Healthy Chicken Recipes

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Where Can I Find Good, Healthy Chicken Recipes?

It is of course extremely easy in modern times to browse the Internet or check a cookbook and find healthy chicken recipes galore - but how many of them will actually be healthy as well as tasty? They may contain rich, over-powering sauces which are laden with sugar or salt, or call for the chicken to be cooked in saturated fat.

I can assure you that you will find no such chicken recipes on this site. It is my intention to update this site on a fairly regular basis with more new healthy chicken recipes, so I very much hope you will take the opportunity to visit again very soon and sample some of my latest offerings. Let me show you how to prepare chicken in a simple, healthy and delicious fashion!

Healthy Chicken Recipes - Contents 

A list of what you will find on this site

You may choose to click on any of the links immediately below to go straight to the relevant part of the site, or take the recommended option and view all of the articles and chicken recipes in chronological order, to avoid the chance of missing the one most appealing to you! Either way, I hope you find what you are looking for and will take the opportunity to try out some of these healthy chicken recipes yourself.

Cooking Chicken 

The Golden Rule

It is vitally important that we always remember, when preparing any type of chicken recipe, that we make sure the meat is fully and properly cooked. Chicken is not like beef, game or certain types of fish - it must never be under done.

The easiest way to tell whether chicken is properly cooked or not is to stick a skewer - or even a fork - into the thickest part of the flesh and check that the resulting juices run clear. If there is any sign of red or pink at all, more cooking time is absolutely required.

Please always bear this in mind - under cooked chicken can be seriously hazardous to your health!

Has your Chicken been in the Deep Freeze? 

Remember to fully defrost it before cooking it!

How long does it take to defrost a chicken?
Freezing whole, uncooked chicken is a very common practise but it is amazing how little information is available, particularly online, as to how lo...

Healthy Tarragon Chicken and Mushroom Recipe 

A healthy chicken recipe with a very distinctive flavour

Tarragon Chicken and MushroomThis is intended as a lunch recipe but that by no means precludes it from being served in a more substantial form as an evening meal. Try perhaps omitting the salad and serving the chicken along with, for example, some boiled broccoli and buttered new potatoes. Remember, experimentation is very often what creates the best recipes of all!

Per person for this dish, you will require:

1 skinned, free range chicken breast fillet
1 onion (peeled and sliced)
1 garlic clove (very finely chopped)
2 large closed-cup mushrooms (thickly sliced)
Olive oil
Generous pinch of dried tarragon
Salt/freshly ground black pepper

Put your oven on to preheat to 200 degrees centigrade or equivalent. Arrange the onion and mushroom slices intermittently in a circle on the bottom of a round casserole dish. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle about one third of the chopped garlic and some tarragon over the top. Place the chicken breasts on top, then the remaining garlic and a further sprinkling of tarragon. Season with salt and black pepper and drizzle with a little more olive oil. Put the lid on the dish and cook in the oven for about 25 to 30 minutes, depending upon the size of the fillet. Take the dish from the oven and with a metal skewer, check the chicken juices are running clear and that the meat is properly cooked. Serve on a bed of fresh rocket leaves.

How to Get the Most Out of a Chicken 

Make your chicken go further

Especially in these difficult financial times, you may be looking for ways in which to reduce your grocery bills. One fantastic way of doing so is to make that which you buy go further.

Chicken is an excellent example from which to explore this concept. Buying a whole, raw chicken can provide us with a number of varied and healthy meals.

Click here to find out how you can easily get more out of each chicken you buy.

Chicken Tikka Masala 

The simple guide to making it at home

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The Best Chicken Recipes

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The editors of this publication went through the laborious process of roasting over 40 chickens in order to find the very best recipes for inclusion in this book. Chicken is one of our "safest" and most popular main course ingredients but so often the manners in which we cook it and the recipes we use have become stale and boring. The Best Chicken Recipes offers 300 fantastic ideas for cooking chicken well and putting that spark back in to dinner times again. Whether you're looking for something simple and traditional, something modern and flash, or something just interesting and somewhere in between, you will find it in here. There are recipes for every time of year, every occasion and every taste. Also included is information on how to tell when the chicken is cooked to perfection and even how to carve it. Put the pleasure and variety back on to your dinner table and the smiles back on your family's faces today with this quite outstanding book.

