Italian Chicken & Butternut Pie
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, quartered
- 5 ounces pancetta or 5 ounces streaky bacon, cubed
- 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1in cubes (2lb)
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 (14 ounce) canned Italian tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons cranberry jelly
- 1 ciabatta
- black pepper
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large flameproof casserole and cook the chicken over a medium to high heat until lightly browned.
- Lift out on to a plate with a slotted spoon.
- Tip the pancetta, squash and onion into the pan and cook over a high heat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until beginning to brown.
- Return the chicken to the pan, add the garlic and marjoram and cook for 1 minute.
- Keep back 2 tbsp of the wine then pour the rest into the pan and let it bubble for 5 minutes.
- Blend the flour with the reserved wine until smooth.
- Stir this into the pan with the tomatoes and their juice, the jelly and some salt and pepper.
- Lower the heat, half-cover with a lid and simmer gently for 30-40 minutes until the squash is just tender.
- (To prepare ahead, cool then chill at this point up to a day before.
- You can also freeze it for up to a month.
- To serve, heat through in the casserole, then continue with step 3.)
- Preheat the oven to 425F Cut the ciabatta into very thin slices and arrange on top of the casserole, so they casually overlap.
- Drizzle the last tablespoon of olive oil over the ciabatta and sprinkle with the parmesan and a good grinding of black pepper.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve straight from the casserole.
olive oil, chicken thighs, pancetta, butternut squash, onion, garlic, marjoram, red wine, flour, italian tomatoes, cranberry jelly, black pepper, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-chicken-butternut-pie-358712 (may not work)