January 27, 2019 / In food , chicken / Tagged as: coconut milk, chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, almonds, mushrooms, leek, egg, bacon

Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Total Cook Time

50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 500g chicken, chopped into 2cm cubes
  • 1/2 head broccoli, thin slices or small florets
  • 250g mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 slices of bacon, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped almonds

ONE OF

  • 1/2 head cauliflower, small florets
  • 1-2 leeks finely sliced

Method

  1. Cook the chicken pieces in a pan with some olive oil for 10-15 minutes. Should be almost fully cooked.
  2. Preheat oven to 180C.
  3. Layer the broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, and cooked chicken in a (9x13) casserole dish. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Whisk the egg, coconut milk and chicken broth together. Pour over casserole.
  5. Scatter the chopped bacon over the dish.
  6. Cover casserole with tinfoil and place in oven for 30 minutes.
  7. Remove casserole from oven, uncover and scatter almonds over the top.
  8. Bake uncovered for 5-10 minutes more until the almonds are lightly toasted and the casserole is bubbling.
  9. Let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Paleo friendly casserole. With no dairy cream or coconut cream its truly not that creamy. Tasty nonetheless!