Easy Chicken Casserole

Serves 6

This is an easy to prepare, wholesome and comforting food. It is a delicious inclusion of commonly bought healthy immune boosting foods without the hassle of buying ingredients that put you in a spin! Here are some nutritional values of the foods going into this beautiful dish:

Carrots – rich in Vitamin A which strengthens the immune system, eyesight and is beneficial for the optimum functioning of heart, lungs and kidneys

Mushroom – is a food touted for it’s health benefits since the earliest history. The ancient Greeks called it the “Food of the Gods” and thought that it provided strength for the warriors in battle. The Chinese culture has considered it an “elixir of life”. Mushrooms are nutrient rich with high amounts of selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D, proteins, and fiber. Mushrooms have antibacterial properties, boost the immune system and lower cholesterol

Free-range chicken – is a complete protein with no added hormones and antibiotics, as it has been a healthy bird having been allowed to roam freely

Ingredients:

1. Carrot – 1 big
2. Mushrooms – 5
3. Tomatoes – 3
4. Capsicum – 1/2
5. Celery Stick – 1
6. Onion – 1 medium
7. Garlic – 5 cloves
8. Ginger – 2 tbsps chopped
9. Rosemary – 1 tsp dried or fresh
10. Chilli pepper flakes – 1 tsp dried
11. Coarse black pepper – 1 tsp
12. Pink himalayan salt – 1 tsp
13. Miso – 1 tbsp
14. Balsamic Vinegar – 2 tbsp
15. 2 tbsp Olive oil
16. Free range chicken – 1.5 kg
17. Water – 2 cups
18. 1 tbsp brown rice flour

Method:

Cut chicken into 10 pieces

Chop onions, ginger and rosemary (if fresh) into fine pieces

Slice the capsicum, celery and mushrooms

Chop carrots and tomatoes into small pieces

Mix 1 tbsp Miso in water enough to dissolve it

Add olive oil into a pan and sauté the onions, garlic, ginger and add in the rosemary, chilli flakes, pepper and salt

Add in the vegetables and cook for 2 mins

Put the chicken and all the contents from the pan into the casserole dish

Pour the miso liquid mix, water with brown rice flour dissolved in it and balsamic vinegar into the casserole, cover it and and place it in the oven at 180 C for 40 mins

Remove and serve with homemade sourdough garlic bread!