Serves 4
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 For the Marinade:

For the Casserole:

  1. Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a small bowl, and whisk.
  2. Place the chicken into a Ziplock bag or bowl and pour the marinade over, combining well. For best results, leave overnight but 2 hours is fine. Drain 5 minutes before cooking whilst discarding the juices & marinade.
  3. On a hob, heat 1 tbsp of sunflower oil in the cooking pot then add the onion, garlic, celery, and pepper. Sauté for five minutes on medium heat. Remove from the cooking pot and set aside.
  4. In the same cooking pot, add 2 chicken breasts and fry for 3 minutes. Turn and fry for a further 2 minutes or until chargrilled. Remove the chicken from the cooking pot and set aside, then cook the other 2 chicken breasts.
  5. Deglaze the cooking pot with 100g of the chopped tomatoes. Mix well. This will distribute the lovely juices from the chicken.
  6. Add the remaining tomatoes and stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce to simmer. Season with salt & pepper. Cook for five minutes.
  7. Add the vegetables, chicken and lentils. Transfer the cooking pot to the base unit. Cover with the glass lid, and cook on medium heat for 4 hours or until the chicken is completely cooked through.
  8. Remove from heat and rest for 10 minutes.
  9. Season, to taste, with freshly ground black pepper and salt. Garnish with flat-leaf parsley.

“This is such an easy dish to prepare and cook using the Morphy Richards 3.5L Sear & Stew Slow Cooker. More importantly, it has incredible depth of flavour resulting mainly from the slow cooking process. Using the slow cooker also simplifies the process and means that you don’t have to worry about overcooking and spoiling the dish. I have tried a variation of this recipe many times and its always a crowd-pleaser. Not only is it so tasty but it’s also really healthy, coming out at only 304 calories per portion. What a great way to start the New Year

 

Top Tips

  1. The cooking pot of the slow cooker can be used as a saucepan/frying pan to prep the vegetables and chicken. The great thing is that the chicken does not splash when frying as the cooking pot is quite deep.
  2. Don’t overcrowd the cooking pot when cooking the chicken. Cook in 2 batches to ensure that they are browned or chargrilled sufficiently on both sides.
  3. Lentils can be bought in tins /cans and are precooked. This is very convenient and means that you do not have to soak overnight and cook in advance.

Recipe exclusively by Chef Andrew Rudd

ChickenDinnerOne-potFamily mealsSlow cookerComfort food

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