Archive for the ‘Chicken’ Category

Chicken, coconut and lime soup

The chicken in this recipe could easily be substituted for crab or firm white fish fillets. If you think it needs more substance, you could also add some pre-cooked rice noodles towards the end. Serves 2. Ingredients 300ml chicken or fish stock 300ml coconut milk 1/2 finely sliced long red chilli 1 tsp grated fresh [...]

Chicken and cashew stirfry

This recipe can be super quick and is really delicious for a week night meal. Serves 2. Ingredients 200g chicken breast, thinly sliced 1/2 red onion, cut into wedges 3cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped finely 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp sesame oil 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice peanut oil 50g unsalted cashews handful snow [...]

Chicken and sweet corn soup

Serves 4 as an easy meal Ingredients 1L chicken stock 420g can creamed corn 4 spring onions, thinly sliced (or shallots) 350g chicken breast, thinly sliced Directions Place stock in a large saucepan with the corn and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to a simmerand add the chicken. Cook for 3 minutes, then add [...]

Thai noodle packages

This amount serves 1 and can be easily doubled or tripled. You can use a chicken breast, or a piece of skinless salmon for this recipe. It is super healthy and so easy! Ingredients piece of salmon or chicken 200g rice noodles, separated 1/4 capsicum, washed and sliced handful chopped coriander Dressing 1/2 long red [...]

Chicken pie 2

I made this recipe last night based one the one previously listed. It was delicious, so try either one you prefer. Ingredients 1 leek, sliced 2 carrots, diced 2 sticks celery, diced 3 cups sliced mushrooms 2 cloves garlic, crushed 500g chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes 2 tbs flour 1 cup evaporated milk [...]

Chicken pie

Just a note – I haven’t made this recipe yet, so I may make adjustments once I have made it on the weekend. Keep your eyes peeled! Ingredients 1 onion, diced 1 cup celery, diced 1 cup carrots, diced 2 cups sliced mushrooms 40g plain flour 2 tsp chicken stock powder 1 cup water 1 [...]

Chicken and vegetable patties

This recipe is very easy to make and the cooked patties freeze really well so that you can use them on sandwiches or in wraps. Ingredients 400g chicken mince 2 cups grated vegetables (sweet potato, carrot, zucchini work really well) 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander 3-4 tbs soy sauce 1 inch piece of ginger, grated [...]

Green harissa chicken with roast artichokes

Mum and I have made this recipe before and substituted marinated artichokes which were also delicious. Obviously, they don’t need to be pre-cooked! If using marinated artichokes I would suggest cooking the artichokes, spring onion, bacon and chicken together for about 30 minutes, instead of one hour. Ingredients 6 chicken breast fillets 1 lemons, halved [...]

Baked chicken breast with pesto

This will serve two as a quick meal with minimum clean up. You could use any kind of pesto or salsa verde, whatever takes your fancy. The chicken and vegetables will end up flavoured with the pesto and it is really delicious. If you don’t feel like doing a lot of washing up, eat it [...]

Chicken and wine casserole

This was a recipe I made up last night with what I had on hand. It was really delicious served with steamed vegetables and hot crusty bread to mop up the juices. Ingredients 8 drumsticks 4 rashers of bacon, sliced 250g mushrooms, cleaned 4 cloves garlic 1 onion, cut into eight 6 -8 baby potatoes, [...]