Chicken fricassée with new potatoes & asparagus

Delicious dairy-free casserole with a creamy cider sauce

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Cook 40 mins

Ready in 40 minutes

Dairy-free

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then fry the bacon for 5 mins on a medium heat until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the chicken to the pan, then lightly fry for 4-5 mins to brown on both sides (you may need to brown the chicken in two batches if your pan is not large enough).
Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in a pan of salted boiling water for 10 mins or until tender. Cook the asparagus in a steamer over the potatoes for 6-8 mins or microwave in a covered dish with 2 tbsp water for 4-5 mins.
Pour the cider over the chicken, bring to the boil then reduce heat. Put the bacon back in the pan and simmer for 10-15 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the cornflour paste until lightly thickened, then add the Soya Dream and season. Stir in the drained vegetables and sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.

Soya Dream

Soya Dream is a UHT dairy-free alternative to cream widely sold in larger supermarkets. You'll find it with other long-life milks or dessert products.

Per serving

378 kcalories, protein 42g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, salt 1.11 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2005.

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Shirley

07 November 2007

Shirley rated and commented on this recipe

Georgous! More dairy free recipes like this one please.

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Belkey

18 August 2009

Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

I made this recipe using dairy as I don't need to follow a special diet. I put my sliced potatoes in the pan after I browned the chicken as opposed to using an alternative pan and cooked them in the cider (adding a little more than stated so there was enough liquid). I also added a teaspoon of mustard, some tarragon and peas. I stirred through low fat creme fraiche at the end - it was very popular served with salad and fresh bread.

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Stace

16 March 2010

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hotcatz

04 May 2010

hotcatz rated and commented on this recipe

added single cream rather than soya and bacon to make it more special. wonderful. original recipe is very good though.

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Pennyb

25 May 2010

Pennyb rated and commented on this recipe

Both my husband and I enjoyed this as a midweek meal. I used single cream as neither of us has dairy issues, and although I scaled the recipe down for just the 2 of us, still found that I needed the full amount of liquid as per the recipe (not a huge quantity anyway), fast boiling to reduce the cider a bit during the 10-15 minute boil and simmer time. Served with carrots (as both potatoes and green veg already included in recipe).

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GlisGlis

07 September 2010

GlisGlis rated and commented on this recipe

Very successfully halved the recipe to serve 2 (minus the meat - this recipe is easily adapted for veggies). I use 3 or 4 Quorn fillets and 4 slices of Quorn 'facon' - first grilling the latter whole gently, chopping and reserving to add in later, brushing the fillets with a little oil and griddling instead of frying. We don't have dairy issues, so I've used creme fraiche instead of soya and it worked well.

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Twiggles

16 May 2011

Twiggles rated and commented on this recipe

I did the same as Belkey, and used the same pan all the way through the cooking process. I added some sliced broccoli and used creme fraiche. I served garlic bread with it. I will be cooking it again, judging by the empty plates!

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aunty no no

21 November 2011

aunty no no rated and commented on this recipe

Delicious! I used a small packet of pancetta half fat fromage frais and 100ml White wine following the recipe. I had all these ingredients which needed using up and it worked a treat.

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linseywhit

03 February 2012

linseywhit rated and commented on this recipe

Delicious! I used creme fraiche & am going to try the mustard & peas next time just for variety but all plates were cleared :-)

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whats4t

13 June 2012

whats4t rated and commented on this recipe

yes good idea to use just the one pan. asparagus can be substituted with very fine frozen whole beans near the end of cooking time, especially if cost is important. This is a lovely light fresh and very easy meal, will be falling back on this as a regular.

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