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One pot creamy chicken and broccoli

A simple, delectable one-pot meal perfect for a mid-week dinner. It features a generous helping of cheese, contributing to your daily dairy intake.
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Ingredients
  

Chicken seasoning

  • (500 g) chicken fillet, cut into stewing pieces
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp mixed herbs
  • salt
  • cooking oil
  • 1 broccoli head, cut into small florets

Creamy cheese sauce

  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • (100 g) butter
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • (250 ml) cream
  • (250 ml) cream milk
  • 1 cup cheese, grated
  • 100g feta cheese, to sprinkle on to before serving

Instructions
 

  • Season the cut chicken fillets with the chicken seasoning mixture.
  • Heat some oil in a pan.
  • Once the oil is heated fry the chicken fillets in the pan. Browning on both sides, about 5 minutes then remove the chicken and set aside.
  • In the same pan add some more oil, then add the chopped onions and sauté till the onions cook and become transparent.
  • Once the onions have cooked, add the garlic and continue to sauté for a couple of minutes, ensuring that the garlic does not burn.
  • Add the butter to the onion and garlic, whisking it in till it melts fully.
  • Sprinkle the flour into the pan, while continuing to whisk to allow the flour to combine with the melted butter without formation of any lumps. It should form a thick, buttery paste.
  • Once the flour has incorporated into the melted butter and the smooth paste has formed slowly add the milk while whisking to create the sauce.
  • Finish off the sauce by whisking in the cream.
  • Allow the sauce to simmer for a few minutes on low heat while whisking.
  • Once the sauce has simmered and the flour has cooked, add the grated cheese and whisk it into the sauce so it combines well.
  • When the cheese has melted, return the browned chicken fillets and the cut broccoli florets into the pan. Allow the chicken and broccoli to simmer and cook at a low temperature for 10 minutes.
  • Add some crumbed feta to dish just before you remove it from the heat.