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Chicken Casserole served with Red Cabbage
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 This
recipe comes from Chef Mark Earnden, the presenter of
a food show called ExpoChef, which helps promote healthy
eating in the community. ExpoChef is an interactive
cooking show that demonstrates how to make food fun,
easy and healthy.
Lets
get cooking . . .
OK,
before we start you must:
- Clear
clutter away
- Wash
your hands
- Rinse
and clean the fruit and vegetables
THe
Expo Chef recipes consist of three easy steps to cooking
which are:
- Preparation
- Cooking
method
- Plating
up the food
There
are no exact measurements as Mark's recipes are intended
only as guidelines . . . but please eat everything in
moderation and remember those all important portion
sizes!
Mark
wants you to experiment with flavours using herbs and
spices. Remember cooking is not an exact science so
give this recipe a go and good luck!
Remember
to try to vary your diet! Just because you like a recipe
does not mean you should carry on eating that dish alone!
Challenge your body with new meals and new ingredients
. . . plus it is fun to experiment with food!
Remember:
use herbs to season instead of salt!
Ingredients
Casserole:
3 x Chicken breasts
1 x medium sized onion
3 x carrots
1 x courgette
New potaotoes
20 x button mushrooms
Worcestershire sauce to flavour
Thyme
Stock (boiling water and vegetable / chicken stock
cube)
Cabbage:
1/2 Red cabbage
2 x Tablespoon of cranberry jelly
Ground ginger
Garlic puree
2 x tablespoons of olive oil
Preparation
- For
the casserole chop all ingredients into bite sized
pieces
Cooking
method
- In
one saucepan add oil and onions and cook until soft
and brown
- Then
add chicken and the rest of the ingredients to flavour.
Add the stock so it just covers the ingredients and
simmer until casserole is thick.
- In
another pan add oil and small amount of water (don't
let the liquid run dry) with cabbage and some slices
of onion and simmer (not quite boiling).
- Add
remaining ingredients to taste (not too much cranberry
jelly) add a little water and simmer until soft.
Plating
up the food
- Serve
casserole with a portion of red cabbage on the side.
Tip:
Freeze the casserole for future use
Serves
6
Mark
Earnden
Expo
Chef
To
find out more about Mark
Earnden
visit www.celebritychefsuk.com
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