CREAMY CHICKEN, BEAN & LEEK TRAYBAKE

Creamy chicken, bean & leek traybake image

Throw together chicken thighs, cannellini beans and crème fraîche with a few other ingredients for this easy traybake. You can easily double it up and freeze the leftovers

Provided by Esther Clark

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
8 chicken thighs
3 leeks, sliced into rounds
2 large garlic cloves, crushed
2 x 400g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
500ml hot chicken stock
1½-2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
100g crème fraîche
1 large lemon, zested
crusty bread, to serve

Steps:

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil over a high heat in a large non-stick frying pan. Season the chicken thighs and fry, skin-side down, for 5 mins until golden and crisp. Transfer, skin-side up, to a large baking tray. (If you're doubling up this recipe, fry in batches and divide between two baking trays.)
Fry the leeks in the pan for 5 mins or until just softened. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. Stir in the beans, then spoon into the tray, or trays, around the chicken. Pour the stock over the beans and season to taste. Roast for 20 mins, then remove from the oven and stir the mustard and crème fraîche through the beans. Roast for 10-15 mins more, or until the chicken is cooked through. To freeze, leave to cool completely and transfer to large freezerproof bags.
Scatter the lemon zest over the chicken and serve with crusty bread to mop up the juices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 547 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 23 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 12 grams fiber, Protein 34 grams protein, Sodium 1.7 milligram of sodium