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Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole

20 minutes this morning, dinner waiting tonight. Serves 4, 20 minutes to prep, then 6 hours on low.

Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole - AI-generated illustration

Photo: AI-generated illustration of the dish.

You'll need

  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 800g)
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 500g new potatoes, halved
  • 3 carrots, cut into chunks
  • 1 onion, cut into wedges
  • 200g mushrooms, halved
  • 500ml chicken stock, made from a cube
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp dried mixed herbs

Method

How to make it

  1. Coat

    Toss the chicken thighs in the flour, salt and pepper so they are lightly coated. The flour thickens the sauce as it cooks.

  2. Layer

    Put the potatoes, carrots, onion and mushrooms in the slow cooker and lay the chicken on top.

  3. Pour

    Stir the tomato purée and herbs into the hot stock and pour it over the chicken and veg.

  4. Cook

    Cover and cook on low for 6 hours (or high for 3 to 4) until the chicken is tender with no pink inside and the potatoes are soft. Stir and serve.

Food safety

Use fully defrosted chicken - frozen meat must not go in a slow cooker. Cool leftovers, get them into the fridge within 2 hours and eat within 2 days. Reheat once only, until steaming hot all the way through.

Shopping list

  • Boneless skinless chicken thighs x8 (about 800g)
  • Plain flour
  • New potatoes 500g
  • Carrots x3
  • Onion x1
  • Mushrooms 200g
  • Chicken stock cubes
  • Tomato purée
  • Dried mixed herbs

What's in a portion

415kcalCalories (estimated)
42gProtein (estimated)
33gCarbs (estimated)
14gFat (estimated)
3.8gof which saturates (estimated)
9gof which sugars (estimated)
6.3gFibre (estimated)

Every figure is an estimate per portion, worked out from UK government food-composition data (CoFID). Your portions and brands will differ, so treat these as a guide. Salt not measured. Stock made from a cube is not in the database, so the stock is left out of the figures (not measured). Dried herbs are not included either. How our recipes are made.

Allergens

Contains: gluten (flour).

Check the label on: stock cube (often celery; some contain wheat or barley).

Always check the label on anything packaged — recipes and brands vary, and we cannot see your packet.

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