Juicy chicken thighs braised on a bed of soft, sweet cabbage with creamy butter beans, a tangy Dijon and lemon sauce, and bursting cherry tomatoes. It’s a simple, comforting one-pot dinner. Skinless chicken and butter beans make it high in protein, and the cabbage, beans and tomatoes add plenty of fibre.
A large lidded casserole or deep frying pan.
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Heat the oil in the casserole over a medium-high heat. Season the chicken with pepper and brown it (3–4 minutes each side). Transfer to a plate.
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Add the onion and cook until soft (5 minutes). Stir in the garlic for 1 minute.
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Add the cabbage and cook, stirring, until starting to soften (5 minutes).
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Stir in the stock, Dijon mustard and butter beans. Sit the chicken on top, bring to a simmer, then cover and cook gently for 20 minutes.
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Add the tomatoes, cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through with no pink meat near the bone and the tomatoes have softened (10 minutes). If you have a thermometer, it should read 75c.
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Stir in the lemon juice and serve.
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Oven method: After step 4, cover and cook in the oven at 180c (160c fan) for 30 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes more.
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Storage information
Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat until piping hot all the way through. Freeze for up to 3 months; defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat until piping hot.
Tip
Bigger appetites: Serve with new potatoes or a slice of crusty wholemeal bread.
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