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Healthy Avocado Rolled Chicken with Spinach Recipe 

Something a little bit different

Avocado Rolled Chicken with SpinachAlthough this may initially look and sound like a dish of some complexity, please believe me that it is anything but. It is actually very simple and quick to prepare. Just remember to take the extra couple of minutes and care required to roll the chicken properly.

Per person, you will require:

1 skinned chicken breast fillet
1 small avocado (stoned and peeled - see end of recipe for simple instructions)
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
1 small red chilli pepper (deseeded and very finely chopped)
Handful of fresh spinach
4 or 5 walnuts (roughly chopped or crushed)
Salt/freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil

Put the oven on to preheat to 200 degrees centigrade or equivalent. Mash the avocado in a bowl with a fork and add the garlic and chilli pepper. Season and mix well. Lay the chicken fillet smooth side down on a chopping board and either with a meat tenderising mallet or a rolling pin, gently bash it to a thickness of about 1/4 inch (1/2cm.) Care is required here or the tender flesh will come apart - remember it is not a beef steak! Spread the avocado mix evenly over the flattened chicken and carefully roll it in to a tube. Lightly sprinkle some olive oil over the base of a casserole dish and place the chicken inside. Cook for 25 minutes.

Toss the spinach leaves with the crushed walnuts and lay on a serving plate. Remove the chicken from the oven, transfer it to a chopping board and after allowing it to rest for a few minutes, slice and arrange over the salad.

Avocados

The process of removing the stone from and peeling an avocado is very straightforward, provided we tackle it correctly. Rest the broad end of the avocado on a hard, flat surface and hold it steady with one hand. Take a large, sharp knife and cut down through the centre until you feel it hit the stone. Hold the knife steady turn the fruit slowly away from you, so that the knife traces a pattern around the entire circumference. The two halves should then be twisted gently in opposite directions and should come apart quite easily, the stone still embedded in one of them. Tap the sharp blade of the knife once, gently but firmly, on the stone. The knife should cut in to the stone and a gentle twist should remove it. The two halves can now be peeled quite easily by hand.

More Healthy Chicken and Avocado Recipes 

It's a more common combination than you may think

Cumin Chicken and Avocado Salad
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Chicken Fajitas with Crunchy Lime Cabbage and Avocado
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Cayenne-rubbed Chicken With Avocado Salsa Recipe
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Chicken Rice Soup With Avocado Recipe
Chicken Rice Soup With Avocado recipe from GroupRecipes.com. My version of Mexican chicken soup served at a local restaurant.
Chicken Avocado Salad Recipe
Chicken Avocado Salad recipe. Tasty meal chicken avocado saled. Under 400 calories per serve, chicken avacado salad, low calorie, low cholesterol meal.

 

 

Meet Gordon Hamilton, the Author of this Page 

He writes about a lot more than Healthy Chicken Recipes!

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Healthy Chicken Recipes on Hub Pages 

Other peoples' thoughts and ideas

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I very much hope that you agree with the value I have placed upon them.
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Three Quick & Easy French Chicken Recipes
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Easy and Tasty Chicken Recipes
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Cashew Chicken
Chinese cooking styles are of course among the healthiest in the world. Here is a fantastic recipe for chicken with cashew nuts.
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Pies, to stir fry, to grilled - and lots more besides!
Honey and Orange Roast Chicken
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Healthy Chicken and Bacon Parcels with New Potatoes Recipe 

Two classic foodstuffs delightfully combined

Chicken and Bacon Parcel with New PotatoesThis is a delicious recipe which involves very little hands on preparation. It is therefore ideally suited to one of those days where one's tasks are many and time is short!

Per person, for this recipe, you will require:

1 chicken breast fillet
2 large rashers of unsmoked bacon
1 small tomato (sliced)
2 tsp coriander, cilantro in US (roughly chopped)
1 clove of garlic (finely chopped)
Freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil
4 or 5 small new potatoes (unpeeled)
Small knob of butter
Pinch of dried dillweed

Place a couple of slices of tomato on the underside of the chicken breast, cover with coriander and garlic and wrap the bacon around it. Place the parcel in the dish and cover with any remaining coriander. Add some pepper and olive oil. Put the lid on the dish and cook in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 20/25 minutes. Check that the chicken is cooked all the way through by inserting a metal skewer or fork and ensuring the juices run clear.

