Christmas is stressful when it comes to cooking so I've come up with a really simple one pot chicken recipe which keeps the Christmas flavours.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 4 hourshrs
Roasting Time (Ooptional) 30 minutesmins
Total Time 4 hourshrs40 minutesmins
Course Christmas Dinner, Dinner, Lunch, Roast
Cuisine British, English
Servings 6people
Calories 160kcal
Ingredients
1chicken
2onions
1carrot
2celery sticks
2oranges
1bottlered wine
3star anise
5whole cloves
Instructions
Chop up the onion into chunky quarters, chop the celery in half and chunkily chop the carrot too. Add half of the veg to the large casserole.
Add the chicken on top and surround by the remaining vegetables.
Slice up 2 oranges and add them to the casserole.
Pour over the red wine.
Add the star anise and cloves.
Pop the lid on and put the casserole on the hob on a medium tempterature. Bring the mix up to a simmer and then reduce the temperature and allow the chicken to cook for 3 hours.
Cut a slice into the breast to see if it is cooked.
You can serve straight away or If you want to brown off the chicken pop into the oven at 180 for 30 minutes with the lid off.
Save the juice. Remove the vegetables, fruit and spices and pop it back on the hob with a little plain four to thicken up and give a great gravy.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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