Name: Slow-cooker chicken casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: knob of butter -; ½ tbsp rapeseed or olive oil -; 1 large onion, finely chopped -; 1 ½ tbsp flour -; 650g boneless, skinless chicken thigh fillets -; 3 garlic cloves, crushed -; 400g baby new potatoes, halved -; 2 sticks celery, diced -; 2 carrots, diced -; 250g mushrooms, quartered -; 15g dried porcini mushroom, soaked in 50ml boiling water -; 500ml stock made with 2 very low salt chicken stock cubes -; 2 tsp Dijon mustard, plus extra to serve -; 2 bay leaves -

Ingredients for - Slow-cooker chicken casserole

1. knob of butter

2. ½ tbsp rapeseed or olive oil

3. 1 large onion, finely chopped

4. 1 ½ tbsp flour

5. 650g boneless, skinless chicken thigh fillets

6. 3 garlic cloves, crushed

7. 400g baby new potatoes, halved

8. 2 sticks celery, diced

9. 2 carrots, diced

10. 250g mushrooms, quartered

11. 15g dried porcini mushroom, soaked in 50ml boiling water

12. 500ml stock made with 2 very low salt chicken stock cubes

13. 2 tsp Dijon mustard, plus extra to serve

14. 2 bay leaves

How to cook deliciously - Slow-cooker chicken casserole

1 . Stage

Heat a knob of butter and ½ tbsp rapeseed or olive oil in a large frying pan, cook 1 finely chopped large onion for 8-10 mins until softened and starting to caramelise.

2 . Stage

Meanwhile, put 1 ½ tbsp flour and a little salt and pepper in a bowl and toss 650g boneless, skinless chicken thigh fillets in it.

3 . Stage

Add 3 crushed garlic cloves and the chicken to the pan and cook for 4-5 mins more until the chicken is starting to brown.

4 . Stage

Transfer to your slow cooker, along with 400g halved baby new potatoes, 2 diced celery sticks, 2 diced carrots, 250g quartered mushrooms, 15g dried and soaked porcini mushrooms with the 50ml soaking liquid, 500ml chicken stock, 2 tsp Dijon mustard and 2 bay leaves.

5 . Stage

Give it a good stir. Cook on Low for 7 hours or High for 4 hours.

6 . Stage

Remove the bay leaves and serve with a little Dijon mustard on the side.