NB: no additional salt is required in this dish as the bacon provides all that is necessary.

Boil the new potatoes in salted water for about 25 minutes, drain well then add the knob of butter and the dill and swirl them gently around the pot to ensure they are fully coated.

Healthy Turkey Recipes 

A very closely related topic

Healthy Turkey Recipes
There are a great many who only consider preparing turkey on special occasions, such as Thanksgiving in the USA or Christmas in the UK and other parts of Europe. Why this has come to be the case, I for one am...

Chicken and Bacon is a Popular Combination 

Here are some more ideas for recipes incorporating both of them

Chicken and bacon Roulades
Find delicious pork recipes, like chicken bacon roulades, and other recipes at Epicurious.com
Grilled Chicken and Watercress Salad with Canadian Bacon Recipe - James Boyce | Food & Wine
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Three Ingredient Bacon Chicken Recipe - George Foreman Grilled Chicken Entree Recipes
Easy three ingredient recipe that cooks to perfection on a George Foreman or dual sided indoor contact grill.
Chicken And Bacon Pie
A delicious recipe from cooks.com

Healthy Fried Chicken and Apple Recipe 

Quick, simple and delicious

Apple Fried ChickenThis is a recipe which I would suggest be made for lunch. It is incredibly simple and quick, if perhaps you don't have a lot of time, but does not sacrifice taste in this respect. It is also made all in one pan, which saves further time in relation to washing up!

For one person, you will need:

1 organic chicken breast fillet
1 large red, sweet apple (halved, de-cored and chopped)
1 medium white onion (quartered and segmented)
1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
Half tsp of chopped fresh sage leaves (or generous pinch of dried sage)
Salt and pepper to season
Tbsp sunflower oil

Put the sunflower oil in to a large frying pan and bring up to a medium heat. Add the chicken and fry for ten minutes on one side. Turn the chicken and fry for a further five minutes before adding the remaining ingredients for the last five minutes.

Ensure the chicken is fully cooked by inserting a skewer or fork to check the juices run clear and serve.

Healthy Chicken Recipe Ideas on Helium.com 

These are all my own work as well!

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Healthy Chicken and Mushroom Pie Recipe 

Served here simply with mashed potatoes

Chicken and Mushroom PieChicken is perhaps not included as an ingredient in pies as often as beef, pork or even fish but this is a recipe which I hope you will agree inspires us to change that fact.

For this recipe, which should serve two, you will need:

¾lb (350g) chicken breast, diced
1 small onion, halved then sliced
7 or 8 small button mushrooms, halved
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
¼ pint (150ml) fresh chicken stock
Pinch of dried thyme
5oz (150g) puff pastry
1 tbsp sunflower oil
Knob of unsalted butter
Beaten egg for glazing

Put your oven on to heat to 200 degrees celsius or equivalent. Heat the sunflower oil in a large frying pan and add the chicken pieces to seal. As soon as the chicken pieces have turned completely opaque, add the onion, mushrooms, garlic and thyme for thirty seconds to heat through. Add the mixture to an 8" (20cm) long, rectangular pie dish and pour over the heated chicken stock. Grease the edges of the dish with the butter and cover with the rolled pastry, glazing with the eggwash. Cut a small cross in the centre of the pie to allow steam to escape during cooking.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until pastry has risen and turned a deep shade of golden brown.

A Variety of Healthy Chicken and Mushroom Recipe Links 

Two healthy ingredients deliciously combined

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Teriyaki Chicken with Mushroom Gravy
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Chicken and your Health 

Just how healthy is it to eat chicken?

We have all read or heard about how low in fat chicken is and the arguments about free range and organic in favour of other options - but just how healthy is it and what do "organic" and "free range" actually mean?

