Nutty Chicken Food

NUTTY CHICKEN & LEMON SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat the grill to medium. Put the chicken on a baking tray, drizzle with ½ tbsp oil and season. Grill for 8-10 mins on each side or until cooked through. Shred the meat with two forks.
• Meanwhile, soak the bread in the milk for 5 mins, then tip into a food processor with the walnuts, remaining oil, garlic, lemon zest and juice. Pulse to a smooth creamy texture. Season.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to pack instructions.
• Drain the spaghetti, reserving a mugful of cooking water (about 200ml). Return the spaghetti to the pan and toss with the walnut sauce, shredded chicken, most of the pasta water and the parsley. Toss to coat, and add a little more pasta water to loosen, if you need to. Check for seasoning and serve in bowls topped with the parmesan.

NUTTY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Fry the onions and salt together gently until soft.
• Add the ginger, garlic chillies coriander, cumin and turmeric and cook for another minute.
• Cut the chicken into strips, bruise the cardamom pods and add to the pan.
• Stir in the coconut milk and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Lightly toast the cashew nuts in a dry frying pan. Add the sour cream and serve.

NUTTY CHICKEN

Steps:

• mix crushed garlic clove.
• root ginger
• soy sauce runny honey.
• grated zest and juice of 1 lime in a bowl.This is the marinade.
• add chicken strips and leave preferably overnight for best results.
• preheat grill to high.
• drain marinade into a saucepan.
• skewer each pice of chicken to make a kebab.
• grill 3 mins each side or until cooked brushing with remaining marinade to stop chicken drying out
• Bring remainder of marinade to the boil and simmer for one minute.
• add crunchy peanut butter.
• coconut milk.
• salt and pepper(to taste) to marinade mixture and stir till blended (add a little water if it seems a bit thick).Allow to heat gently.
• Pour over chicken and enjoy.

NUTTY CHICKEN WITH NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and cover a baking tray with baking paper. Finely chop the peanuts in a food processor or by hand - you want large crumbs, not dust - then tip onto a plate. Dip the chicken pieces in egg, then coat in the peanuts and place on the tray. You can freeze the coated chicken pieces for up to a month, defrost, then continue with recipe. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to pack instructions, drain, rinse under cold water until cool, then drain again. When the chicken is ready, use kitchen tongs or two forks to mix the noodles with the cucumber slices, mint, lime juice and zest, sugar, chilli if using, and some seasoning. Serve immediately, topped with the crunchy chicken.

FRUITY, NUTTY CHICKEN WITH CRUSHED WHEAT

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a pan.
• Add the crushed wheat and butter.
• Stir well.
• Cover for a minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Keep covered for 8 minutes or until the water is absorbed.
• Add corriander leaves.
• Stir well.
• Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a wok.
• Stir-fry the chicken in batches, until tender.
• Keep aside.
• Return the stir-fried chicken back into the wok.
• Add mint leaves, ginger, garlic, red chilli powder, chutney and vinegar.
• Stir well.
• Cook until the mixture boils and thickens.
• Stir in the cooked crushed wheat just before serving.
• Serve hot.

NUTTY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a shallow dish, combine biscuit mix, pecans and seasoning; mix well.
• Dip chicken pieces in milk; coat generously with pecan mixture.
• Place in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Drizzle butter over chicken.
• Bake, uncovered for 1 hour or until juices run clear.

NUTTY CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a shallow dish combine cornflake crumbs, pecans, parsley, garlic powder and optional salt. Dip chicken strips in milk, then roll in crumb mixture. Place in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 7-9 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• If desired, serve with ranch-style dressing.

NUTTY CHICKEN GRAIN SALAD

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts on a baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, add seasoning and place under a hot grill for 8 mins or until cooked through. Meanwhile, heat the grains following pack instructions.
• Roughly chop the fruit and nuts. Mix with the grains, 1 tbsp olive oil and seasoning to taste. Mix the hummus with 1 tbsp water, ½ tbsp olive oil and some seasoning. Serve the chicken sliced with the grains and drizzle over the hummus dressing.

NUTTY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place milk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the baking mix, pecans and seasonings. Dip chicken pieces in milk, then coat generously with pecan mixture., Place in a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter. Bake, uncovered, until chicken is golden brown and crispy and juices run clear, about 1 hour.

NUTTY CHICKEN SATAY STRIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 4 and line a baking tray with non-stick paper.
• Mix 2 tbsp chunky peanut butter with 1 finely grated garlic clove, 1 tsp Madras curry powder, a few shakes of soy sauce and 2 tsp lime juice in a bowl. Some nut butters are thicker than others, so if necessary, add a dash of boiling water to get a coating consistency.
• Add 2 skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into strips, and mix well. Arrange on the baking sheet, spaced apart, and bake in the oven for 8-10 mins until cooked, but still juicy.
• Eat warm with roughly 10cm cucumber, cut into fingers, and sweet chilli sauce. Alternatively, leave to cool and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.