Chicken Parmentier
A France dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 16 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 26 minPrep (about)
- 50 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 16 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1.3 lb chicken Shopping tip: Cooked chicken: a store rotisserie chicken is easiest.
Fresh & other
- 3.3 lb potatoes
- 1 oz butter
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp heavy cream Shopping tip: Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream (UK: double cream).
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 oz butter
- 7 shallots
- 3 carrots
- 2 sticks celery
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 tbsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
- 14 oz tinned tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can = about 1¾ cups).
- 1 ⅓ cups + 2 tbsp chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- 16 black olives
- 1 ¾ oz gruyere cheese
Spices & seasonings (1): parsley
- 2 tbsp parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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For the topping.
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Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft.
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Drain plus push through a potato ricer, or mash well.
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Stir in egg yolks, cream and the butter.
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Season.
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Set aside.
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For your filling, melt the butter in a big pan.
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Add the shallots, carrots and celery and fry until soft.
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Add the garlic.
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Pour in the wine.
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Cook for 1 minute.
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Mix in your tomato purée, chopped tomatoes and stock.
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Cook for 10–15 minutes, until thickened.
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Add the shredded chicken, olives and parsley.
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Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Turn the oven on to 350°F (325°F for a fan oven).
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Put your filling in a 20x12 inches 8x12in ovenproof dish.
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Top with the mashed potato.
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Grate over the Gruyère.
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Cook in the oven for 30–35 min, till piping hot plus the potato is golden-brown.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.