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Easy as (chicken and leek) pie. The sauce is made with a soft cream cheese with wholegrain mustard. Serve with frozen peas and carrots for a simple family supper.


Chicken and leek pie

olive oil

chicken breasts, roughly chopped

leek,

garlic cloves, finely chopped or crushed

250 grams/9 ounces cream cheese

mustard

vegetable stock cube

ready-rolled puff pastry (320 grams/11½ oz)

brush the top

salt and black pepper

How to make an easy chicken and leek pie

This easy Mediterranean chicken recipe is a great meal to have bubbling away on the stove for a simple supper with friends or a family-friendly mid-week meal. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.

This recipe is perfect for batch cooking, cook the chicken sauce and divide it into portions and pop in the freezer, it will keep in the freezer for 2 months. You can cook the potatoes while you reheat the sauce. 

Mediterranean chicken with potatoes

chicken

onion, diced

carrot, finely diced

garlic cloves, sliced

tin tomatoes

250 milliliters/9fl oz chicken stock

herbs

potatoes,

salt and pepper

This creamy chicken dish is a great way cook chicken thighs and the paprika provides a gentle kick. If you don’t want to bother with the dumplings, serve with freshly boiled rice. 

Chicken paprikash

chicken thighs, skin

onions, finely chopped

garlic cloves, crushed

green peppers, deseeded and finely chopped

tbsp sweet smoked paprika

hot paprika

plain flour

tin chopped tomatoes

400 milliliters/14fl oz hot chicken stock

150 milliliters/5fl oz soured cream

flour

grams/2½oz suet

tbsp finely chopped fresh dill

tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley

500 milliliters/18fl oz chicken stock

This easy chicken korma recipe is mild and rich with cream, but it's still really tasty. Serve with naan bread and/or rice.

Creamy chicken korma

vegetable oil

brown onion, chopped

cloves

cardamom pods, crushed

skinless, boneless chicken breasts,

cm/1½in piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

tsp coriander

¼ tsp ground allspice

1½ tsp ground cumin

½ tsp ground turmeric

tsp mild chilli powder

tomato purée

grams/3 almonds

250 milliliters/8fl oz chicken stock

200 milliliters/7fl oz whipping cream

almonds,

chopped coriander, to garnish (optional)

Cooking a whole chicken in a slow cooker keeps it tender and moist. Serve with all the trimmings for an easy Sunday lunch. 

Each serving provides 355 kcal, 57g protein, 3g carbohydrate (of which 2g sugars), 12.5g fat (of which 3g saturates), 0.8g fibre and 1.7g salt. 

Slow cooker roast chicken

onion

paprika

tsp flaked sea salt

tsp black pepper

black pepper

Did you know you can cook a chicken for roast dinner in a slow cooker!?

Slow cooker chicken

A traditional chicken pie is classic comfort food and this fuss-free recipe is one you'll want to make again and again. It's worth making your own pastry if you can because the ready made stuff just doesn't match up to the buttery loveliness of homemade.

Traditional chicken pie

onion, peeled

carrot, peeled

bay leaves

chicken stock cube

peppercorns

450 grams/1lb plain flour

salt

120 grams/4½oz butter, cold

120 grams/4½oz vegetable shortening, cold

free-range egg, beaten, for glazing

250 milliliters/9fl oz whole milk

butter

Supreme (or suprême) unsurprisingly refers to the best part of the food. In this case tender cuts of chicken breast, cooked in a creamy sauce. This version uses skinless, boneless chicken breast.

Lighter chicken supreme 

tsp olive oil,

onion, finely chopped

rashers back bacon, smoked or unsmoked, thinly sliced

250 grams/9 ounces button mushrooms, chestnut

tsp plain flour

garlic powder garlic clove, crushed

400 milliliters/14fl oz chicken stock,

tbsp (around 50 grams/1¾oz) reduced fat crème fraîche

This creamy mushroom sauce has a real depth of flavour that makes a special meal of simply cooked chicken. 

