Thai chicken & prawn noodle salad is super healthy and so easy to make. Thai food is about balancing four main flavours, salt, spice, citrus and sweet, it just takes a bit of trial and error
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This is a very simple and easy to follow recipe for chicken and mushroom ravioli which serves 4 as a starter or two as a main course. You have to make your own pasta but the best things in life need a bit of effort
Serves 4 Cooking time 60 mins Ingredients 4 skinless chicken breast 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 2 sprigs thyme 1 bay leaf 100 mls dry cider 350ml chicken stock 3 tbsp double cream 150g shelled broad beans 200g chesnut mushrooms 200g baby spinach 25g unsalted butter salt and pepper to taste 2 […]
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Indian chicken stew
A fragrant curry, this Indian chicken stew is a real crowd pleaser, for more flavour we prefer thighs, just cook for an extra 20 mins
This is a really easy Asian salad recipe that involves no cooking, apart from poaching a chicken breast and that’s hardly taxing! It’s great to have if you feel you’ve been overdoing rich and heavy foods as it is light, fresh and healthy.
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Chicken en papillote
Serves 2 Cooking time 50 mins Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 3-4 new potatoes, halved 2 carrots 3 sticks of celery 250ml of dry white wine 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped You’ll also need a baking tray and a roll of parchment paper. You could use other vegetables, try and stick to something with […]
If you’re worried about dry turkey on Christmas then this is just for you, this recipe uses steam to help cook the turkey and involves nothing more complicated than a big roll of tinfoil
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Fajitas (version a)
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 250g Meat (turkey steak, chicken breast or rump steak) cut into thin strips 1 Red onion, sliced 1 Clove garlic, chopped Half a green pepper and half a red pepper, sliced 1 Green or red chilli, chopped 1 tsp Smoked paprika 1 tsp Ground cumin Pinch of dried […]
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Chilli chicken ramen
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts 250g Egg noodles 2 Whole cloves of garlic 3 cm Piece of pelled root ginger 1 Litre of good quality chicken stock 2 Pak choi, roughly chopped (Alternatively you could use any green vegetable such as chinese cabbage or baby spinach etc) 4 Spring onions, […]
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Chicken Kiev
Serves 2 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts, skin removed 75g Ricotta 2 Large cloves garlic, finely chopped A little lemon zest Handful of grated parmesan Parsley and basil, finely chopped (adjust amount to suit your taste) Salt and pepper 1 Egg, beaten Flour and breadcrumbs to coat Method: Mix together the ricotta, […]
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Nonya chicken curry
Serves 4 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 1 large onion, roughly chopped 4 cloves of garlic, chopped a thumb-sized piece ginger, chopped 2-3 tbsp groundnut oil 5 tsp nonya curry powder (see below) 400ml tin coconut milk 700g chicken breasts or thighs, cut into strips 2 sticks lemongrass, outer layers peeled off and bashed lightly […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 900g Chicken thighs (skinned, bone in) Marinade: 1 Large onion, chopped 3 Cloves garlic, chopped 3 tbsp Lime or lemon zest 3 Fresh red or green chillies, chopped 2 tsp Chopped ginger 1 tsp Turmeric 2 tsp Ground coriander 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Black pepper 5 tbsp […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 2 hours Ingredients 1 kg lamb(leg, shoulder) cut into large pieces 1 tbsp garam masala 2 onions, chopped 1 cup yogurt 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, grated 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 […]
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Lamb or chicken tikka
Serves 4 Cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 1kg boneless leg of lamb 1 tsp ground cumin 3/4 tsp turmeric good pinch of salt 6 tbsp natural yogurt Half an onion, finely chopped 5cm piece root ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp garam masala Method: This Tikka recipe can be made with lamb or […]
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Chicken katsu curry
Serves 4 Cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 1 tbsp groundnut or vegetable oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped 5 whole garlic cloves, peeled 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 tbsp plain flour 1 tbsp medium curry powder 600ml chicken stock 2 tsp honey 1 tbsp soy sauce ½ tsp garam masala Salt and pepper 4 […]