Rose Cottage Recipe

Delicious home cooking from my kitchen to yours

Welcome to Rose Cottage Recipes! This classic dish is one of my absolute kitchen favourites, beautifully prepared and tested right here on the scenic Flintshire and Denbighshire border. Perfect for sharing with family, friends, or keeping all to yourself!

Spiced Chicken and Bacon Stroganoff Garam Masala

⏱️ Prep Time: 20 min
🍳 Cook Time: 6 hours
👥 Serves: 4 people
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Method

  • Fry the chopped bacon until crispy. Remove and set aside, leaving a little bacon fat in the pan.
  • In the same pan, sauté the onion and garlic for 2–3 minutes until slightly softened.
  • Add mushrooms and cook until lightly browned.
  • Season the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, garam masala, cumin, turmeric, smoked paprika, and chili flakes.
  • Place chicken pieces in Slow Cooker and add the sautéed onion mixture, crispy bacon, chicken stock, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce to the slow cooker.
  • Stir gently to combine everything
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours until the chicken is tender.
  • Stir in the double cream during the final 20 minutes of cooking to create a rich golden stroganoff sauce.
  • Cook egg noodles according to package instructions and drain well.
  • Serve the creamy masala chicken stroganoff over the noodles.
  • Ingredients

    • 1kg (2lb) boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
    • 6 slices smokey bacon, chopped
    • 1 medium onion, finely diced
    • 3 cloves garlic, minced
    • 75gm mushrooms, sliced
    • 350 mls chicken stock
    • 250mls Double cream
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • 1 tablespoon garam masala
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
    • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • Salt and black pepper to taste
    • 300gm packet egg noodles, cooked
    • Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
    • Thin slices red chili for garnish