Chicken, leek and Cheddar bake
Easy to make and ready in half an hour, this tasty dish is the perfect midweek chicken bake for the family.
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Prep time: 5 mins
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Cooking time: 30 mins
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Total time: 35 mins
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Serves: 4
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
- 1tbsp oil
- 4 chicken breasts, diced
- 2 leeks, washed and sliced
- 25g butter
- 2tbsp plain flour
- 300ml semi-skimmed milk
- 125g Cheddar cheese, grated
Method
- Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan and fry the chicken for 5 mins. Add the leeks and fry for 10 mins, covered.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min. Off the heat, gradually whisk in the milk then bring to the boil until thickened, stirring. Season and add half the cheese and stir until melted.
- Place the chicken in a heatproof serving dish and pour over the cheese sauce. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and place under a preheated grill for 2-3 mins until golden and bubbling. Serve with a green salad.
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Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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amanda mcclure, posted 2 weeks ago
i9 made this for food tech as a heathly recipe and i loved it so much ate it for lunch then ate the rest for dinner and my mum and her bf said it was lovley i would defaintly make this for my exsam :)
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Kerry, posted 2 weeks ago
This made a delicious Tea for me and my family... everybody really loved it.. i added smoked bacon in with mine, and just a little more cheese then stated..just beautiful... will definatley become a firm teatime favourite.
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Hayleigh Stables, posted 9 months ago
I made this for tea and it was just BEAUTIFUL! The taste of the chedder and the leeks was so powerful but not overly so. I followed the recipe step by step and it went perfect. I had mine with some roast potatoes and vegetables and it was lovely.
