Archive for the ‘Chicken’ Category

Chicken with olives and tomato sauce

Serves 2. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts, trimmed 1 small brown onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 anchovies, chopped 1 can crushed tomatoes 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tsp malt vinegar 1/2 cup black olives, pitted, chopped salt and pepper to taste any pasta Mozarella cheese Directions Preheat oven to 180C. Heat a small amount [...]

Chicken with lemon grass paste

Ingredients 4 chicken breasts 1/3 cup loosely packed fresh coriander 2 lemon grass stems, pale section chopped 2 birdseye chillies, deseeded 2 tbs peanut oil 1 tsp sesame oil 2 garlic cloves 2 tsp fresh ginger 1 lime, juice and rind Steamed rice and steamed or stir fried vegetables to serve Directions Preheat oven to [...]

Spinach and feta barbequed chicken

Ingredients 1 small brown onion, diced 1/4 cup pine nuts, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 100g baby spinach leaves 50g feta, crumbed 2 tsp fresh lemon juice 8 chicken thigh fillets, trimmed 3 tsp olive oil Directions Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium low heat. Add onion and pine nuts and cook [...]

Tandoori chicken burgers

Ingredients 4 bread rolls, or use wraps if desired lettuce 2 tomatoes, sliced 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced Tandoori patties 500g chicken mince 2 tbs dried breadcrumbs 1 egg 1 1/2 tbs tandoori paste 1 tbs soy sauce 3 cloves garlic, crushed Yoghurt dressing 1/2 cup natural yoghurt 3 tbs chopped fresh coriander 1 tsp ground [...]

Tandoori chicken pizzas with tahini dressing

Serves 4 Ingredients Pizzas 2 chicken breast fillets, sliced 2 tbs tandoori curry paste (or any curry paste you have on hand) 4 tbs natural yoghurt (can be omitted if you like) 2 tbs vegetable oil 500g fresh baby or English spinach 100g cottage cheese 4 naan bread 1/4 cup mango chutney Tahini Dressing 1/2 [...]

Chicken breast with preserved lemon

Ingredients 4 pieces preserved lemon, flesh removed 4 tbs lemon juice 3 cloves garlic 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp sweet paprika 2 tbs olive oil 1/2 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped 1/2 tsp cracked pepper 4 chicken breasts, sliced in half lengthways Directions In a food processor combine all ingredients except chicken breasts and [...]

Chicken, mushroom and asparagus pasta bake

The vegetables for this recipe could be easily substituted. I would leave the mushrooms, but the asparagus can be quite expensive so you could use leek, grated carrot or zucchini, cauliflower, brocollini, baby spinach, capsicum… feel free to be generous with the amount of vegetables in the dish, the more the better! Ingredients 375g rigatoni [...]

Greek style drumsticks with olives and artichokes

Ingredients 2 tbs olive oil 12 (~1.8kg) drumsticks 1 medium white onion, chopped finely 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tbs lemon rind 1 1/2 cups chicken stock 340g jar marinated artichokes, drained 1/2 cup dry white wine 500g risoni pasta 2 tbs chopped, fresh oregano leaves 1 cup seeded kalamata olives 1 tbs extra grated [...]

Stuffed chicken wrapped in proscuitto

This recipe is really simple and easily varied to suit your taste. You can place anything in the chicken such as herbs, spinach, tapenade, cheese or any type of pesto. Use your imagination! This particular recipe is for sage and ricotta stuffed chicken. Ingredients 1 cup drained ricotta cheese 1 tbs sage leaves 2 garlic [...]

Mexican chicken with salsa and guacamole

Ingredients Chicken 1 tbs lemon rind 2 tbs lemon juice 1 tbs olive oil 2 garlic cloves 1/2 tsp chilli powder 8 chicken thigh fillets Guacamole 2 avocados 2 tbs lime juice 8 flour fajita tortillas Tomato salsa 250g punnet cherry tomatoes 270g can corn kernels 1/2 fresh coriander 1/2 small red onion 2 green [...]