Chicken Goats cheese and Sweetcorn Bake

Chicken BakeA hearty summer dish, use the leftovers and mix with hot pasta or dish up in individual pots for an elegant dinner party dish, this finger-licking meal will leave you feeling comfortably full…with room for dessert.

Serves: 4

What You’ll Need:

  • 400g organic chicken breast
  • 2 tsp mild chilli flakes
  • 40g organic bacon lardons or streaky bacon, chopped into small pieces
  • 100g bread
  • 200g organic corn kernels taken from corn on the cob (2/3 cobs)
  • 2 leeks, washed, halved lengthways and sliced
  • 200ml double cream
  • 1 tbsp tarragon, chopped
  • 200g organic goats cheese
  • sea salt
  • vegetable oil

What To Do:

  • Pre heat the oven to 190c
  • Cut chicken into bite size pieces
  • Season with the chilli flakes and a pinch or two of sea salt
  • Heat an ovenproof casserole dish and drizzle with a little oil
  • Colour the chicken pieces then add the lardons
  • Shred the bread by hand and cook with the lardons and the chicken until all golden brown
  • Add the leeks and corn and cook together for 3-4 minutes
  • Add the cream and tarragon and stir well then take off the heat
  • Break up the goats cheese, fold through the mix then place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes
  • Halfway through the cooking, firmly pat down the top of the chicken mix with a spatula
  • Serve hot
  • Can also top with ready rolled puff pastry for a pie

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