Creamy chicken and pumpkin bake

Recipes / Meat

A tasty and warming chicken bake that packs in the vegies, making it a perfect family recipe.

Recipe «Creamy chicken and pumpkin bake» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 500g kent pumpkin, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces, 1/2 cauliflower, cut into florets, 1 cup pure cream, 1 cup grated cheddar, 2 tsp Dijon mustard , 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 2 rashers streaky bacon, trimmed, chopped, 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs , 2 tbsp parmesan, finely grated, 2 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped, 6 chicken thigh fillets, quartered, 120g salad leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 500g kent pumpkin, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 1/2 cauliflower, cut into florets 
  • 1 cup pure cream 
  • 1 cup grated cheddar 
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard 
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 rashers streaky bacon, trimmed, chopped 
  • 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs 
  • 2 tbsp parmesan, finely grated 
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped 
  • 6 chicken thigh fillets, quartered 
  • 120g salad leaves, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced. Arrange pumpkin and cauliflower in a 4cm deep, 19.5cm x 28cm (8-cup-capacity) oval roasting pan.
  2. Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until just simmering. Remove from heat. Whisk in cheese and mustard until smooth. Pour over vegetables.
  3. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender.
  4. Meanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until just golden. Transfer to a bowl. Add breadcrumbs, parmesan and 1/2 the chives. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Heat remaining oil in pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 2 minutes each side or until browned. Remove vegetables from oven. Add chicken. Stir to combine. Sprinkle with breadcrumb mixture. Bake for a further 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and breadcrumb mixture is golden. Sprinkle with remaining chives. Serve with salad leaves.