Country Chicken Casserole

This is a one pot dish that will take care of itself apart from the initial chopping up of the vegies and pan frying of the chicken. It taste delicious, even without any seasoning! If you do not take alcohol, replace the wine with equal amount of stock.



Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
30g butter
1kg mixed chicken pieces
1/4 cup plain flour
1 leek, trimmed, washed and sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
125g sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
1 potato, chopped
1 tbsp vegeta chicken stock powder
1 cup water
1 cup white wine
seasonings to taste

Method:
1. Heat oil and butter together in a large frying pan or a medium pot. Dust chicken in flour, shaking off excess. Brown chicken well.
2. Remove chicken. add leek and garlic to same pan. Saute for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining vegetables and stock.
3. Blend in remaining ingredients. Return chicken to pan. Simmer, covered for 1 hour or until chicken is tender and sauce has thickened slightly. Serve with pasta, rice or crusty bread.


Serves 4