Chicken and Broccoli Gratin.

Chicken and Broccoli Gratin is packed full of savoury flavour and hands down delicious. It's creamy and velvety and a huge crowd pleaser.

Course Main Course

Cuisine French

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 50

Servings

Calories 624kcal

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

- 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

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