Hopefully these links will help to answer those questions...
World Poultry
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One man's campaign to rid us of intensive chicken farming methods and convert us all to free range.
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Is Fast Food Chicken A Healthy Choice?
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Healthy Pan Fried Chilli Chicken on Coriander Rice Recipe 

A delicious yet healthy way to enjoy fried chicken

Pan Fried Chilli Chicken on Coriander RiceThis is an extremely simple and healthy recipe which I devised when debating with myself what to have for lunch one day. It is often the case that I create recipes simply by considering some of my favourite ingredients and pondering as to how I can combine them together in what I hope will be a novel and interesting fashion. I hope you like what I came up with here.

Per person, you will require:

1 chicken breast fillet (skinned)
3oz (75g) of basmati rice
1 small tomato (quartered)
1 tbsp of plain flour
½ tsp of chilli powder (or more if you like it hot!)
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
2 tsp of roughly chopped coriander (cilantro, in the USA)
Olive oil
Salt

The rice you buy will have cooking instructions on the packet so decide when to put it on in relation to the chicken - which takes about twenty minutes - accordingly.

Combine the flour, chilli powder and a pinch of salt on a flat plate and pat the chicken in it to coat it well. Add a splash of olive oil to a non-stick frying pan and bring it up to a medium heat. Fry the chicken for about ten minutes each side, depending on the thickness of the fillet, but always remember that chicken must be cooked thoroughly before being eaten. To check whether it is fully cooked, stick a skewer or even a fork in to it and ensure the juices run clear.

When the rice is cooked, drain it well and combine it in a bowl with the garlic, coriander (cilantro) and a pinch of salt. Plate the rice, put the chicken on top and garnish with the tomato.

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I do love foodstuffs other than chicken!

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There are a great many different foodstuffs which I would class among my favourites but fish and seafood probably rate at the very top of the list. I love the freshness and delicacy of the flavours in fish and carefully experimenting with different w...

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Pork, ham and bacon - they are of course all sourced from the same animal (a pig) and healthy recipes featuring all of them will therefore feature here at some stage. As on all my healthy eating sites, the emphasis on this site will be very much...

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Healthy Baked Chicken Breast on Potato Rosti Recipe 

A simple yet delicious healthy chicken recipe suggestion

Baked Chicken Breast on Potato RostiThis recipe is especially straightforward and simple yet certainly does not compromise on taste!

Per person you will need:

1 lean chicken breast
½lb potatoes (peeled and coarsely grated)
½ small onion (peeled and coarsely grated)
½ small beaten egg
2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
Pinch of dried sage
Salt
Tbsp low fat soured cream
Tsp freshly chopped coriander (known as cilantro in US) plus a pinch extra to garnish

In a small dish, mix the soured cream, one of the garlic cloves and the coriander thoroughly together and refrigerate.

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees centigrade or equivalent. Wrap the chicken breast(s) loosely in aluminium foil and place on a baking tray - no seasoning, no oil, just the chicken. Bake for 25/30 minutes, ensuring the chicken is properly cooked and the juices run clear.

Put the grated potato and onion into the centre of a clean tea towel, bring up the four corners to fashion what looks like a piping-bag and, over the sink, squeeze out as much of the water as you can. Place it into a bowl and add the egg, remaining garlic, sage and salt and stir well. Put a little sunflower oil into a large frying pan and bring it up to a medium heat. Add the mixture and shape into a circle about 1/3" (1cm) thick. Cook for ten minutes each side.

Put the rosti onto a large plate and the chicken breast on top. Spoon on the soured cream and garnish with a little coriander leaf.

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Healthy Chicken Stock Recipe 

A traditional recipe idea devoid of modern chemicals!

There are of course as many ways to make a simple chicken stock as there are chicken recipes but I invariably make mine in this fashion.

You will need:

1 medium sized whole raw chicken (make sure it will fit in to your largest pot!)
5/6 pints (2½ litres) of boiling water
2 shallots (roughly chopped)
6 cloves of garlic (roughly chopped)
2 carrots (roughly chopped)
2 bay leaves
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Sweat the shallots and the garlic gently in the olive oil for a few minutes in your pan until softened. Add the remainder of the ingredients followed by enough boiling water to come within an inch (2 1/2cm) of the lip of the pot. Bring back to the boil and simmer for one hour, turning the chicken over half way through cooking. Remove the chicken from the pot and use as required, returning the bones to the pot. Put the lid on your pot and leave to cool overnight.

