Creamy chicken & pumpkin

Creamy chicken & pumpkin

Prepare this delicious chicken and pumpkin dish the day before and just pop in the oven as your guests arrive.

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

READY IN 1HR 20-30 MINS-2 HRS
Freezable

Method

  1. Soak porcini in 300ml/1⁄2 pt hot water for 30 mins. Skin chicken and rub the cut side of the lemon over them. Heat oil in a pan large enough to hold chicken in one layer. Add chicken and brown on both sides. Transfer to a casserole.
  2. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Melt the butter in a medium pan. When it stops foaming, add onion and 1 tsp salt, then sauté until pale gold.
  3. Meanwhile, remove the porcini from the water and rinse well. Pat dry and chop small. Strain the water through a sieve, stopping before the last spoonful.
  4. Add porcini and pumpkin pieces to onion and sauté for 5 mins. Add fresh mushrooms and cook for 5 mins more, stirring frequently. Stir in the cream, 4-5 tbsp of the porcini water and seasoning if you wish. Simmer uncovered for 10-12 mins until reduced slightly, then pour over the chicken.
  5. Cover and cook in the oven for 30-40 mins, turning the chicken once or twice and adding a few spoonfuls of water if the sauce becomes a little dry.

666 kcalories, protein 48g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 49 g, saturated fat 27g, fibre 2g, salt 1.72 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2004.

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  • 02 November 2007

    Mary commented on this recipe

    I made this when it first came out in the Good food mag, the whole family loves it, and it makes a great dish for guests. The combination of porcini and pumpkin surprises my belgian guests( we live in Belgium) but they all come back looking for more!!

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    Mary rated this recipe

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  • 04 November 2007

    stuck-on-the-rock rated and commented on this recipe

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    I found this a bit rich so added less cream and more of the porcini water the next few times I made it.

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  • 02 January 2008

    cookstar rated and commented on this recipe

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    This recipe was yummy, very satisfying! I added less cream than was stated because I'm not a big fan of rich meals, but that was a personal choice.

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  • 25 June 2008

    Harriet rated and commented on this recipe

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    I changed this slightly by using juicy chicken thighs (with bone in), butternut squash and crème fraiche. Absolutely delicious!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

READY IN 1HR 20-30 MINS-2 HRS
Freezable

Prepare-ahead dinner party main course

Ingredients

  • 20g pack dried porcini
  • 1 free-range chicken , about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz, jointed into 8 pieces (ask your butcher to do this for you)
  • 1 lemon , halved
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 300g/10oz pumpkin , peeled, seeded and cut into 2cm cubes
  • 200g chestnut mushrooms , roughly chopped
  • 284ml carton double cream
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