One pot chicken, leeks and cider is a perfect combination — add a little red pepper and some good homemade chicken stock and you have a simple but great easy chicken dinner. One pan, minimal fuss, big flavour.
Chicken pieces braised with leeks, red pepper and dry cider — a simple one pot supper from Casa Adora.
What You'll Need
Chicken pieces, thighs, drumsticks and wings (seasoned with a little salt, black pepper, dried herbs and a pinch paprika)
Dry cider
Chicken stock
One large leek, sliced into thick pieces
1/2 red pepper, sliced
One garlic clove, smashed and roughly chopped
One heaped tablespoon tomato purée
One or two bay leaves
Olive oil
Black pepper
How to Make One Pot Chicken and Leeks with Cider
In a frying pan, warm olive oil over medium heat and brown the chicken pieces. Add the leeks and peppers and cook until they are starting to take on some colour. Add the garlic and bay leaves, followed by the tomato purée. Cook for one minute. Add cider to partially cover, then turn up the heat to bring it to a boil. Turn down to a simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes, adding a ladle of chicken stock if things are drying out.
What to Serve With It
Serve with mashed potatoes, although fresh crusty bread works just as well. This is also a great chicken leek recipe for batch cooking — make a larger batch, refrigerate the leftovers and reheat the next day. The flavours only improve overnight.
This one pot chicken and leeks with cider recipe is part of my easy chicken dinner ideas collection — a complete guide to cooking every cut, every style, from Casa Adora and the road.
It's also part of the Slow Cooker & Slow Cooking Recipes collection — braised meat, one-pot casseroles, confit, and slow roasts from Casa Adora and the road, gathered in one place.
You'll also find it in my Gut Health Recipes collection — real food from a rural Andalucían kitchen, built around fermented foods, high-fibre pulses, wholegrains and prebiotic-rich ingredients.
Browse all recipes here.
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