Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Reduced-fat chicken and leek potato bake

Reduced-fat chicken and leek potato bake
A creamy, dreamy delicious dish that is also low fat

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • Olive oil cooking spray
  • 1 large (280g) chicken breast fillet, trimmed, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 leek, trimmed, halved, washed, sliced
  • 800g desiree potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup reduced-fat grated tasty cheese
  • 300ml light cooking cream
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 7cm-deep, 19.5cm (base) square baking dish.
  2. Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Add garlic, thyme and leek to pan. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until softened.
  3. Layer one-third potato over base of prepared dish. Top with half the chicken and leek mixture. Sprinkle with one-third cheese. Drizzle with one-third cream. Repeat layers, ending with potato. Add remaining cream. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover with foil. Bake for 50 minutes or until potato is tender. Remove cover.
  4. Increase oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden. Stand for 10 minutes. Serve.

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