‘Dine in’ Panko Chicken in 20

Ingredients

• Oil
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 1 pack of pancetta
• Sprinkling of chilli flakes
• 500g of cooked chicken breast – cubed, boneless and skinless
• 500g of cauliflower florets
• 700g broccoli florets (lightly cooked)
• 1 can Campbells Condensed ‘cheating’ cream of chicken soup
• A little milk
• Grated cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons Panko (Japanese) breadcrumbs

What To Do:

1. Fry the chopped onion and pancetta in a little bit of oil for about 5 minutes. Add a few chilli flakes and transfer to an ovenproof dish. Add the cooked chicken cubes, cauliflower and broccoli florets into the dish. Mix together the condensed cream of chicken soup and the milk.
2. Add the mixture into the dish and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
3. Mix together breadcrumbs and a little butter and scatter them over the cheese topping.
4. Bake at 230° for  20 minutes. What we are aiming for is a hot and bubbling chicken mixture and a golden, crumbly crust.

Our Top Tips!

In this recipe, I’ve used Panko as it is a great alternative to your normal breadcrumbs. It is an interesting alternative, and let’s face it… we all want to look a little interesting sometimes! Panko breadcrumbs are Japanese and you can normally find them in the bread aisle. They are especially crunchy and have a crispness about them.

Panko is also great with roasted vegetables…especially cauliflower, which I love, but can be quite bland sometimes.

What’s great about this dish is that it is very tasty and great for entertaining, or when you need a warm and hearty dish at the end of a hard day. It is satisfying, warming and great for eating up stuff in the fridge. The thing you have to remember is to buy pre-cooked chicken and lightly cook the vegetables beforehand.

It’s always a good idea to have pancetta in the fridge. Pancetta is normally sold in small packs and tends to have a relatively long shelf life of up to a month. When you are shopping, always check the use by date… so, make pancetta part of your fridge shopping. It is so handy for all sorts of dishes.

Image credit: https://www.campbells.com/kitchen/recipes/chicken-broccoli-divan/