Chicken with creamy mushroom sauce

unsalted butter

350 grams/12 ounces chestnut mushrooms, thinly sliced

brown onion, finely chopped

thyme leaves

tsp cumin

100 milliliters/3½fl oz dry white wine

300 milliliters/10fl oz chicken stock

150 milliliters/¼ pint double cream

grams/3½oz crème fraîche

Dijon mustard

parsley

tarragon

chicken breasts, skin on

sea salt and black pepper

white rice,

A wonderfully comforting chicken pasta bake, this can be made ahead and will go down really well with the family. 

Each serving provides 532 kcal, 35g protein, 46g carbohydrates (of which 10g sugars), 22g fat (of which 11.5g saturates), 4.5g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Chicken pasta bake

butter,

penne

onion, roughly chopped

grams/1¾oz plain flour

milliliters/1 pint 6 fl oz hot milk (see tip)

100 grams/3½oz Parmesan cheese,

tomatoes,

A delicious one-pot chicken fricassee served with homemade pesto and sun-blushed tomatoes (the bright red ones).


Chicken fricassee with pesto and sun-blushed tomatoes

grams/1¾oz pine nuts

basil

grams/1½oz Parmesan, grated

garlic clove, chopped

lemon, zest and juice

grams/1½oz extra virgin olive oil

grams/¾oz vegetable oil

chicken breast fillets, roughly chopped

garlic clove, thinly sliced

shallot, finely chopped

200 milliliters/7fl oz white wine

200 milliliters/7fl oz chicken stock

grams/1½oz butter

grams/3½oz sun-blushed tomatoes

300 grams/10½oz new potatoes

grams/1 butter olive oil

This spicy, flavour-packed dinner is a good meal to serve at a summer dinner party or get together with friends. 

Baharat chicken with orzo salad and tabbouleh

orzo

oranges

lemon, juice only

sumac

grams/1¾oz parsley,

rose harissa

pomegranate seeds (optional)

broccoli florets,

cauliflower florets, grated

grams/4½oz parsley,

mint

dill,

grams/1½oz fine bulgur wheat,

onion, finely diced

tsp Lebanese allspice powder, plus extra if needed

lemons, juice only, plus extra if needed

pomegranate molasses

chicken thighs

spice mix

apricots,

½ red onion, finely diced

coriander

vegetable oil, to shallow fry

Mary Berry's comforting, creamy paprika chicken is a quick dinner classic that will please all comers. Serve with plain boiled rice or creamy mash to double the comfort factor.

Creamy paprika chicken

chicken breasts,

150 milliliters/5¼fl oz double cream

Worcestershire sauce

tbsp runny honey

tbsp grainy mustard

spinach

boiled rice, cooked

Based on a classic creamy chicken dish, Tuscan chicken is one of Mary Berry’s favourites when she needs an easy supper. It’s lovely served with potatoes, rice or pasta.

Tuscan chicken

tbsp plain flour

tbsp olive or sunflower oil

onion,

red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped

grams/1 ounces sun-blushed tomatoes, chopped

150 milliliters/¼ pint white wine

150 milliliters/¼ pint chicken stock

150 milliliters/¼ pint pouring double cream

150 grams/5½oz baby spinach

Parmesan, grated

Jo Pratt blends authentic ingredients into a quick homemade paste that forms the base of her Thai green chicken curry. If you are in a rush you could use a shop-bought curry paste.


Easy Thai green curry

tbsp Thai green curry paste (according to taste)

tbsp soft dark brown sugar

lemongrass, fat ends bashed with a rolling pin (optional)

grams/1½lb skinless, boneless chicken chicken

lime

coconut milk

good shake of Thai fish sauce soy sauce

coriander,

½–1 lime, juice only

This quick and light chicken stew is an easy and comforting midweek meal. It's packed with vegetables and fairly low in calories, so it's healthy too. 

Each serving provides 415 kcal, 48g protein, 26.5g carbohydrates (of which 7.5g sugars), 11g fat (of which 2g saturates), 8g fibre and 0.5g salt. 

With a GI of 49 this meal is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/high_protein_low_GI_diet">high protein, low GI</a>.

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