Quick Apricot Chicken Casserole
Apricots go well with chicken, adding a kind of sweet and sour flavour. This is one of our quick go-to dinners — using ingredients you usually have in the pantry. It freezes and reheats well too, handy for those nights when you can’t be bothered cooking but still want something nourishing.
Ingredients
1 tbsp Chantal Organics Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1 whole free-range chicken, cut into pieces (we love Waitoa)
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tbsp Chantal Organics Tomato Paste
- 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (we love Lee Kum Kee)
- 1 can Chantal Organics Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 400g can apricot halved, drained
- 1 cup chicken stock (we love Kallo)
- 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme (we love Superb Herb)
- We made this dish in a Le Creuset Signature Cast Iron Round Casserole.
instructions
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Step 1.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan or saucepan and brown chicken pieces for 2-3 minutes on both sides until lightly browned. Set chicken aside.
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Step 2.
Drizzle a little more oil into the same pan and fry onion and garlic until soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add back the chicken, along with the tomato paste, sweet chilli sauce, herbs, tomatoes, apricots, water and chicken stock. Roughly break up the apricots with a wooden spoon.
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Step 3.
Stir all ingredients together and partially cover with a lid.
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Step 4.
Simmer on medium heat for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Serve hot with rice, couscous or mash, and greens. Sprinkle fresh thyme on top.
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