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Casserole dish

Easy Chicken Casserole

A foolproof weeknight chicken casserole with crispy-skinned thighs braised with bacon, mushrooms, carrots and leeks in a thyme-scented stock. Rich, warming and entirely hands-off once it's in the oven.

5.0 (38)
Prep
20min
Cook
70min
Total
90min
Serves
4

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Easy Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

For 4 servings

  • 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 850g)
  • 1 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 rashers smoked back bacon, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 150g small mushrooms, halved or quartered
  • 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced 1.5cm thick
  • 20g plain flour (about 2 tbsp)
  • 1 tsp dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 500ml hot chicken stock (1 stock cube dissolved)
  • 1 medium leek, trimmed and sliced 1cm thick
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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38 reviews

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Paul

    Totally foolproof and flavour-packed.

    8 Apr 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

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    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

  • Nora

    The sauce. That sauce.

    28 Mar 2026

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