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country chicken casserole
serves 2-4
cooking time: high 4-5 hours / low 7-9 hours / auto 6-8
4 skinless chicken thighs (bone in)
1 x 397g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
75g (3oz) mushrooms, sliced
75g (3oz) canned or frozen sweetcorn
5ml (1tsp) mixed herbs
275ml (½pt) chicken stock, boiling
15ml (1tbsp) tomato purée
seasoning
1 bay leaf
Preheat the cooking pot for 20 minutes on high.
Put all the ingredients into the cooking pot, and mix, ensuring that the vegetables and
chicken are covered by the liquid.
Cover and cook for the time required on the chosen setting.
Remove the bay leaf before serving. Delicious served with rice.
Saute the vegetables before adding to the cooking pot if desired, this will reduce the
cooking time by about 1 hour (high setting).
Add extra tomato purée towards the end of cooking for thicker sauce if desired.
spicy golden vegetable soup
serves 4-6
cooking time: high 3-4 hours / low 5-6 hours / auto 4-6 hours
15ml (1tbsp) oil
1 onion peeled and chopped
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and finely chopped
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
3 parsnips, peeled and sliced
2 sticks celery, sliced
10ml (2tsp) curry powder
1.2 litres (2pts) vegetable stock, hot
400g (14oz) tin low fat coconut milk
15ml (1tbsp) fresh coriander, chopped (optional)
Preheat the cooking pot for 20 minutes on high setting.
Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the vegetables and curry powder for a few minutes.
Transfer to the cooking pot. Add the hot vegetable stock and coconut milk and stir.
Cover and cook for the required time on the chosen setting.
Stir in the coriander (if using) and blend the soup with a hand blender (allow to cool a
little beforehand).
Serve garnished with coriander and fresh crusty bread.
Increase the amount of curry powder if a spicier soup is required.
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