Baked Chicken with Cabbage in a Casserole
Baked chicken with cabbage in a casserole is a dish that has several advantages: it is prepared without adding vegetable oil and flour; it requires a minimum amount of active cooking time; after cooking, there is a minimum amount of dirty dishes left, and the dish can even be served in these casseroles. It turns out to be delicious, healthy, and nutritious! The dish can even be frozen if necessary, and in the future, all you have to do is thaw, reheat, and serve for lunch or dinner. The dish is budget-friendly and very easy to prepare, even for beginner cooks.
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Ingredients
- Chicken mince300 g
- White cabbage200 g
- Carrots1 piece
- Onion1 piece
- Water200 ml
- Sour cream2 tablespoon
- Tomato paste1 teaspoon
- Salton taste
- Black pepperon taste
- Bay leaf2 piece
Directions
Prepare the ingredients according to the list. You can use store-bought ground chicken or make it yourself by grinding chicken meat in a meat grinder. Instead of chicken, you can also use turkey. You can use sour cream of any fat content. In the recipe, you can use either plain water or any broth (meat or vegetable).
Slice the white cabbage not too thinly. I sliced the cabbage with a knife into strips about 5-7 mm wide. Then, place the cabbage in a deep bowl and pour boiling water over it, leaving it for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater, and peel the onion and chop it randomly (in cubes or semi-circles).
Carefully drain the water from the cabbage (you can drain it on a colander) and mix it with the onion and carrots, lightly season with salt and pepper.
Also, lightly season the ground chicken and mix it.
Prepare the sauce: mix tomato paste, sour cream, and water or broth in a deep bowl.
Layer chicken mince and cabbage with vegetables in pots: start with chicken mince, and the last layer should be cabbage. Add a bay leaf to each pot and pour tomato-cream sauce over it. Close the pots with lids or cover with foil.
Place the pots in a cold oven and set it to 180 degrees. Bake the dish for about 1 hour.
Before serving, garnish the dish with fresh herbs. You can eat it directly from the pots or transfer it to a plate. Chicken mince with cabbage baked in pots is a 2-in-1 dish, meaning you don't need to serve it with a side dish. But if you want to make the lunch or dinner more filling, mashed potatoes, rice, or buckwheat are great options. Chicken mince with cabbage baked in pots is ready. Enjoy your meal!
Note: to freeze this dish in pots, first cool it to room temperature, then refrigerate. Wrap the pots thoroughly with cling film, label them, and store them in the freezer at -18 degrees for 3 months. To thaw the dish, transfer it to the refrigerator and wait for it to thaw completely, or thaw it in the microwave on a special setting. You can reheat the dish in the microwave or oven, but only place the pots in a cold oven and gradually heat it up.