On Day Two, a film of fat and impurities should have formed over the top of your cooled stock. Taking a large spoon, gently and carefully skim this off and discard. Take a few minutes to do this properly, being careful not to stir the stock in the process. Sieve your stock then in to a large bowl to remove all the carcass and vegetable parts from the day before which should also be thrown away.

The stock is now ready to be used or can be frozen very successfully.

I feel that I should perhaps point out here that when we refer to "chicken stock," we should never be referring to those horrendous little cubes of dried chemicals which are mixed with boiling water to emulate same. Take the extra time necessary to make your stock from scratch and the taste of your meal and your health will be all the better for it.

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Healthy Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe 

A delicious alternative to ordinary mashed potatoes

Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato MashThis is but one idea for using the chicken which made the above stock. Sweet potatoes offer an extremely varied alternative to the more traditional varieties we are all more familiar with. They have a unique flavour all of their own and are, in addition, an exceptionally healthy option.

Per serving, you will require:

1 chicken breast
2 medium sized sweet potatoes
1 large garlic clove (crushed)
2 tsp roughly chopped coriander (known as cilantro in USA)
Pinch of dried cumin powder
Handful of frozen peas
Salt

Peel and chop the sweet potatoes and put them on to boil in a pan of lightly salted water. Carefully carve the entire chicken breast fillet(s) from the bird and slice. When the sweet potatoes are soft (15 to 20 mins,) drain them well, return them to the empty pot and mash them. Put your peas on to boil for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, per the instructions on the packet. The garlic, cumin and coriander should be stirred well through the mash then a bed made to acccomodate the chicken. The drained peas can be arranged in a surrounding circle.

Which came first, The Chicken or The Egg? 

In my case, it was the chicken!

I first created this Healthy Chicken Recipes site in October 2007 but it was only in November 2008 that I came up with what is perhaps its natural partner, Healthy Egg Recipes.

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Recipe of the Week: Oct 26th « A Healthy Fit
Usually I try to pick out 1-2 recipes per week for us to make and have a structured meal. I hadn't really picked anything out, but when we were at the store we decided to pick up some organic chicken, brussels,and Soy Vay. ...
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Healthy Oriental Cooking Recipe For Sukiyaki This recipe is an excellent one for getting the right balance of meat and vegetables in your diet at a cost that does not break the family budget. The sukiyaki recipe is a great example of ...
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Chicken is also extremely versatile. You can prepare chicken using so many different cooking methods such as baking, grilling, broiling, and stir-frying. There are countless chicken recipes out there. You can find a healthy chicken ...
Pomegranate Glazed Chicken Recipe for Two: A Low-Fat Recipe for ...
Skinless chicken breasts in a pomegranate juice glaze, with baby carrots, red onions, and pomegranate seeds. A healthy low-fat dinner recipe - colorful and tasty, too.
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Healthy Chicken Broth Recipe 

A delicious recipe for a healthy and hearty chicken soup

Chicken BrothThis is a simple suggestion as to how you may wish to use the chicken stock from the recipe further up this page. A bowl of thick and hearty soup is always welcome on a cold winter's day or night and is simplicity itself in terms of preparation.

You will require:

4 or 5 pints (2 or 2½ litres) of chicken stock
2 carrots (scraped, one grated and one diced)
1 leek (roughly chopped/sliced)
Handful of chicken pieces, perhaps reserved from previous day
Large handful of fresh parsley (roughly chopped)
2 tbsp frozen peas
4oz (100g) basmati rice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Bring your stock to the boil and add the chicken, carrots, leek, peas and rice and simmer for at least half an hour, adding the parsley five minutes before the end of the cooking time. Season to taste.

There is a widely held belief that, although your soup is now technically ready, it actually tastes better the following day again when reheated. I happen to subscribe to this belief as the flavours have all been given additional time to infuse. Whenever you choose to eat it, though, I hope and believe you will enjoy it.

