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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal453
    low
  • fat15g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs52g
  • sugars10g
  • fibre11g
    high
  • protein21g
  • salt1.2g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a wide casserole dish over a medium-high heat, and season the chicken all over. Cook the chicken on all sides until the skin is crisp and golden brown (they don’t need to be cooked through at this point). Transfer to a plate.

  • step 2

    Discard all of the fat in the pan except about 1 tsp, and fry the leeks for 5-6 mins until starting to turn bright green and tender. Add a splash of water if the leeks are beginning to turn golden. Scoop out and set aside with the chicken.

  • step 3

    Tip the potatoes into the pan, then pour over the chicken stock and nestle in the thyme. Cook, uncovered, over a high heat for 10 mins, then reduce the heat to medium. Stir in the mustard, crème fraîche, peas and leeks. Nestle the chicken back into the pan, so it’s mostly covered by the sauce.

  • step 4

    Put on the lid and cook for about 20-25 mins until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender. If you prefer a thicker sauce, mix the flour in a small bowl with 2 tbsp cold water. Stir into the sauce and simmer with the lid off for 2-3 mins more until the sauce thickens. Grind over some black pepper to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2020

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A star rating of 3.9 out of 5.31 ratings

rob.summers

Looked forward to this oh dear. Frozen peas don't need that long, should have par boiled the potatoes and had to put the things into the microwave as still pink inside after dishing up! The stock disappeared maybe my fault as only did 300ml for the two of us. Will try again but, need to adjust…

Feejones

Tasty dish but roast potatoes in oil first for 10-15 mins then add chicken

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Charlie1116

question

Can you freeze this?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can freeze this. Defrost in the fridge overnight before reheating thoroughly until the chicken is piping hot all the way through. You might find the crème fraiche splits a little on reheating, but it’s still fine to eat. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good…

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KentishCook

Quite nice, though couldn’t taste the mustard, disappointingly. As everyone else says, there’s no need to add the peas until right at the end. If I did this again I’d probably leave the potatoes out of the stew and make mash instead, which would be a nice way to soak up the creamy sauce.

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