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Smashed braised veggies with chicken and papadums

A great method for using up leftover barbecue chicken in the fridge, this recipe comes from Aria award-winning musician and singer Sarah McLeod, whose family affectionately calls this “McLeod mush”.

Smashed braised veggies with chicken & papadums

Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    2

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    20 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

20

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 300 g butternut pumpkin, cut into 1 cm chunks
  • 1 large potato, cut into 1 cm chunks
  • 2 carrots, roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ litres chicken stock
  • ½ broccoli, cut into florets
  • 2 zucchini, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter, softened
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 cooked ear of corn, kernels stripped
  • ½ cooked barbecue chicken, meat shredded
  • Plain papadums, fried or microwaved, to serve

Instructions

  1. Place the pumpkin, potato and carrot into a large saucepan. Pour over the chicken stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook for 10 minutes, then add the broccoli florets and zucchini and cook for 5 minutes further, or until tender. Drain well.
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened. Add the drained vegetables and butter and then crush with a masher or fork. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Stir through the corn and chicken.
  3. Divide between plates and serve with papadums on the side.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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