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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Main Dishes => Topic started by: judydawn on August 12, 2014, 10:47:42 am

Title: Chicken, Spinach & Cauliflower Cheese
Post by: judydawn on August 12, 2014, 10:47:42 am

Name of Recipe: Chicken, Spinach & Cauliflower Cheese
Number of People: 2 large or 3 smaller serves (recipe can be doubled)
Ingredients:
400 g cauliflower florets
600g boiling water
250 g diced chicken breast (3 cm)
20 g butter or margarine
30 g plain flour
125 mls chicken stock
190 g light & creamy evaporated milk
40 g baby spinach
35 g cheese - tasty or parmesan or a mixture of both which is what I used.
S & P to taste

Preparation:

Grate the diced cheese 6 sec/speed 7. Set aside.

Place the boiling water in the TM bowl, the cauliflower florets into the steaming basket and the diced chicken into the varoma dish.

Cook 13 minutes/varoma temperature/speed 3. Stir the chicken pieces once during cooking.

Place the cauliflower, chicken & baby spinach into an ovenproof dish, toss to combine then set aside.

Melt the butter or margarine in the TM bowl 2 mins/100^o/speed 1.

Add the flour, cook 1 min/100^o/speed 1.

Add chicken stock and evaporated milk, cook 7 mins/100^o/speed 3.

Add 1 tablespoon of the grated cheese to the sauce (it will be reasonably thin). Add S & P to taste.

Pour the sauce over the ingredients and sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese.

Bake 180^oC for 20 minutes with a lid for the first 15 minutes then remove the lid for the last 5 minutes.  

Serve with a jacket potato and other vegies if desired.

Tips/Hints:

I found this recipe in SFI whilst sitting in a waiting room quite some time ago.  The recipe is by Kirrily La Rosa, check out the original recipe on Taste.com. (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/28166/chicken+and+spinach+cauliflower+cheese+pots)

If making double quantity, cook the cauliflower in the varoma and the diced chicken in the steaming basket.  It will need to be stirred a few times to ensure even cooking.  

  

Title: Re: Chicken, Spinach & Cauliflower Cheese
Post by: cookie1 on August 12, 2014, 01:35:36 pm

This combination caught my eye. It sounds delicious.

Title: Re: Chicken, Spinach & Cauliflower Cheese
Post by: cookie1 on August 14, 2014, 11:55:25 am

We had this for dinner tonight. We all enjoyed it, thanks Judy.
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Title: Re: Chicken, Spinach & Cauliflower Cheese
Post by: judydawn on August 14, 2014, 11:58:17 am

I had the last of my leftovers with my batch tonight Cookie and just did some stir fried cabbagle, carrot, zucchini & snowpeas to go with it.
Glad you enjoyed it.