Feeding the family has never been more challenging. Not only is it getting harder to stay within the budget, everyone seems to have different dietary needs. One has gone paleo, while another one has discovered a gluten sensitivity and Dad has decided to go on Atkins. You could buy individual pre-packaged meals, but this is expensive. Save money and keep everyone happy, apart from maybe the vegetarians and vegans, with one dish chicken recipes.
Chicken is cheap and popular. It is one meat that wannabe vegetarians confess to including in their diets. It is low in fat and there are an endless variety of dishes that can be prepared. There are numerous ways to purchase poultry. It is sold as whole birds, which can be taken home and either roasted whole or cut into pieces.
Poultry parts consist of wings, drumsticks, thighs, and breasts. They may be sold with or without the skin, or with or without bones. The bones give you something to boil for soup and stock, but they also make the meat difficult to handle. Boneless meat is slightly more expensive, but a lot easier to deal with.
A word of caution - no how much you may want to, do not wash the meat before preparing it. Food hygiene experts warn that the harmful bacteria that lurks on the meat's surface will actually contaminate your kitchen by being splashed around in water droplets. Campylobacter is a major cause of food poisoning. It can cause minor discomfort on the one hand, but it can also cause serious illness or, in the elderly and in children, it can also be fatal. This is a very tough message to get across, but at least it does help if you understand the reasoning behind it.
Roasting a whole bird is the most basic cooking method. You may stuff it or leave it unstuffed. Bear in mind that if you decide to stuff your chicken, duck, goose, or turkey, this adds extra minutes to the cooking time. To make a full meal in one pot, roast with vegetables, like potatoes, carrots, and other root vegetables.
Boneless thighs are amazingly versatile. You can slice them into strips and use in a stir fry, or simmered in a pot with potatoes and vegetables. If you feel like throwing calorie-consciousness to the wind, open them out flat, batter them with a mead-tenderizer, dip in a mixture of milk and eggs (like you are making french toast), coat with seasoned flour and fry them in a pan.
You can make chicken stew with just about anything. For the diet conscious, make up a basic cabbage soup, brown the chopped or diced meat and then add to the soup. Serve with bread, or not, for the carb-free clan. You can stir fry it or toss it with endless permutations of vegetables and flavorings. It's great on the barbecue. Marinate in whatever sauce you can get your hands on. To really save time, buy pre-made sauce and serve with rice or pasta.
Cooking with cheap, versatile chicken is a great way to live healthily while saving money. It is high in protein, low in fat and contains plenty of omega-3 fatty acids that everybody is talking about.
Chicken is cheap and popular. It is one meat that wannabe vegetarians confess to including in their diets. It is low in fat and there are an endless variety of dishes that can be prepared. There are numerous ways to purchase poultry. It is sold as whole birds, which can be taken home and either roasted whole or cut into pieces.
Poultry parts consist of wings, drumsticks, thighs, and breasts. They may be sold with or without the skin, or with or without bones. The bones give you something to boil for soup and stock, but they also make the meat difficult to handle. Boneless meat is slightly more expensive, but a lot easier to deal with.
A word of caution - no how much you may want to, do not wash the meat before preparing it. Food hygiene experts warn that the harmful bacteria that lurks on the meat's surface will actually contaminate your kitchen by being splashed around in water droplets. Campylobacter is a major cause of food poisoning. It can cause minor discomfort on the one hand, but it can also cause serious illness or, in the elderly and in children, it can also be fatal. This is a very tough message to get across, but at least it does help if you understand the reasoning behind it.
Roasting a whole bird is the most basic cooking method. You may stuff it or leave it unstuffed. Bear in mind that if you decide to stuff your chicken, duck, goose, or turkey, this adds extra minutes to the cooking time. To make a full meal in one pot, roast with vegetables, like potatoes, carrots, and other root vegetables.
Boneless thighs are amazingly versatile. You can slice them into strips and use in a stir fry, or simmered in a pot with potatoes and vegetables. If you feel like throwing calorie-consciousness to the wind, open them out flat, batter them with a mead-tenderizer, dip in a mixture of milk and eggs (like you are making french toast), coat with seasoned flour and fry them in a pan.
You can make chicken stew with just about anything. For the diet conscious, make up a basic cabbage soup, brown the chopped or diced meat and then add to the soup. Serve with bread, or not, for the carb-free clan. You can stir fry it or toss it with endless permutations of vegetables and flavorings. It's great on the barbecue. Marinate in whatever sauce you can get your hands on. To really save time, buy pre-made sauce and serve with rice or pasta.
Cooking with cheap, versatile chicken is a great way to live healthily while saving money. It is high in protein, low in fat and contains plenty of omega-3 fatty acids that everybody is talking about.
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