More Great Chicken Soup Recipes 

A selection from around the world and the Web

Wholesome Chicken Soup Recipe
Whether it's a cold or a hangover cure you're after, soup can cure what ails you. Find more recipes on 4Food at Channel4.com
Chicken Soup Recipe from CookUK
Perfect chicken soup with our simple recipe, detailed instructions and lots of helpful pictures
Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe
Video: How To Make Cream Of Chicken Soup. One of the better-loved members of the chicken soup family, this mouth-watering cream of chicken soup recipe is a perfect appetizer in advance of a main course or else served alone on those cold, winter nights. Devour our Cream
Jewish Chicken Soup Recipe
Dr Quito's Jewish Chicken Soup recipe. A cure all on The Cottage Smallholder.
The Reluctant Gourmet's Chicken Soup Recipe
Homemade chicken soup recipe made with ingredients you have on hand in your own kitchen.

The Five Dollar Vacation 

A somewhat unique international charity project devised by Gordon Hamilton

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It may seem strange for a Briton like me - who has never even visited the United States - to talk about The Five Dollar Vacation when of course this title would perhaps seem slightly less mysterious as his creation were he to brand it, "The Five Poun...

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Healthy Chicken Biryani Recipe 

My interpretation of a classic Indian dish

Chicken BiryaniI did not simply sit down and create my version of this Indian classic and much loved dish. It instead evolved after I had prepared it on several occasions, tweaking the ingredients each time that I did so. I am now happy with it as it is and feel I am ready to share it with the world.

For two people, you will need:

1 large free range chicken breast fillet, cut in to 1"(2½cm) cubes
1 small onion (finely chopped)
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
5oz (125g) basmati rice
¾ pint (425ml) fresh chicken stock
½ small cauliflower head (broken in to small florets)
Tbsp of frozen peas
½ tsp powdered turmeric
½ tsp powdered cumin
¼ tsp chilli powder
¼ tsp ground coriander seeds
1 3" (7½cm) cinnamon stick
2 small tomatoes (quartered)
6 slices of cucumber
1 tbsp of freshly chopped coriander, or cilantro as it's known in the USA
Sunflower oil
Salt

Mix the powdered spices in a glass bowl and add enough sunflower oil to make a thin paste. Add the chicken pieces and stir well, making sure all the chicken is coated. Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for one hour.

Put the stock in a saucepan to heat and bring it up to a boil. Take a large pot and add a little sunflower oil. Sweat the onion and garlic in it for a couple of minutes then add the marinated chicken and stir it around until each piece is completely sealed and has turned opaque. Add the rice, the heated stock, cauliflower, peas and cinnamon stick. Season with salt to taste. Stir thoroughly, bring back to the boil, cover and simmer gently for ten to fifteen minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the stock, stirring occasionally.

Turn off the heat, remove and discard the cinnamon stick, add the coriander, tomato and cucumber and after a final thorough stir, the dish is ready to serve.

Have I Put You In The Mood For A Chicken Curry? 

Fancy a spicy chicken dish but not a Biryani?

Have a look at these great chicken curry recipe ideas from around the Web.
Chicken Curry Recipe
Curry Recipe - for making restaurant style Chicken Curry
Chicken Bhuna Recipe
A moderately spiced, classic Indian dish.
Chicken Vindaloo Recipe
Fancy something a little bit hotter? Be warned - have plenty of water standing by to drink!
Simple Chicken Curry
Want to keep it as simple as possible? Try this recipe from The Guardian online.
Malaysian chicken curry Recipe
Lemongrass, lime, coriander and cinnamon combine in this mouth-watering Malaysian masterpiece. Get more Gordon Ramsay recipes from Channel 4's F Word.

Is the Credit Crunch Hitting you Hard? 

Do you urgently need to review your food budget?

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Healthy Chicken Stewed in White Wine Recipe 

Almost like a subtle version of "Coq au Vin"

Chicken Stewed in White WineFor those unfamiliar with Coq au Vin, it began life as a French peasant dish, incorporating what was plentiful to these humble people at the time: chicken, wine and root vegetables. It has, of course, over a period of time now become a very respectable and popular dish in restaurants around the world. This recipe which I have come up with here uses white wine instead of red and less vegetables than the famous dish but I suppose that it is based loosely upon the same principle.

