Episode 6: Three Quickfire Chicken Recipes
Chicken Sandwich
- Leftover roast chicken meat
- Diced celery
- Mayonnaise – plenty!
- Lemon juice
- Salt, pepper
Mix altogether in a bowl, serve on your favourite sandwich bread and with some lettuce.
Frittata
- Leftover roast chicken meat and vegetables
- ¼ onion – diced
- 1 garlic clove – chopped
- 3 eggs
- splash of milk
- ¼ cup grated cheese
- salt, pepper
- herbs and spices of your choice, e.g. paprika, rosemary, parsley,
- Pre-heat oven to 160°C.
- Cook onion and garlic in a heavy base pan over a medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken and vegetables, stir, cook for 5–10 mins, remove from the heat.
- Whisk together the eggs and milk, season, add to the pan and mix together. Sprinkle over the cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 10–15mins or until the frittata is cooked.
Chicken Stirfry
- Leftover roast chicken meat
- 2 garlic cloves – sliced
- Small knob of ginger – thinly sliced
- Sliced vegetables – e.g. carrots, onions, peppers, celery
- Leftover cooked rice 1–2 cups
- Spring onions, spinach, coriander – whatever you have in the garden or fridge
- 1 egg
- Soy sauce
- Pre-heat a wok or large fry pan on a high heat (not smoking hot though!)
- Add a splash of olive or sesame oil, add ginger and garlic for a few seconds, then vegetables, chicken and stir. (Lebron)
- Cook for a few minutes, then add the rice and stir.
- After a few more minutes of stirring, add the green vegetables and/or herbs, stir.
- Make a well in the rice, crack in the egg; let it cook for 10–20 seconds then stir it into the rice and remove from the heat. Add soy sauce to taste and serve with some fresh herbs.