Butternut and Chicken Bake

Name: Butternut and Chicken Bake
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 medium butternut, peeled and sliced; 30 ml olive oil; 10 ml paprika; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 250 ml milk; 1 chicken stock cube and 1 garlic and herb stock cube; 250 ml chicken stock; 500 g chicken breast fillets; 30 ml butter; 45 ml flour; 10 ml Italian herbs; 60 ml fresh breadcrumbs

Nicolette Petersen @nixpete001

So yummy, the kids won't mind eating their veggies!

Nicolette Petersen @nixpete001

So yummy, the kids won't mind eating their veggies!

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Ingredients

1medium butternut, peeled and sliced
30 mlolive oil
10 mlpaprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
250 mlmilk
1chicken stock cube and 1 garlic and herb stock cube
250 mlchicken stock
500 gchicken breast fillets
30 mlbutter
45 mlflour
10 mlItalian herbs
60 mlfresh breadcrumbs

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 220°C.
2

Drizzle butternut with oil and season well with paprika, salt and pepper.
3

Roast for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden.
4

Heat milk and stock cubes in a saucepan. Stir until stock cubes dissolve. Add chicken and poach for 15 minutes.
5

Remove chicken and shred using 2 forks.
6

Melt butter with flour in a saucepan, stirring.
7

Whisk in milk and extra stock and cook until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes.
8

Add herbs and chicken and season.
9

Layer chicken and butternut in a medium-sized ovenproof dish.
10

Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake at 200°C until golden. Serve ☺️