Archive for the ‘CHICKEN & TURKEY’ Category
Chicken Curry I
This comes from a good friend of mine in the capitol city of Conakry, Guinea. This sounds delicious and is a must try for me.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken quarters, seperated legs and thighs, skin on bone in
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 medium eggplant, cubed
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 teaspoon ground tumeric
- 1 tablespoon curry powder, heaping
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 can Garbanzo beans, 15 ounce/425 grams, drained
- 1 cup chicken stock, you will be making this, see Step 1
- 1 zucchini, cubed
- 4 tablespoons raisins
- 1 cup orange juice
- fresh grated ginger, to taste, or ground ginger
Instructions
- Boil the chicken thighs and legs you cut from the quarters, add 1 onion and spices of choice for flavor. Once cooked, remove the chicken, strain the stock and return to the pot and reduce the stock down to 1 cup, set aside. While the stock is reducing, remove skin and bones from the chicken pieces (save as a snack for your dog) and chop the meat into bite site pieces, set the meat aside.
- In a large stock pot place sweet potato, eggplant, peppers, carrots, onion, and three tablespoons of olive oil. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stir often.
- While the stock pot is cooking, in a medium saucepan add 3 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, turmeric, curry powder, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes, stir often.
- Pour garlic and spice mixture into the stock pot with vegetables in it. Add the chicken pieces, garbanzo beans, ginger to taste, zucchini, raisins, the chicken stock you made, and orange juice. Simmer 20 minutes covered, or until the sweet potatoes are soft, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice.
Notes
This is a low cost dish using 2 chicken quarters, that might cost about 40 Baht, everything else is low cost or on hand. For 8 servings, this is about 15 cents per serving, excellent value!
Provided courtesy of good friend, Mark Bowen.
Guinea.
Guinea.
Chicken Francese
This sounds really good! Definitely on my to cook list.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- handful fresh parsley, or a couple of tablespoons of dry parsley
- 3 1/2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- 1 clove garlic, smashed and minced
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 lemon
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken breast, using a long shark knife cut along the thicker part of the breast, place your hand on top and slice through the breast almost until the end, cutting parallel to your cutting board, then the breast like a book. Place this on some plastic wrap and cover with another piece of plastic wrap and pound this with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or the bottom of a heavy pot or pan (think cast iron). Just try to flatten the breast out a bit.
- Using a bowl large enough for the chicken breasts, add the two eggs, salt and pepper to your liking and beat the eggs to mix. Add half of the parsley and the Parmesan cheese to the eggs, mix well.
- Add the flour to a large plate.
- Heat a large heavy pan on medium heat and add the olive oil and half the butter. Coat the chicken in flour, then dip in the egg mixture, and place in the hot pan, you may need to cook each one separately. Cook for about 4 minutes or until golden brown, then flip over and cook until the other side is golden brown. Remove the chicken to a plate.
- Using the same pan on high heat, add the chicken stock, the minced garlic, squeeze the juice in from half a lemon, the rest of the parsley, and the rest of the butter. Cook this on high heat for 2 minutes to reduce the liquid just a bit. Turn to medium heat and return the chicken to the pan and continue to reduce the liquid to make a little thicker sauce. Serve with some sauce ladled over the chicken. I think a good potato salad would be excellent with this dish.
Notes
This is minimal cost for 2 chicken breasts and the small amount of cheese needed. When I prepare this I will give a accurate pricing, easily under $1 per serving, even with a side.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Mike Early.
United States.
United States.
Dijon Chicken
This is an excellent dish! I made this on 3 Sep 2016, very easy to put this together with common and minimal ingredients. I found this recipe on a recipe site and read all the reviews and made a few changes based on the reviews. This recipe reflects those changes. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs, OR use make with a shortcut on this site
- 200 grams Mozzarella Cheese, shredded, this is one block, Caroline brand
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F). Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter, set aside. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
- In a shallow dish, whisk together the mustard, mayo, and milk. In another shallow dish, mix together 2/3 the cheese and bread crumbs. Photo shows my cluttered counter, the cheese and bread crumb mix, the milk mix, and the greased baking dish. Set everything up like an assembly line to make this go very fast. And for those paying attention, I did swap the order of the plates, milk mix, breadcrumbs, then the baking dish.
- Take each chicken breast and coat both sides in the milk mix, then coat in the bread crumbs mix, place in the baking dish.
- Pour the remaining mustard and milk mixture over the chicken.
- Then sprinkle on the remaining cheese. Add black pepper if desired.
- Bake for 30 to 45 minutes until cooked through, cut one breast in half to check. Serve. On pasta is great with some of the sauce spooned over the pasta, and a vegetable on the side would make this a complete meal.
Notes
Chicken breasts will run about 67 Baht/kilo boneless with skin on, just remove the skin and you are set. 4 breasts would likely be less than that, but I will figure at 67 Baht. The block of 200 grams of cheese will cost about 142 Baht. This is about $1.55 per serving for 4 servings.
