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Home » Easy Main Meals » Chicken and Broccoli Gratin.

Chicken and Broccoli Gratin.

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Chicken and Broccoli Gratin is packed full of savoury flavour and hands down delicious. It's creamy and velvety and a huge crowd pleaser. Fit for a family occasion or Sunday Lunch, it's so worth the effort.

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The sauce here is something special, it has a few steps so this is not something I want to do midweek but it's just incredible and super tasty as well as all velvety and luxurious

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Equipment

  • (23 cm x 30 cm) oven dish
  • saucepan
  • whisk
  • wooden spoon
  • chopping board
  • knife or vegetable chopper
  • colander
  • digital scales measuring jug
  • tbsp measures
  • grater

Ingredients

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  • 4 chicken breasts or you could use leftover chicken or turkey
  • 1 large onion
  • 250 grams chopped carrots
  • medium head of broccoli
  • 50 grams flour
  • 50 grams butter
  • 100 mls white wine dry
  • 600 mls double strength stock
  • 200 grams breadcrumbs
  • 100 grams mature cheddar

Method

Cook the onion in a tbsp of oil over a gentle heat to soften.

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Add in all the rest of the ingredients with the bay leaf last so it doesn't get broken under the weight of the other ingredients.

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  • cover and simmer over a gentle heat for ten minutes stirring occasionally
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  • once the ten minutes have passed then drain all the veg and chicken and set the cooking liquid aside, remove the bay leaf.
  • Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan and add the flour.
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  • stir into a roux
butter and flour in a roux in a saucepan with a wooden spoon resting on the side
  • add the collected liquid and stir with a whisk over a medium heat as it comes up to a simmer and thickens.
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Add the veg and chicken to your serving dish and pour the sauce on top. Season to taste.

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  • Mix 2 tbsp of olive oil into the cheese and breadcrumbs and sprinkle on top.
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  • Serve and swoon
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Serving Suggestions

Vegetables like buttery red cabbage , slow cooker red cabbage, roasted carrots, and cauliflower cheese are perfect here.

Roast potatoes or roasted new potatoes are delicious here and if you're feeling a little fancy pants then dauphinoise potatoes or slow cooker dauphinoise potatoes would be perfect and for something a bit more casual how about these very easy potato wedges.

Tips

  • Use a large enough dish (23 cm x 30 cm) to get the perfect ratio thing going on fot the cheesy crumble breadcrumbs
  • I use a vegetable chopper to chop my onions and carrots it makes life SO much easier
  • Season to taste carefully
  • Add cream for some extra velvetiness
  • Store leftovers covered for 3-5 days in the fridge and reheat in the microwave until piping hot
  • Use leftover chicken or turkey instead of cooking fresh

More chicken recipes

  • Sweet and Sour Chicken
  • Chicken Curry Pie
  • Bang Bang Chicken
  • Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta
  • Slow Cooker Whole Chicken
  • Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken
  • Bang Bang Chicken
chicken and broccoli gratin on a blue and white plate

Chicken and Broccoli Gratin.

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Chicken and Broccoli Gratin is packed full of savoury flavour and hands down delicious. It's creamy and velvety and a huge crowd pleaser.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 6
Calories 624 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 4 medium chicken breasts 5 chicken breasts
  • 1 medium onion roughly chopped
  • 2 medium carrots roughly chopped
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1 medium head of broccoli
  • 100 grams strong cheese
  • 3 tbsps olive oil
  • 600 mls double strength chicken stock
  • 100 mls dry white wine
  • 50 grams butter
  • 50 grams plain flour
  • 200 grams breadcrumbs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F
  • Cook the onion in a tbsp of oil over a gentle heat to soften.
  • Add in all the rest of the ingredients with the bay leaf last so it doesn't get broken under the weight of the other ingredients.
  • Cover and simmer over a gentle heat for ten minutes stirring occasionally
  • Once the ten minutes have passed then drain all the veg and chicken and set the cooking liquid aside
  • Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan and add the flour.
  • Stir into a roux
  • add the collected liquid and stir with a whisk over a medium heat as it comes up to a simmer and thickens.
  • Add the veg and chicken to your serving dish and pour the sauce on top.
  • Mix 2 tbsp of olive oil into the cheese and breadcrumbs and sprinkle on top.
  • Serve and swoon

Notes

    • Use a large enough dish (23 cm x 30 cm) to get the perfect ratio thing going on fot the cheesy crumble breadcrumbs
    • I use a vegetable chopper to chop my onions and carrots it makes life SO much easier
    • Season to taste carefully
    • Add cream for some extra velvetiness
  • Store leftovers covered for 3-5 days in the fridge and reheat in the microwave until piping hot
  • great way to use use leftover chicken or turkey

Nutrition

Calories: 624kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 776mg | Potassium: 1177mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4453IU | Vitamin C: 95mg | Calcium: 253mg | Iron: 4mg

All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

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  1. Cat

    April 11, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    This looks incredibly tasty and I love the flavours, I can't get enough of broccoli! You had my chuckling like always with your holiday imagery. I hope you have a lovely time 🙂 x

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 15, 2018 at 12:43 pm

      Thanks Cat-it didn't get any better ???

      Reply
  2. joskitchenlarder

    April 11, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    Perfect comfort food Jenny, much needed during this weather. You can't get endorphins from the sun get them from the food I say! 🙂 I hope you are enjoying your time away! xx

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 15, 2018 at 12:44 pm

      Thanks Jo-the rain def didn't stop but I did manage to make the most of all eating opportunities ???

      Reply
      • Louise

        April 15, 2018 at 12:59 pm

        Ummmmm lush ❤️❤️

  3. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie

    April 12, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    Ooh this sounds delicious and very comforting. Perfect for this rather soggy time of year. I hope your holiday was better than you were expecting and / or the gin made in bearable!! Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Eb x

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 15, 2018 at 12:45 pm

      Thanks Eb-I tried my best in the very soggy circumstances-it could have been worse we could have been in a tent ??

      Reply
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