Month: January 2017

Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Chicken

Chicken dumplings poached in a comforting mixture of cream and Sun-dried tomatoes. One pan meal with whatever vegetables you have in your fridge or freezer. Inspired by a recipe on BBC Good Food.

What you need

  • Chicken mince, about 400g mixed with some oregano, 2 Tbsp
  • Cream, 1 or 2 cups
  • Stock, 1 cup
  • Vegetables, 1 cup per person
  • Onion, sliced or diced
  • Sun-dried tomatoes, 6
  • Sun-dried tomato pesto, 2 Tbsp

What you do

Fry the onion in some olive oil until soft. While the onion is cooking mix chicken mince with the oregano and some salt & pepper.

Slice the sun-dried tomatoes and add to the pan along with the pesto. Add the cream, stock and vegetables and being to the boil.

Using a teaspoon take small amounts of the chicken mixture, form into a ball and pop into to bubbling mixture. Repeat until all the mixture is used up.

Simmer for about 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are tender.

Take it further

Change the herb or spice in the chicken. Use paprika or any of your favourite herbs.

Turkish Eggs

Inspired by Jules @thestonesoup.com although I used to make Turkish eggs years ago as a starter by adding crushed garlic to the yoghurt.

The heat from the cooked eggs will warm the garlic and infuse their goodness into the  yoghurt.

What you need

  • Yoghurt, 2 or 3 spoonful
  • Eggs, 2 + vinegar for poaching
  • Butter, a big knob
  • Paprika, a sprinkle

What you do

Poach your eggs in water with some added vinegar. While the eggs are poaching melt the butter is a small pan and spoon the yoghurt into a bowl; season with liberal amounts of salt and pepper.

When the eggs are cooked, remove from the pan and place on the yoghurt. Pour over the eggs and sprinkle with Paprika.

Take it further

Add some avocado, bacon or chorizo. Just cook the bacon or chorizo in the butter before pouring over the eggs. And for further inspiration check out Jule’s recipe.