Scrummy Chicken & Bacon Bake

lostkat · 30-05-2007, 21:51

Dead easy, low fat (around 450 calories per serving) and very tasty!! It comes with the Leon seal of approval.

Serves 2

Ingredients
4 chicken thighs, skin off (leave on if you're not watching your fat intake)
4 rashers of bacon (I use smoked because it's yum!)
7-8 small new potatoes (depending on how big they are) - Quartered
1 bulb of fennell - Chop off stalk, bottom, take off outer skin, remove woody core and chop up the rest into smallish chunks
2 red onions - halved then quartered
3-4 cloves of garlic
A couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary
juice of 1/2 lemon (around 2tbs)
2 tbs olive oil

Instructions

Chop everything up.
Put in a large ovenproof dish (I had to use my big pan because none of my dishes were big enough) and mix together with your hands to coat everything with the oil.
Cover in tin foil (or put lid on)
Bung in oven for 45mins - 1hr on Gas Mark 6 (200 degrees celcius) N.B. I think my oven is a bit cool, so I don't want people to burn stuff. Keep checking it!
Take off foil, shake it about a bit and finish off for 20-30 mins sans foil to brown it off slightly and caramelise the onions. Make sure the potatoes are soft in the middle before you serve it.

Et voila

I LOVE caramelised red onions, so I left it a bit longer and they all went dark, sweet and delicious. Mmmmmm!!!!! The chicken absorbs all the flavours and just falls off the bone when you eat it too

Wasn't sure if I'd like this dish because I hate aniseed and I know fennel is very aniseedy when used as a fresh herb. I thought I'd give it a go though. It completely lost the aniseed flavour in the cooking, and I'm not sure if it added to the dish or not really. Might try it without next time. At least it'll save me the bother of having to hunt for it in Tesco

I guess you could use any other vegetable instead that oven roasts nicely... carrots... courgettes etc.

Pheebs · 30-05-2007, 21:59

Looks good! may have to try that - love chicken, and pork in the form of greasy bacon. However, 4 rashers worry me if it serves 2. may have to double up

(Pickers posted this..fatty)

lostkat · 30-05-2007, 22:03

Seriously.... it's BLOODY filling! Leon was stuffed, and he's a greedy guts.

Will · 31-05-2007, 00:05

So you didn't need to seal the chicken first at all? Looks great to me!

Add some paprika or some crushed chillis for a bit of kick

lostkat · 31-05-2007, 06:14

Nope, not at all. I did consider it because I was worried it'd come out dry, but I think the cooking inside the foil for a long time keeps the moisture in for most of the cooking.

I think if I'd kept the skin on, I'd have at browned that first though.

Might add some paprika next time too, thanks Will

BBx · 31-05-2007, 08:55

Mmmmm Kate that looks lovely!!!

BB x

Jonny69 · 31-05-2007, 11:29

Ooo now that's quite exciting

I might have to experiment cooking this way, hadn't really thought about chucking it all in a paella dish and whacking it in the oven.

lostkat · 31-05-2007, 17:38

You can do that with loads of stuff and experiment. I do a chicken and chorizo one that's very similar and also very yummy. Everything chopped up, tossed in olive oil and then stuck in the oven to roast.

Kell_ee001 · 01-06-2007, 00:33

This might sound like a stupid question just is the onion still strong onion? i know when caramelised it can be a lot sweeter so I might be ok with it. As a general rule they really don't agree with me but everything else sounds soo nice I might risk it.

Lomster · 01-06-2007, 07:43

Think i may cook this tomorrow.

It looks so nice and i think the kiddies will also like it

30-05-2007, 21:51	#1
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Scrummy Chicken & Bacon Bake Dead easy, low fat (around 450 calories per serving) and very tasty!! It comes with the Leon seal of approval. Serves 2 Ingredients 4 chicken thighs, skin off (leave on if you're not watching your fat intake) 4 rashers of bacon (I use smoked because it's yum!) 7-8 small new potatoes (depending on how big they are) - Quartered 1 bulb of fennell - Chop off stalk, bottom, take off outer skin, remove woody core and chop up the rest into smallish chunks 2 red onions - halved then quartered 3-4 cloves of garlic A couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary juice of 1/2 lemon (around 2tbs) 2 tbs olive oil Instructions Chop everything up. Put in a large ovenproof dish (I had to use my big pan because none of my dishes were big enough) and mix together with your hands to coat everything with the oil. Cover in tin foil (or put lid on) Bung in oven for 45mins - 1hr on Gas Mark 6 (200 degrees celcius) N.B. I think my oven is a bit cool, so I don't want people to burn stuff. Keep checking it! Take off foil, shake it about a bit and finish off for 20-30 mins sans foil to brown it off slightly and caramelise the onions. Make sure the potatoes are soft in the middle before you serve it. Et voila I LOVE caramelised red onions, so I left it a bit longer and they all went dark, sweet and delicious. Mmmmmm!!!!! The chicken absorbs all the flavours and just falls off the bone when you eat it too Wasn't sure if I'd like this dish because I hate aniseed and I know fennel is very aniseedy when used as a fresh herb. I thought I'd give it a go though. It completely lost the aniseed flavour in the cooking, and I'm not sure if it added to the dish or not really. Might try it without next time. At least it'll save me the bother of having to hunt for it in Tesco I guess you could use any other vegetable instead that oven roasts nicely... carrots... courgettes etc. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

30-05-2007, 21:59	#2
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Looks good! may have to try that - love chicken, and pork in the form of greasy bacon. However, 4 rashers worry me if it serves 2. may have to double up (Pickers posted this..fatty) __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

30-05-2007, 22:03	#3
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Seriously.... it's BLOODY filling! Leon was stuffed, and he's a greedy guts. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

31-05-2007, 00:05	#4
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	So you didn't need to seal the chicken first at all? Looks great to me! Add some paprika or some crushed chillis for a bit of kick __________________ *No No!*

31-05-2007, 06:14	#5
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Nope, not at all. I did consider it because I was worried it'd come out dry, but I think the cooking inside the foil for a long time keeps the moisture in for most of the cooking. I think if I'd kept the skin on, I'd have at browned that first though. Might add some paprika next time too, thanks Will __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done? Last edited by lostkat; 31-05-2007 at 06:19.

31-05-2007, 08:55	#6
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Mmmmm Kate that looks lovely!!! BB x

31-05-2007, 11:29	#7
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Ooo now that's quite exciting I might have to experiment cooking this way, hadn't really thought about chucking it all in a paella dish and whacking it in the oven. __________________

31-05-2007, 17:38	#8
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	You can do that with loads of stuff and experiment. I do a chicken and chorizo one that's very similar and also very yummy. Everything chopped up, tossed in olive oil and then stuck in the oven to roast. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

01-06-2007, 00:33	#9
Kell_ee001 Wants Big Meat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 6,478	This might sound like a stupid question just is the onion still strong onion? i know when caramelised it can be a lot sweeter so I might be ok with it. As a general rule they really don't agree with me but everything else sounds soo nice I might risk it. __________________

01-06-2007, 07:43	#10
Lomster Custom Title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fay-Lom mansion Posts: 2,787	Think i may cook this tomorrow. It looks so nice and i think the kiddies will also like it __________________

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