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Chicken Italian Main course

Chicken stuffed with ricotta

Ingredients: 2 Chicken breasts 1/2 Tub of ricotta Parmesan 2 cloves Garlic Handful of spinach leaves Bunch of basil leaves Method: Butterfly the chicken so it is flat and lay on top of a large piece of clingfilm. Crush the garlic and gentle fry until soft, then remove and put in a bowl. Add the […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Main course

Chicken with cashew nuts

Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Heat a wok and add the oil until it starts to smoke. Add the chicken, onions, garlic, chillies and cashew nuts and stir fry over a high heat until everything starts to brown. Add the water, pouring it in round the sides of the […]

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Chicken Italian Starters Xmas recipes

Chicken and pancetta terrine

In vase you need more meat on Christmas this is perfect, this pancetta and chicken terrine is actually quite light and a greater starter or mid course if you don;t have enough food going on already

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Asian recipes Chicken Main course

Chicken yaki soba

Chicken yaki soba is a super quick Asian dish to make and the sauce can be prepared ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. First cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water before setting aside.

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Chicken Italian Main course Salads

Pan fried balsamic chicken with salad

First butterfly the chicken which basically means cutting it through the middle so it is a bit thinner, this lets it cook faster and more evenly, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Prepare the salad, in this instance we just chopped some tomatoes and added them to salad leaves and spring onion in […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Pork Starters

Vietnamese chicken balls

Ingredients: 500g Chicken mince (make your own by chopping thigh meat in a food processor) 3 Cloves garlic, crushed 3 Shallots, finely chopped 1 Stalk lemongrass, finely chopped Few leaves of fresh mint and some fresh coriander, chopped 1 tbsp Fish sauce Salt and pepper Vegetable oil A large bunch of mint, leaves picked 2-3 […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Soups Starters

Spicy chicken, lentil and coconut soup

Ingredients: 1/2 tsp each Fennel, cumin and coriander seeds 3 tbsp Oil 1 Leek, thinly sliced 2 Carrots, grated 2 Red onions, thinly sliced 2 Bay leaves 6 Cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 Red or green chilli, sliced 1 tbsp Chopped ginger 1 x 400g Can coconut milk 200g Red lentils 2 Chicken breast fillets, […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Starters

Green herb tikka kebabs

Ingredients: Finger length piece of ginger, chopped 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped 4 chicken breasts, cut into cubes Juice of 1 lemon 5 tbsp Thick natural yogurt 1 Green chilli, roughly chopped 1 Bunch fresh coriander, chopped Big handful of basil 1.5 tbsp Garam masala 1 tbsp Oil Lime quarters, raita and salad leaves to […]

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Chicken French Starters

Chicken liver parfait

Ingredients: 500g Chicken livers, rinsed and trimmed of sinew 1 Onion, finely chopped 1 Clove garlic, finely chopped A couple of sprigs of thyme, leaves stripped and chopped 1 Tbsp Port or brandy 100g Butter, melted (plus extra for frying) 4 Tbsp double cream Salt and white pepper Method: Fry the onion, garlic and thyme […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Fish Starters

Chinese-style chicken and prawn skewers

Ingredients: 2 Tbsp groundnut oil 2 Dried red chillies 1 Small clove garlic, sliced 1 Large chicken breast, sliced 1 Courgette, halved lengthways and cut into slices on the diagonal 2-3 Spring onion, cut into 2cm chunks 16 Raw tiger prawns, peeled and de-veined 3-4 Tbsp sweet and sour dipping sauce Method: First make the […]