the pan with some salt and cook for 4 minutes until softened. Add the vinegar and turn up the heat. Let it sizzle for a minute and then add the porcini liquid, red wine, chicken and dissolved cornflour. Cook uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve with mash or pappardelle noodles and flat-leaf parsley sprinkled over.

PER SERVING

274 kcalories, protein 33.1g, carbohydrate 9.7g, fat 10.3 g, saturated fat 3.9g, fibre 1.7g, salt 1.58 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2011.

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  • 15 December 2011

    Victoria Lea commented on this recipe

    Just made this for dinner for my family. Very tasty and easy to throw together.

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  • 15 December 2011

    Victoria Lea rated and commented on this recipe

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  • 18 December 2011

    Bistro Bri commented on this recipe

    Also made this, excellent easy meal, however recipe abandons the Pancetta after you have crisped it!!! do you add it to the stew or save it and sprinkle over the end result? I did the latter and sprinkled it with the parsley...delicious!

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  • 19 December 2011

    AnnaG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for a Saturday night meal for the family and it was delicious! The sauce would probably work well with a variety of meats (vension for esample). The pancetta I added back into the dish when I returned the chicken to the pan. You have to try this sauce it's lovely - especially at this time of year!

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  • 01 January 2012

    Peter747 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really enjoyed this and the chicken was so tender. We had it with the pasta - lovely

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  • 08 January 2012

    KarenB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Recipe worked well; very tasty meal - a hit with all the family.

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  • Binder photo Val

    08 January 2012

    Val rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Did this for tea tonight but with beef and port instead of chicken and red wine really tasty and easy to make, everyone loved it. Will definitely make again

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  • Binder photo Jen

    11 January 2012

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely lovely - Hubby really enjoyed this and I'll definately be making it again. I added the pancetta at the same time as the chicken and it turned out lovely. Highly recommended

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  • 26 January 2012

    suz2303 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent flavour and really quick and easy. Had to use regular mushrooms so added a splash of chicken stock and added some leeks with the onions. Kids ate seconds. Served with roast potatoes and parsnips.

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  • 01 February 2012

    angiec_33 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious. Didn't look very appetising but it definitely was!

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  • 06 February 2012

    cowen84 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this last night, and myself and hubby were very impressed, lovely, rich and flavoursome. i served mine with pappadelle, and have frozen the other half, going to add a little more liquid to the next meal as i think i put most of it on last nights dinner! will defninitely be making again.

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  • 26 February 2012

    Beauster rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum.... Chicken was tender; sauce very tasty...served with pappardelle pasta and ciabatta garlic bread (and a nice bottle of Chianti)

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  • 04 March 2012

    Rebecca Falkner-Jones rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice, shredded the chicken from the bone, added a bit more red wine and a few serving spoon dollops of chicken stock. other wise it would have boiled dry.

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  • 04 March 2012

    donnalovescheese rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So so nice. I added chestnut mushrooms at the same stage as adding the porcini, onion and garlic to up the veggie count.

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  • 23 April 2012

    MrsDrink rated this recipe

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  • 25 April 2012

    hol268 commented on this recipe

    Really tasty! I added button mushrooms at the end and enjoyed with some sweet potato mash, will be making this again!

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  • 26 April 2012

    Rebecca Falkner-Jones commented on this recipe

    Full of flavour. Perfect!

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  • 10 May 2012

    valerie commented on this recipe

    I have made this several times and it is delicious, it gave me a chance to use my balsamic vinegar that I bought in Venice last year. (needless to say it wasnt cheap but worth paying a bit extra!!) It is lovely with both pasta and mash. The sauce was something very reminscent that we had in Italy last year

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 15g dried porcini mushrooms
  • 500g skinless chicken thigh fillets, quartered
  • 100g diced pancetta or bacon
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 5 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 150ml red wine
  • 1 tbsp cornflour , dissolved in 1tbsp cold water
  • a handful flat-leaf parsley , chopped
  • mash or pappardelle , to serve
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PER SERVING

274 kcalories, protein 33.1g, carbohydrate 9.7g, fat 10.3 g, saturated fat 3.9g, fibre 1.7g, salt 1.58 g

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