Preheat your oven to 180C. Heat the oil in the slow cooker over a medium heat. These pans suit all hob surfaces, but beware of your ceramic and halogen hobs. Don’t drag the pan or it will scratch.

Add the chicken and cook until lightly brown.

Add all the other ingredients. Season well, and then give the mixture a good stirring before popping in the preheated oven.

Cook for 45 minutes, remove from the oven and stir again. You will discover that the natural juices from the chicken and lemon have created a sauce for you (the casseroles are self basting with a clever texture under the lid which collects condensation which then drips back into the food being coked).

On the odd occasion I have my father helping me in the kitchen, I find myself telling him that these types of dishes don’t need additional liquid no matter how much he protests that I need to add some. Though if you really wanted to, you could pop in a small glass of dry white wine when adding the rest of the ingredients.

Pop the casserole back in the oven for a further 35-45 minutes to ensure that the chicken is cooked through.