Healthy Chicken Recipes
Healthy chicken recipes have never been more popular than they are today.
Whether they're slow roasted, or pan fried in a little oil, used in soups or in casseroles the humble chicken is as popular as ever. Healthy chicken recipes can take your in many different directions and they have to be one of the most versatile of all foods, and their popularity is probably down to them being relatively cheap and easy to prepare. When buying chickens the quality of the bird and the price varies depending on how it has been reared and for how long.
Click here for a quick guide to Buying Chickens for your healthy chicken recipes, and the Cuts that make up a whole bird.
With absence of an overpowering flavour chicken make the perfect vehicle for carrying flavours and many people enjoy the simplicity of combining fresh chicken breasts with one of the many cook-in-sauce products that are available. With a little know how and the right ingredients chicken dishes can be created that will be just as flavoursome as anything that can be bought in a jar. With the added bonus of knowing exactly what makes up the dish. No checking labels to see how much fat it contains, or what e-numbers are contained in the artificial flavourings and colourings. I feel that the key to a flavoursome chicken dish is all about ingredients. Using the best chicken you can get your hands on is only half the story. Using fresh locally-sourced veg that is in season will make a good dish great. Below are some of my favourite healthy chicken recipes that have been tried by me and tested by my family and friends. They all have one thing in common, OK two! They're all chicken recipes and they all have the Mmmmm factor.
Please take care when preparing recipes that use raw meat, as it contains harmful bacteria that can easily be spread.
Follow this link to view The FSA's advice on handling raw meat.
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Bang Bang Chicken
Cajun Chicken with Coucous
Chicken and Mushroom Stir Fry, with Bok Choi
Chicken Tagine
Chicken Provencal
Herb Crusted Chicken Breasts with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Lemon and Balsamic Chicken
Tarragon Chicken
Tea Smoked Chicken with Sweet Corn Salsa
Warm Chicken Salad
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