Save Time With One Dish Chicken Recipes

By Earlene McGee


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.

When the butcher cuts it into parts for you, there are four types of piece: drumsticks (a children's favorite), wings, thighs and breasts. These may be sold with the skin or without the skin, with bones left in or with bones taken out. All are equally nutritious and equally versatile.

When dealing with fresh poultry, avoid the temptation to wash it before cooking. This is because bacteria in the meat can splash around the kitchen during the rinsing process, increasing the risk of food poisoning. The most common bug is Campylobacter, which can cause serious illness or even death, particularly in young children and the elderly. You may think you are protecting them by washing the meat, but you are really exposing them to more harm than by just preparing it as is.

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 awesome. You can open them up, beat them with a tenderizing hammer, dip them in a mixture of eggs and milk, coat with flour or panko and fry them up. Omit the coating for the low-carb, gluten-sensitive people. You can also cut them up and serve in a stir fry in a giant wok. Add chopped vegetables and toss with cooked noodles and the sauce of your choice.

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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