Low Fat Easy Chicken and Mushroom Casserole

This simple Low Fat Easy Chicken and Mushroom Casserole is a delicious and versatile dinner idea. It can be served with either rice, potatoes or pasta.  It’s a healthy dish the whole family will enjoy!

Healthy Chicken and Mushroom Casserole

So how did I make this chicken dish low-fat?

Well, first of all, I didn’t add double or even single cream.  Instead, I used a bit of olive oil, semi-skimmed milk and another ingredient that’s currently quite high on my list of the most fabulous ingredients ever – Skyr. (See my Butternut Squash Vegetarian Chilli post, where I go out of my way to convince everyone to buy Skyr NOW.)  This fermented Icelandic yogurt type product also happens to be at the top of my favourite dairy products list.  I use it in something practically everyday.  It made perfect sense to use it in this Low Fat Easy Chicken and Mushroom Casserole as it’s fat free.  I also think it really enhances the flavour of this mushrooms sauce.

If Greek yogurt is more your thing, however, use that, though keep in mind 100 g of Greek yogurt contains 10 g of fat.  Alternatively you can also use fromage frais.  Not to be confused with creme fraiche, fromage frais is low in fat, tastes a bit like sour cream and won’t curdle during cooking!

I did add a tablespoon of butter to the sauce at the end but it’s an optional ingredient and you can omit it.

Prepping the mushrooms

I used 2 types of mushrooms to make a healthy mushroom sauce to go with this easy chicken casserole: closed cup and porcini. The porcini mushrooms have a very strong flavour so you will only need about 10 g of these. (Which also makes this dish relatively inexpensive).  Even this small amount of the porcini mushrooms will give the sauce  a rich flavour (without making it heavy).

I boiled the porcinis for 20 minutes to allow them to release lots of flavour.  In the meantime I fried the closed cup mushrooms very briefly to brown them.  Then I made a quick sauce, added all the mushrooms to it, seasoned and poured the mixture over the chicken pieces (see full Instructions below).  I then simply baked the chicken and mushroom casserole for 30 minutes!  All the steps in this recipe are very uncomplicated and easy to follow.

Check out also this other easy healthy mushroom sauce recipe I shared a while ago.  I also used a combination of regular and porcini mushrooms in this dairy free Creamy Mushroom Potato Soup recipe.

I have adapted my simple white sauce in this chicken casserole dish.  Check out ALL my recipes where I’ve used this simple white sauce. You won’t believe how versatile it is!

Serving suggestions

Enjoy this healthy mushroom chicken casserole alongside rice, potatoes or even pasta.  It goes equally well with all of these sides.  Serve with freshly chopped parsley. Enjoy!

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Low Fat Easy Chicken and Mushroom Casserole

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

This simple Low Fat Easy Chicken and Mushroom Casserole is a delicious and versatile weeknight dinner idea - it can be served with either rice, potatoes or pasta.

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: International

Keyword: casserole, chicken, mushroom

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Everyday Healthy Recipes

Ingredients

• 200 g closed cup mushrooms roughly chopped
• 10 g porcini mushrooms
• 500 g chicken breast skinless, sliced into 3-4 long strips each
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 level tablespoon flour
• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt/Skyr/or fromage frais
• 1/2 cup semi-skimmed milk
• 3 tablespoons white wine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for drizzling
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter optional
• 1 level teaspoon each fine sea salt and white pepper

Instructions

1. Rinse the porcini mushrooms and soak in 1/2 cup water (in a small saucepan) for 20 minutes. Cover the saucepan (do NOT drain the water), bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside reserving the water.
2. Using either a griddle pan or a large non-stick pan fry the mushrooms over a high heat (with a drizzle of oil) for 2-3 minutes NOT stirring too much to allow them to brown a little. Place in a bowl and set aside.

3. Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/ gas mark 6. You will need a medium oven dish.

4. While the porcini mushrooms are cooking start preparing the sauce. In a large frying pan heat up the oil, add the onion and fry for a couple of minutes over a medium/low heat stirring often.
5. Add the wine and continue cooking for another 2 minutes. Add the flour and stir until it's no longer visible. Add the milk, stir well and cook until the mixture has thickened. Remove from the heat, add the yogurt, porcini mushrooms (including the water from the cooking), closed cup mushrooms, butter (optional), seasoning and stir well.
6. Place the chicken strips in the baking dish, pour over the mushroom sauce (ensuring all the meat has been covered) and bake for about 30 minutes (cooking times can vary so ensure the meat is cooked through before serving, but try not to overcook it). Remove from the oven, garnish with fresh parsley and serve with rice, quinoa, potatoes or pasta.

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