Tag: chicken

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

My husband always looks so disappointed when I tell him we’re having soup for dinner!  However, after his initial moan, he really liked it.  It’s a hearty meal, great for those cold and dark winter evenings.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
  • 1.5 litres of chicken stock
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks of celery, chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 TBSP of dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Tagliatelle

 

Method:

  1. Put the chicken, stock, onion, celery carrot, herbs in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  2. When the chicken is tender fish it out of the slow cooker and shred it using a couple of forks and put it back in the slow cooker to keep it warm while you make the pasta.
  3. I used Tagliatelle, however, you could probably substitute most types of pasta.  Cook enough, following the instruction on the pack, so that you can almost half fill your soup bowls.  Then ladle over the soup.  I served with crusty bread.

Enjoy.

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Disclosure:  That is not a picture of my soup as I forgot to take one.

Slow Cooker Curry Laksa Soup

This recipe was originally sent to me from the lovely folks at Blue Dragon but I’ve modified it to use it with a slow cooker.  It was incredibly easy and gorgeous.  It’s definitely gone on the ‘have again’ list.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 4 tbsp Blue Dragon Laksa Paste
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 200 ml chicken stock
  • 500g boneless chicken thighs, chopped into thin slices
  • 1 medium onion thinly sliced
  • 100g green beans chopped into 2.5 cm pieces
  • 1 tbsp of fish sauce
  • 100g bean sprouts
  • Coriander
  • ½ a cucumber but into match sticks
  • Straight to wok fine rice noodles

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and then add the curry paste and fry for about a minute.  When it’s aromatic add the coconut milk and chicken stock bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.  Add the chicken, onion and fish sauce for 4-7 minutes and simmer till the chicken is sealed.

2. Transfer to the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Approximately 1 hour before it finishes add the green beans.  This will stop them from getting too mushy.

3. Prepare the noodles as per instructions on pack.  Put a large handful in the bottom of each bowl.  Now top the noodles with a few generous ladle-fulls of the soup.

4. Garnish with the bean sprouts, coriander and cucumber.

I served it with bread but really didn’t need to as it was an entire meal in itself.

 

 

 

 

 

What is Jambalaya?

This is my take on Jambalaya, a creole dish of rice, chicken, prawns and sausages with a few herbs and veg thrown in as well.  I really like this recipe as it only requires on pot, I use a dutch oven.   Another added bonus my 3 year old gobbles it up!

Serves 6

Ingredients:

2 TBSP Vegetable Oil

2 onions, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

2 sticks of celery

1 tsp of lazy garlic

2 tsp paprika

300g of skinless boneless chicken but into bite-size pieces

100g of Kabanos sausages, chopped

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

450g of Basmati rice

1 litre of chicken stock

1 tsp of oregano

2 bay leaves

200g King Prawns

2 spring onions

Method:

Heat the oil in the Dutch oven then add the onions, green pepper, celery and garlic.  Sauté for about 10 minutes until soft.

Add the paprika and cook for a further minute.  Add the chicken and sausage and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Add the rice and stir well.  Throw in the tinned tomatoes, chicken stock, oregano and bay leaves.  Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes.  You will need to stir it occasionally, don’t panic if it sticks to the bottom.  You may also find that you may need to add a bit more liquid.

Add the prawns and cook for approx 6-8 minutes.  The majority of the liquid should be absorbed.

Just before serving stir in the spring onions.

If you like this recipe you may want to check out more of my recipes here.

 

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

A tasty tomato and chicken dish, which is great for those cold winter nights.

Ingredients

2 TBSP of olive oil

1 onion

1 tsp of Easy Garlic or two cloves of crushed garlic

455 g of chicken breast cubed

Salt and pepper

250 g of sliced fresh mushrooms

750 gram jar of pasta sauce (I used Dolmio)

1 green pepper, seeded and cubed

Method:

  1. Preheat the slow cooker
  2. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil for 2-3 minutes.  Add the chicken.  Season with salt and pepper.  Cook until chicken is sealed.
  3. Add the mushrooms and cook for a few more minutes.  Until they soften a bit.
  4. Add the pasta sauce and green pepper.  Mix well.
  5. Transfer to slow cooker and cook on low for 7-9 hours.

Serve on a bed of pasta and sprinkle parmesan on top.  Caesar salad and garlic bread finish it off nicely.

Enjoy.

Madame’s First Review: Peppa Pig – Happy Mrs Chicken App

When I was asked to review the new Peppa Pig – Happy Mrs Chicken App for Iphones, by P2 Games, I jumped at the chance as I love apps and Madame loves Peppa Pig.

So without, further adieu, here is Madame’s Verdict.

Here’s what we thought:

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Parental Note:  When I first had a look at the app I wasn’t convinced of the educational value as it didn’t have the usual elements of learning colours, numbers, sounds etc. However, as you can see, it’s great for fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and problem solving.

Overall, I would recommend this app and as you can see Madame love it as well.