For two people, you will need:

2lb (1kg) of chicken legs and wings (approx. 4 of each)
1 large carrot (scraped and chopped)
1 large onion (quartered and segmented)
6 garlic cloves (peeled and halved)
1 tsp dried thyme
2 pints (1 litre) fresh chicken stock
1 pint (½ litre) dry/medium white wine

The cooking process for this dish is very technical! Simply put all the ingredients in to a large pot and bring up to the boil. Cover thereafter and simmer as gently as possible for one hour. The chicken by this time should be "falling off the bones" tender and the dish may be served with some fresh, crusty French bread.

Voila!

Do You Prefer the More Traditional Idea of "Coq au Vin?" 

Why not try one of these fantastic recipes?

BBC - Food - Recipes - Coq au vin
by James Martin from Housecall
Coq au Vin from Delia Online
The official home of Delia Smith the UK's favourite TV cook including recipes, cookery tips, menu planning, food ideas, discussion boards and more.
Perfect coq au vin
By Nigel Slater in The Guardian Online
Coq au Vin Recipe Cuisine France: French Cooking Recipes
Coq au vin recipe: cock cooked in red wine, traditionally a cock from Bresse and a wine from Burgundy in France
Classic Coq au Vin
Classic French stewed chicken recipe, with bacon, mushrooms, and pearl onions. From Julia Child.

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Healthy Chicken and Tomato Pizza Omelette Recipe 

A slightly different take on a traditional Spanish omelette recipe

Chicken and Tomato Pizza OmeletteI think it was perhaps the attached photograph which led to me labelling this recipe in such a fashion - but whatever it is, it is very enjoyable, I can assure you! It is definitely more of an omelette than a pizza but can be sliced into segments and easily eaten by hand. It always saves on the washing-up, if nothing else.

You will need:

3 medium sized, free range, organic eggs
The meat from one pre-cooked chicken leg (torn into pieces)
1 medium sized tomato (deseeded and chopped)
1 outside slice of semi-stale bread
1oz (25g) of cheddar cheese (roughly grated)
Pinch of dried sage
Salt/freshly ground black pepper
Sunflower oil

Break the eggs in to a bowl and whisk vigorously. Put the bread flat in the palm of one hand, outside down, and with your other hand, rub backwards and forwards to crumble the inside in to the bowl with the egg. Season with salt and pepper and stir well.

In a small, non-stick frying pan, drizzle a little sunflower oil and bring gently up to a heat. Add the chicken and tomato and fry off for a couple of minutes before distributing it evenly around the pan and carefully adding the egg mix. Put your grill on to heat up to maximum.

When you can see that the omelette is set almost to the top (about 3 to 4 minutes,) transfer the pan to underneath the grill. After a minute or two, the omelette should be fully set and start to rise slightly, due to the yeast in the bread. Sprinkle over the dried sage and the grated cheese and return to the grill until the cheese begins to bubble then serve immediately.

Chicken Omelettes 

Some more ideas from around the Web

Chicken is, I believe, a fairly common omelette ingredient so here are a few other recipe ideas which you may be interested in trying.
Herbed Chicken Omelet
Find recipes for Herbed Chicken Omelet and other omelet recipes. Get all the best recipes at Taste of Home.
Six-spice Chicken Omelette Recipe | Recipezaar
A lavish idea from Recipezaar.
Ham Or Chicken Omelet Recipe - LoveToKnow Recipes
Simple and to the point.
Chicken Liver Omelet Recipe - LoveToKnow Recipes
A slightly different option...
Thai Chicken Omelette
Only 316 calories per portion - that can't be bad!

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Chicken is one of my favourite foods. You cannot beat an excellent roast chicken. Yum Yum, I can feel my tummy rumbling just thinking about it. Here is my favourite Roast Chicken recipe.

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bekat wrote...

Very nice lens, well thought out and easy to read and use. Not only do I love simple healthy recipes, but chicken is a staple in my diet and I love new ideas. There's always something to be learned. Thank you!

ReplyPosted August 15, 2009

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ChineseKitesforKids wrote...

After rating this I think I need to make a stop at the kitchen...lol 5*****

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Swisstoons wrote...

Delicious stuff, here! I'd like to nominate the Tandoori Chicken contained in Madhur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking" as another tasty healthy way to serve the bird...but without the food coloring and substituting canola oil for the ghee. 5-starring, favoring and rolling this one to my Laftovers lens.

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Love chicken and new recipes for it.

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