Shortcut: Breadcrumbs.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream White Sauce
I like enchiladas, and these chicken enchiladas sounds great in this white sauce. Keep in mind, unless making the flour tortillas yourself, this is not a cheap meal. On my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 10 flour tortillas
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- 1 cup sour cream, OR make from a shortcut
- 2 1/2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
- 3 cups Monterey Jack cheese, OR Edam cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 6 green chilies, diced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C, lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter, set aside.
- Combine the chicken with 1 cup of cheese. Use the this mixture to fill each of the 10 tortillas, roll each tortilla and place seam side down in the baking dish. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a sauce pan over low heat, then stir flour into butter and whisk for 1 minute. Then add stock and whisk together. Cook over medium heat until it’s thick and bubbles up, remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes. Let this cool a bit or the next step will curdle.
- Once the butter mixture has cooled, add the sour cream (or a substitute) and the diced chilies. Pour this over the enchiladas and add the remaining 2 cups of cheese over the top. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes, then you may want to broil for 3 minutes to brown the cheese. Serve. Beans on the side would be perfect.
Notes
Figure about 60 Baht for the chicken, if you cook it then you have the stock, win win. The cheese, Edam, would be 180 per 250 grams, go with 1 to 1 1/2 blocks (or if you like cheese, 2 blocks), the tortillas are not cheap, about 250 to 280 Baht per package of 10. This cost per serving for 8 servings is about $2.47. Not a cheap meal, but would be good for a once in a while a meal.
Shortcut: Sour Cream.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Stuffed Peppers Italian Style
This sounds interesting, and is wide open to what you want to fill the peppers with, but the anchovies seem to be the key ingredient here. This is a bit of a rewrite from what I found originally. When I make this, I will edit the recipe even further on my findings. On my to cook list.
Ingredients
- 4 bell peppers, any color, cut in half lengthwise and seeded
- 1 cup cooked rice, this is approximate
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed, this is approximate
- 1 tin anchovy fillets, in olive oil, drained, reserve the oil, this a 47-55 gram tin
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 8 green olives, pitted, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce, OR make from a shortcut on this site, feel free to add oregano and Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 C, place peppers in a lightly greased with butter baking dish; set aside.
- Heat about a tablespoon of the reserved anchovy oil in a large heavy skillet over low heat. Saute onion until translucent, then stir in garlic. Let garlic cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the rice and chicken. Add the anchovies, olives, 1 tablespoon of the reserved anchovy olive oil, black pepper and red pepper. Mix until well blended, removed from heat.
- Mound pepper halves with stuffing. Surround peppers with tomato sauce and a small amount of water. Cover with foil.
- Bake 45 to 60 minutes, or until peppers are tender. Uncover for the last 15 minutes of baking, and baste occasionally with the sauce. Serve by spooning some sauce on pasta and topping with a pepper half.
Notes
Two cups of cooked chicken is low cost, maybe about 30 Baht, at the most. The anchovies however, will run about 125 Baht per tin. Use the shortcut to make the tomato sauce from tomato paste for additional savings. For 8 servings, this is about 60 cents per serving, great value.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Dizzy's Chicken
This is from a good friend of mine, she made this from what she had available, and from reading this, done well! I look forward to making this! When I make this I will update the process and times. Inexpensive meal. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 box Stove Top stuffing, OR make from a shortcut
- 4 chicken quarters
- 1 1/2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced, Button, Shiitake would work
- 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, OR make from a shortcut
- 1/2 can milk, use the soup can, for homemade soup use 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, OR make from a shortcut
- black pepper, to taste
- butter, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190 C. Grease a large baking dish with a little bit of butter.
- Cook the stuffing according to instructions then spread that in the baking dish, place the chicken on top, add the mushrooms around the chicken.
- Mix the can of soup with 1/2 can of milk, pour this over the baking dish, season the top with the celery salt, onion powder, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, and black pepper, to taste.
- Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes, at 10 minutes remove foil and bake for 15 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through.
- Serve on a bed of hot fresh cooked pasta, with a salad and a fresh cooked vegetable for a complete meal.
Notes
Low cost.
Shortcuts: Stuffing, Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, Poultry Seasoning.
Variant: 1. Instead of mushrooms, use sliced celery or chopped onions.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Ms. Thomas.
United States.
United States.
Milk-Braised Dijon Chicken
This sounds like a winner to me! On my to cook list. This is braised in dutch oven then baked in n oven, if you have no oven you can cook this on the stove top but cover the pot. I think a slow cooker version of this would also work well. I am looking forward to making this!
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, Remove the head and feet and remove the giblets
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup whole grain Dijon Mustard, OR just use 1/2 cup regular Dijon Mustard
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3/4 cup chicken stock, fresh or from the powder
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- zest from one lemon
- 6 sprigs marjoram, OR thyme
- 125 grams mushrooms, King Oyster would work well here, thickly sliced
- 5 shallots
- 8-10 baby potatoes
Instructions
- Heat some olive oil in a dutch oven. When the oil is hot, season the chicken with salt and black pepper on all sides then place it onto the oil, breast side down. Once the chicken is ready, the skin will be released from the bottom of the pot, no need to scrape it, have patience and let it cook, turn it over and brown the other side.
