Chicken with béchamel sauce is a delicious and comforting dish that combines tender chicken with a creamy white sauce. Béchamel sauce, also known as white sauce, is one of the five mother sauces in French cuisine. It’s made from a roux (a mixture of butter and flour) and milk, and it serves as the base for many other sauces. Let’s make the Chicken with béchamel sauce. Here’s recipe of Chicken with béchamel sauce;
Take a large pot and place it on the stove, then add 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil.
Finely chop 1 onion, add it to the pot, and sauté it until it turns golden brown.
Next, dice 1 kilogram of chicken into bite-sized pieces, add them to the pot, and sauté until the color changes.
Then, add 1 red bell pepper that you've diced. Afterward, add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and mix it in.
Now, add 1 cup of tomato puree. Drain the liquid from 1 jar garnish and add them to the pot as well.
Sprinkle in 1 teaspoon of salt,black pepper, red pepper flakes and add 1 cup of hot water. Cook for 5 minutes in this manner, then remove from heat.
To prepare the béchamel sauce, put 3 tablespoons of butter in a separate pot and melt it.
Add 3 tablespoons of flour on top of the melted butter and sauté for a few minutes, until the flour loses its raw smell.
Gradually pour in 3 cups of milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps, until the béchamel sauce thickens and boils.
Take the boiling béchamel sauce off the heat, add 1 teaspoon of salt and black pepper, and mix it in.
Pour the cooked chicken into a baking dish, then pour the prepared béchamel sauce over it, smoothing it out with a spoon or spatula.
Cover the dish with grated cheddar cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees until the cheese melts and turns golden brown.
Once the dish is cooked, remove it from the oven. Let it rest for about 10 minutes, then slice and serve. Enjoy your meal!
