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Mustard-Thyme Chicken, Bacon & Cauliflower Bake

Name: Mustard-Thyme Chicken, Bacon & Cauliflower Bake
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 38 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 700 g boneless skinless chicken thighs; 160 g streaky bacon, cut into batons; 800 g cauliflower, cut into small florets; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 180 ml chicken stock; 200 ml pouring cream; 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves; 120 g vintage cheddar, grated; 100 g baby spinach

Golden chicken thighs, crisp bacon and cauliflower in a sharp mustard-thyme cream, finished under a proper cheddar crust. Comfort food with no packet soup hiding in the sauce.

Prep12 mins

Cook38 mins

Serves4

DifficultyEasy

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Creamy keto chicken bacon and cauliflower bake with mustard thyme and golden cheese — **TooGut pick**Flexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves4

Bake

700 gboneless skinless chicken thighs
160 gstreaky bacon, cut into batons
800 gcauliflower, cut into small florets
3 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
2 tbspDijon mustard
180 mlchicken stock
200 mlpouring cream
2 tspfresh thyme leaves
120 gvintage cheddar, grated
100 gbaby spinach

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Brown the real flavour

Heat the oven to 210°C. Cook bacon in a wide ovenproof pan until crisp, then lift it out. Brown seasoned chicken in the bacon fat for 3 minutes each side and set aside.

Colour the cauliflower

Add cauliflower to the pan and cook for 6 minutes, turning only when the underside has browned.

Make the sauce in the pan

Add garlic and thyme for 30 seconds. Stir in mustard, stock and cream, scraping every browned bit from the base. Fold through spinach and bacon.

Build the bake

Nestle chicken into the cauliflower, spoon sauce over the top and scatter with cheddar.

Bake until bubbling

Bake uncovered for 18 to 22 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sauce bubbles at the edges. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.

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Nutrition snapshot

Energy3,050 kJ

Protein57 g

Fat52 g

Carbohydrate9 g

Fibre5 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.

Set yourself up

Equipment

✓ 30 cm ovenproof frying pan
✓ Tongs
✓ Fine grater

Mustard-Thyme Chicken, Bacon & Cauliflower Bake

Ingredients

Bake

Let’s cook.

Brown the real flavour

Colour the cauliflower

Make the sauce in the pan

Build the bake

Bake until bubbling

Nutrition snapshot

Equipment

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