- While the chicken is browning, whisk together minced garlic, milk, Dijon mustard, whole grain Dijon mustard and mustard powder. Add low-sodium chicken stock and mix.
- Once the chicken is brown, transfer it onto a plate. Drain the oil then return the chicken to the same pot. Pour the milk mixture into the pot. Add marjoram, fennel seeds and lemon zest. Add the mushrooms. Cook the chicken in an oven, uncovered, at 200 C for 30 minutes. If you are using the stove top, cover the pot on a simmer.
- Add the shallots and potatoes into the pot and return to the oven. Cook, uncovered, at the same temperature for another 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. IF using the stove top, cover the pot. Serve, spoon the sauce over the potatoes.
Notes
A whole chicken at the market will cost about 200 Baht, everything else will be on hand or minimal cost. For 4 servings, this is about $1.50 per serving.
Provided by The Domestic Goddess Wannabe and the link to this recipe is here.
Singapore.
Singapore.
Chicken Paprika Stroganoff
Chicken and mushrooms, my favorites, in thick sauce, sounds really good, serve over hot pasta of your choice.
Ingredients
- 500 grams chicken breasts, OR thighs or a combination of both
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, OR regular paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, and more as needed
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 300 grams mushrooms, sliced, King Oyster or Shiitake would be good
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 3/4 cup chicken stock, fresh or from the powder
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt, OR sour cream
- 500 grams pasta, cooked, your choice
- fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, feel free to use boneless skinless breasts or boneless skinless thighs or a combination of both. In a medium bowl or shallow pie plate, toss the cubed chicken with the paprika, flour, salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook until golden brown on each side, tossing occasionally, about 5 minutes. The chicken will finish cooking fully a bit later so it doesn’t need to be cooked all the way through. Put the chicken on a plate and set aside.
- Add another teaspoon of oil to the pan, if needed, and stir in the onions and mushrooms. Saute the mixture, stirring occasionally and scraping up the browned bits from the chicken, until the onion is translucent and the onions and mushrooms are browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, until fragrant.
- Pour in about 1/4 cup of the chicken broth and deglaze the pan by scraping up any bits from the bottom. Stir in the tomato paste, whisking to combine. Add the rest of the chicken broth and the bay leaf, stirring well.
- Add the chicken back into the skillet and simmer the mixture over medium-low to medium heat, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens slightly, about 5-6 minutes. Stir in the yogurt (or sour cream) and cook for about 2-3 minutes longer.
- If you would like the sauce to be a bit thicker, make a cornstarch slurry by mixing 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water. Add the cornstarch slurry to the simmering mixture in the skillet, whisking quickly to combine.
- Let the mixture simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
- Serve over hot pasta and garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
Notes
Chicken will cost about 38 Baht/500 grams, everything else is either on hand or minimal cost, for 4 servings, this is well under $1 per meal.
Provided by The Domestic Goddess Wannabe and the link to this recipe is here.
Singapore.
Singapore.
Easy Oven Fried Chicken
This is your basic oven friend chicken, without the oil soaked up by the chicken. On my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 kilo chicken, think legs and thighs
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Cajun spice mix, OR make from a shortcut on this site
- 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2-3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 205 C. Wash and dry the chicken pieces, sprinkle the chicken with paprika.
- Combine the remaining spices in a small bowl, sprinkle half of the spices over the chicken, use your hands to coat the chicken.
- Add the flour to another bowl and add the other half of the spices and whisk to combine, set aside.
- In another bowl, add the egg and milk and whisk.
- First dip the chicken into the egg mixture let excess drip off. Then place the chicken in the flour and coat. Shake off the excess flour and place the chicken on a plate. Let chicken sit for 5 minutes. Recoat in flour if desired.
- Generously grease a grill pan rack with vegetable oil. Place the chicken on the grill rack. Mix butter and olive oil and drizzle over chicken. Bake for 40 minutes. Broil for the last 3-4 minutes to crisp up the skin more if desired. Let chicken rest before serving. Serve with a boiled potato and an ear of corn, complete meal.
Notes
1 kilo of chicken (think quarters) will cost about 62 Baht/kilo. This comes to 46 cents per meal for 4 servings, and 31 cents per meal for 6 servings. Add sides, you are still under $1 per meal.
Shortcut: Cajun Spice Mix.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Easy Baked Chicken
This is quick and excellent dish. I made this on 11 June 2016, my comments below.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, OR legs and thighs skin on bone in
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, if you like cheese, feel free to use more
- 1 container plain yougurt, this is the regular small container
- salt and pepper, to taste
- milk, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190 C. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter. Add the chicken to the dish.
- Mix the cheese, yogurt, and salt and pepper in a bowl. The mixture will be very thick, add a tablespoon of milk or so at a time to get a thinner consistency.
- Spread mixture over chicken, bake for 45 minutes. Serve with a side of your choice. This would be excellent with buttered pasta, mixed vegetables, etc.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temp, target temp is 82 C / 180 F.
Notes
Last time I bought chicken breasts, just a few days before posting this, that cost me 74 Baht. Everything else is minimal. This comes out to about 55 cents per serving for 4 people.
Adapted from an internet recipe.













