Chicken mornay: What’s better than a cheesy family dinner?

Simple dinners can often be the most fun and everything is better with cheese. You often see the cheesiest recipes online and our chicken mornay recipe brings you all of that and more. With tender, crunchy chicken and a cheesy bechamel sauce, you have a dinner that the whole family can enjoy, after they take lots of photos. The recipe is also done in less than an hour, making it perfect for weeknight dinners.

Chicken mornay suggestions

To make everything easier, just get some ready, jointed chicken pieces. Because you’re roasting the chicken on high for a short time, dark meat pieces are better than chicken breasts but it’s your choice here. You can also make as much bechamel cheese sauce as you want to if you’re cooking for more people . If you have too much, some roasted vegetables with cheese sauce is just another way to make everything even better.

For a cheesy, crowd-pleasing family dinner, chicken mornay will hit all the right spots. You can’t go wrong with tender chicken and a creamy sauce.

Chicken mornay recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Gary Dunn Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

50

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 whole 1 chicken, cut into 6 pieces at the joints)

• salt and pepper

• 120 g 120 butter

• 30 g 30 flour

• 500 ml 500 milk

• 60 g 60 cheese, grated

• 1 tsp 1 French mustard

• 1 tbsp 1 crushed cornflakes

Method

• Joint the chicken into 6, season well and place in an ovenproof dish. Dot with butter and bake in the centre of oven for 20 minutes at 180°C.
• For bechamel suace
• Make the white sauce. Melt 30g butter, add flour, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and gradually add milk.
• Add cheese and the mustard, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Beat in the remaining butter a little at a time. Cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Pour off excess liquid from chicken, cover with sauce, and sprinkle with cornflakes and· remaining cheese. Grill for 5-10 minutes or until bubbling.
• Serve while hot.

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Do you want to make more tasty weeknight chicken dinner recipes to enjoy with your friends and family? Have a look at our excellent recipe suggestions for you to try. There are many more old-school recipes like this one. They are published in the Hamlyn All-colour Cook Book.

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