Gratin of Chicken

 

This creamy chicken gratin recipe is perfect for those nights when you are starving and you want to feed your family something warm and comforting.

There is nothing like a creamy chicken gratin to tick all the boxes when it comes to creating a delicious and yet simple supper dish.

I had to take some stuff out of the freezer the other day to make room for some Christmas stuff.  I did not want to be doing any shopping at all in these few days before the holidays.  The shops are a madhouse and the traffic is crazy, crazy. 

 

I took out a small chicken breast crown roast, and forgot all about it when I was moving things around.  

I didn't notice it for a few hours, so I ended having to cook it.  No problem really. I can always find something to do with chicken. 

Especially cooked chicken.

 

This recipe comes from a book of mine, which I have mentioned before called, "Twice is Nice" by Edna K Damerell.  

It holds a wealth of recipes for using leftovers of all kinds of things. Not just chicken.  It covers just about everything under the sun. 

 

Its a recipe which is very similar to my Chicken Savoyarde recipe actually, except that it is a lot simpler by half! 

 

You only have to make a delicious sauce which is a very simple and quick make. 

 Melted butter, flour, chicken stock, cream and some seasonings (cayenne, salt and dried tarragon).  

Oh, and a bit of Dijon mustard and some Swiss type of cheese.

 

I happened to have some Comte cheese  in the fridge so that is what I used.  

The flavour of Comte is amazing.  The older it is the better it tastes. 

 

Every once in a while I treat myself to a bit of really good, old Comte cheese.  

Oh, it is a bit of heaven.  This one wasn't really old or expensive, so I didn't mind using some in this sauce.

 

You can use any Swiss style cheese you like.  Any would work well.  

 

The chicken gets layered in the baking dish with the sauce and then topped with buttered crumbs prior to baking  . . .

 

A quick bake until bubbling and golden brown and Bob's your Uncle! 

 

This was really, really good  . . . 

  

I served it simply with some boiled potatoes, peas and carrots!  It went down a real treat! 

Yield: 4Author: Marie Rayner

Gratin of Chicken

prep time: 15 minscook time: 25 minstotal time: 40 mins

Rich and delicious. Its a beautiful way to use leftover cooked chicken. In fact I often cook extra so I can make this. I serve with boiled potatoes and some veg.

ingredients:

4 TBS butter

4 TBS plain flour

240ml chicken stock (1 cup)

60ml dry white wine (1/4 cup)

120 to 180 ml heavy cream (1/2 to 3/4 cup)

1/2 tsp dried tarragon

salt and cayenne pepper to taste

1 tsp Dijon mustard

30g Swiss style cheese (1/4 cup)

4 cooked chicken breasts

1/3 cup buttered bread crumbs

instructions:

Melt the butter over medium heat.  Whisk in the flour.  Cook for
about 1 minute. Mix together the chicken stock and white wine.  Slowly
whisk into the roux of butter and flour. Cook stirring constantly until
the mixture bubbles and thickens.  Cook on low for about 5 minutes,
stirring occasionally. The mixture should be really thick.  Whisk in the
 cream to thin. You should have a mixture that runs sluggishly off the
spoon.  Whisk in the mustard, salt, cayenne, tarragon,  and cheese.  Stir to combine
 and melt the cheese.

Preheat the oven to
190*C/375*F/ gas mark 6.  Butter a shallow casserole dish.  Spoon in
about 1/3 of the sauce and spread it out.  Slice the chicken breasts and
 lay over the sauce.  Pour the remaining sauce over top to cover the
chicken.  Sprinkle on the buttered bread crumbs. Bake for 20 to 25
minutes until the sauce has bubbled, the chicken is heated through and
the crumbs are golden brown.  Serve hot.

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I expect that this would also be lovely with leftover roast turkey, so if you are doing a bird for Christmas, bear this in mind for afterwards to help use up some of the leftovers!  Bon appetit! 

 

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