Chicken, Tomato and Coriander

Cherry tomatoes, fresh coriander, red pepper, Chicken breast, tomato puree. 

 

Chicken and Torunska sausage soup, with Spinach

 This began as a chicken soup with carrot, diced orange pepper and mushrooms. After a day I augmented the soup with diced spinach and Torunska sausage. A fabulous result. Simmered for an hour on the hob.  

Thick Chicken and Leek Soup

 One whole leek was diced and fried at a medium heat, along with a chopped carrot for about twenty five minutes. While that was going on I diced a whole chicken breast. 

The vegetable and chicken components were added to another pan, along with about three quarters of a pint of water and a chicken stock cube, broken into four. Simmered under glass for an hour, after which the soup was blitzed with a moulinex blender for about five minutes. 

I added the chives, a teaspoonful of paprika, a large pinch of ground coriander, a pinch of sage, and some black pepper. Stirred together, and allowed to simmer for another twenty minutes. Delicious!

Chicken Torunska

 Another simple dish, made with diced torunska sausage and chicken, plus carrot and leek. Fried, and then I added water and tomato puree. Cooked for half an hour. The sweet potato wedges were cooked in a lidded casserole dish, after being soused in some vinegar, paprika, rosemary and basil. Plus a little black pepper. For about forty minutes (watch by eye).

Chicken in Black Bean Sauce, with Basmati Rice

 Diced chicken breast in a black bean sauce, along with diced spring onion and turmericed basmati rice. 

Chicken Soup, with Paprika and Cardamon

 Really simple soup made with diced chicken breast, tomato puree, paprika and cardamon. Plus chicken stock. 

Chicken with Ras El Hanout spices

A simple dish of chicken and vegetables, enlivened by the addition of ras el hanout spices. Served with basmati rice. 

Chicken, Egg Noodles and Beansprouts

 Fresh egg noodles bought from Aldi, along with a large bag of beansprouts. 

The chicken was cooked first at a medium heat in some rapeseed oil, along with the spring onions and diced chestnut mushrooms. Then a large handful of beansprouts was added to the pan at a high heat. Once they looked done I added  the egg noodles (which I'd soaked in a pasta bowl with boiling water while the beansprouts were cooking), and turned the heat down to medium again. Constantly stir, otherwise the noodles will stick.

Add chilli and garlic and soy sauce according to taste.

Chicken and Green Bean Minestrone

 The contents of the fridge needed to be reorganised. I rescued what could still be used to construct a dish, and I ended up with a minestrone. The onion and the chicken were cooked first in some olive oil, The rest of the vegetables were prepared and added to the flat pot at a medium heat, along with about half a pint of water. Cooked for ninety minutes under glass, stirring frequently. Delicious!

Cajun Chicken

Chopped chicken breast, onion, garlic and chilli. The chilli, onion and garlic were cooked first in some rape seed oil. Then I added the chopped chicken breast after about 12 minutes. Cooked at a medium heat until the chicken began to brown. Stirred frequently. The cajun seasoning was added to the basmati rice (cooked in a separate pan) along with a shake of paprika. 
 

Creamed Chicken and Leek Soup

 Wonderful soup, made with diced leek cooked in rape seed oil for twenty minutes, and half a breast of chicken, diced into small pieces. Cooked in milk and vegetable stock, and then I added single cream to the dish. Cooked for an hour. Delicious!

Chicken, Sweet Potato and Spinach

 Roasted sweet potato (forty minutes or so in the oven at around 190 deg C, cut in half), served with roasted chicken (cooked separately) and spinach leaves. 

Chicken and Chickpea Stew

 The chickpeas were cooked in a slow cooker until soft, along with the chopped tomatoes and a diced clove of garlic. The green beans were cooked later in a separate pan. Served together with some sea salt and black pepper. 

Chicken and Roasted Vegetables

Sometimes you get fed up doing the same thing with vegetables. This time I diced the vegetables (carrot, onion, potato and garlic) and put them in a casserole dish with a drizzle of rapeseed oil. Cooked in the oven for half an hour, lidded, and then another twenty five minutes without the lid. The slices of chicken were cooked in a lidded pan with arrowroot (as a thickener) and chicken stock, for about twenty five minutes. Served with black pepper. 

Paprika Chicken and Brocolli Spears

 Chicken Breast, roasted in the oven for 40 minutes at 200 deg C, wrapped in aluminium foil with diced white onion. Dressed in sea salt, paprika, and a drizzle of olive oil. Served with Brocolli spears boiled for seven minutes. Plus some black pepper. 

Alcatraz Breakfast (with chicken and black bean sauce)

 Noodles were an important part of the diet of prisoners in Alcatraz (checkout Clint Eastwood's 'Escape from Alcatraz'). Why? No idea really, though it was an easy thing to cook for breakfast. The prisoners would have received a proper meal later in the day. 

I started with the chicken and black bean sauce and added the noodles. Five minutes to prepare the noodles. Stirred together. Delicious!

Chicken Salad with Olives

 The chicken was roasted in a casserole dish with a dressing of paprika for about forty-five minutes at about 200 deg C. Turned once. Allowed to cool before being diced and mixed with mayonnaise. 

The baby leaf salad was dressed with olive oil and with a dash of lemon juice. 

Chicken, Tomato, Coriander, Chicken Stock

 Easy to make and delicious dish. Chicken breast roasted in a casserole dish for about forty minutes (watch by eye). With stir-fried tomato and a chicken gravy. Dressed in some dried tarragon and served with fresh coriander. 

Sweet Potato, Chicken and Coriander

 The sweet potato wedges were roasted in the oven at 180 deg C., dressed in a little olive oil, for about 35 minutes (check progress by eye, and turn once). The chicken was cooked in a skillet for about twenty five minutes at a low heat under glass, along with a green chilli. Turn once and check progress by eye.

Served with fresh coriander leaves.  

Chicken Minestrone

Minestrone has always been a dish based on using up various left-over ingredients. This version used left-over diced roast chicken and carrot. With added garlic and some red chilli. I used arrowroot as a thickener. Great dish!