Chasseur Cast Iron French Oven Reviewed – Chicken And Olive Casserole
After buying a Cuisinart casserole a few months ago and cooking casseroles and stews lost in the dusty binder of recipes that I stopped cooking because of a lack of proper pot, I decided to take up my kitchen shenanigans by a notch. It was time to welcome a French oven in our modest little kitchen. When autumn had overstayed its welcome and I knew our favourite cousin Winter was due for an appearance I started researching my cast iron cookware. Le Creuset and Chasseur were of course the top runners and I was leaning towards a beautiful white French oven that was a perfect size for our family of four.
It was then that Kitchenware Direct contacted me and generously offered a gorgeous 3.8L Chasseur cast iron French oven to woo in my kitchen. In the most perfect shade of white. I was ecstatic to say the least and when the French Oven arrived, I was instantly enamoured by it. Often when you see a quality tool, you start feeling invincible. When Nick spots a snazzy looking chainsaw with XYZ horsepower and XYZ speed and features, I can see the wheels of his mind churning where he is picturing himself clearing the forest we live in with a mere flick of the hand. It was something similar then that I experienced when I saw and lifted (darned, it was heavy!) the cast iron pot. I felt that it would cook the most perfect meal and I wouldn’t even have to try very hard. I was spot on.
To put my theory to test, I took very basic ingredients. Chicken, garlic, purple carrots (Oh C’mon, I need to throw in a fancy one!), tomatoes, olives, basil, salt, pepper and oil. Using just these ingredients and trying very hard to not do anything spectacular, I basically chucked them all in the pot and told it to cook me a meal that would do it proud. And it listened. Yep, it is that intelligent! Combine that with being a stunner to look at and you’ve got yourself a keeper.
The Chasseur pot was quick to heat, cooked evenly, didn’t burn anything and kept the food warm for a much longer duration than my everyday casserole. Since cooking the chicken, I have also made soup in this pot and it feels like it manages to seal the flavours in better than any pot or pan I’ve owned. I wonder why!
Chasseur cast iron cookware is made in France and the range comes in a plethora of colours that would compliment any kind of kitchen you could dream up of. They come with 10 year warranty and are suitable for induction cooktops. They are coated with enamel and oven safe up to 200C.
recipe
Chicken Olives And Purple Carrot Casserole
Preparation Time – 20 minutes
Cooking Time – 40 minutes
Serves – 6
Ingredients
6-8 chicken thigh pieces
1 large purple carrot, cut into rounds
1 large carrot, cut into rounds
10 cloves of garlic
3 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup pitted olives (I used pepper stuffed green olives)
1 cup torn basil leaves
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup pasta sauce
1/2 cup chicken stock
Method
Heat oil in the casserole on medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for a minute. Add the chicken, salt and pepper and sauté for 4-5 minutes until the chicken starts browning. Add all the other ingredients, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Serve hot with crusty bread.
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Awesome French oven, I’d never buy a white one but I must admit it looks very classy.
Oooo lucky girl! I really want one of these babies of my own ever since I brought out a cheaper alternative casserole dish to use for the first time to make a pea and ham soup on the stove top and to have it CRACK within the first few minutes! Eeek! Lucky I was around to change the contents into a saucepan.. Could you imagine the mess if it cracked all the way through?!
This dish looks very inviting and comforting. I so need a big bowl of this for this crappy weather!
OMG was it ceramic/stoneware? Don’t tell me it was cast iron and it cracked!!
i have the same French oven in red (perhaps slightly smaller? it feels huge, though!) and i absolutely love it. you’ve created a gorgeous looking stew, and i love your photos. beautiful on all counts.
Its beautiful!! Love it in white! And that recipe sounds yumm yumm
A gorgeous french pot and I love the addition of purple carrots. Happy Cooking!
Thanks Karriann!
I have the same one in red and I use it all the time. I just wish those things weren’t so heavy!
I made the recipe as is — delicious. I then came back later to look at your post once more, and realized I didn’t add the green olives! I even bought them special today. After glancing over the recipe again, they aren’t listed in the ingredients or instructions. Did you add those on your own? Thought I should let you know, but again, really wonderful even without!
Cheers,
*Heather*
Heather! Thank you! A total oversight on my part. So sorry about that. I have now fixed the recipe. I am glad it turned out good for you
Sneh that pot is BEAUTIFUL!! Wish I had one too
And the recipe looks and sounds amazing!
It is a beautiful oven, love the association chicken & olives! If I ever get one, I’ll choose red… or blue… Kitchendirect, hint hint..?! lol
Great site by the way