One-Pot Cider Chicken

Chicken is simmered in a cider and apple sauce with potatoes to give it a real autumnal flavour. Serve with shredded greens or broccoli.

• Preparation time:10 minutes
• Cooking time:25 minutes
• Total time:35 minutes 

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 500g pack Waitrose Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets
• 1 tbsp plain flour, seasoned
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500ml bottle Waitrose Vintage English Cider
• ½ x 500g pack baby new potatoes, thickly sliced
• 1 medium Bramley apple, peeled, cored and chopped
• ½ x 15g pack fresh thyme
• 200ml tub Waitrose Half Fat crème fraîche
• 1 Cox eating apple, sliced into 16 pieces

Method

1. Coat the chicken in the seasoned flour. In a large frying pan with a tight-fitting lid, heat the oil then brown the chicken on both sides for 2-3 minutes.
2. Pour in the cider and add the potatoes. Bring to the boil then add the chopped Bramley apple and thyme. Season well, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is thoroughly cooked with no pink meat.
3. Stir in the crème fraîche and Cox apple slices and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes until the apples are just tender. Try This Replace the chicken breast fillets with 4 pork loin steaks.

Variation

Replace the chicken breast fillets with 4 pork loin steaks.