How to make chicken and broccoli pie

A cheap and easy-to-make recipe to make for dinner

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About this recipe

  • Servings: 4
  • Preparation time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking time: 30 minutes
  • Utensils needed: Frying pan, casserole dish, saucepan

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
  • 4 chicken fillets chopped
  • 1 onion
  • 1lb/450g broccoli
  •  Tin of mushroom soup
  • 1 dessertspoon of curry powder
  • 1/4 pt/150mls low-fat milk
  • pinch of salt if desired
  • pepper
  • 2oz/50g brown breadcrumbs (2 slices)
  • 2oz/50g grated low-fat cheese

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 220°C / 425°F / Gas Mark 7.
  2. Chop the onion finely and fry in the oil for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the chicken pieces. Cook for 10 minutes.
  4. Boil broccoli for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Mix the milk, soup, curry powder, salt and pepper together in a jug.
  6. Put the cooked chicken pieces, onion and broccoli into the casserole dish.
  7. Pour in the soup mixture and cover with the breadcrumbs and grated cheese.
  8. Cook in the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes.

Tips: Carrots or any other vegetable can be used instead of broccoli. You can also use cheaper cuts of chicken to keep the cost down.

Recipes are from 101 square meals by Safefood.eu and MABS.

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