Orange Chicken

Orange Chicken

Friday, May 29, 2020

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I absolutely LOVE this sticky orange chicken! It’s crispy, it’s sticky, it’s sweet - it’s just so good! I made the crispy chicken in the actifry but if you don’t have one then you can fry in oil on the hob instead - I was trying to keep it a little healthier! ☺️

Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, diced
1 egg, beaten
4 tbsp cornflour
100ml fizzy orange juice
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp garlic pepper
1 tsp ground ginger
Mixed peppers, sliced
Onion, sliced

Method:

1. Dip the diced chicken in the beaten egg and coat in cornflour. Put the chicken in the actifry and cook for 30 mins.

2. Fry off the peppers and onions in a little oil, I like mine to have a bit of a bite.

3. Make the sauce - to a saucepan, add orange juice, honey, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic pepper and ground ginger. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it bubble away of 10 minutes until it starts to get syrupy and lightly coats the back of a spoon!

4. Add the chickens to the pan with onions and peppers, pour the orange sauce over & make sure to coat everything!

5. Serve up and enjoy!

Crustless Veggie Quiche

Crustless Veggie Quiche

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Ingredients:

1 cup mixed peppers
1/2 white onion
5 mushrooms
Dash of oil
4 eggs
2 tbsp Greek yogurt
50g cheddar cheese
Salt & pepper
5 Cherry Tomatoes

Method:

1. Fry off vegetables in a dash of oil - season well.

2. Mix together eggs and Greek yogurt in a separate bowl. Add in grated cheese and season well.

3. Grease a quiche pan or round baking dish.

4. Add vegetables and top with your eggy mixture - top with slices of cherry tomato!

5. Cook at 200oC for 30 mins

6. Serve up & enjoy!

Quick and Easy: Creamy Chicken Curry

Quick and Easy: Creamy Chicken Curry

Thursday, April 2, 2020

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This is a great recipe if you are short on time but fancy something tasty and filling! You can swap things about and use up whatever vegetables you have lurking in your fridge! So here you go:

Ingredients

• 2 Chicken Breasts
• Handful of diced onion
• Handful of frozen peas
• Handful of mushrooms
• 3 tsp Medium Curry Powder
• 1 cup BEEF stock (You can use Chicken or Veg too but trust me and use the BEEF!)
• 1 cup double cream

Method 

1. Dice chicken breasts and fry in a little oil until golden.
2. Add onion, peas and mushrooms - fry for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add your curry powder and fry off for a minute or two before adding your beef stock.
4. Bring to the boil and let simmer until it reduces down.
5. Pour in the cream and cook until the sauce thickens.
6. Serve over rice - DELISH! 

Freezer Friendly Meals

Freezer Friendly Meals

Sunday, March 15, 2020

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Freezer Friendly Meals

What a crazy crazy world we live in!

I tend to overthink a lot of things and prepare for the worst - sometimes its not a good thing and at other times it works to my advantage! 

I recently took that Enneagram test thing and I came out as a six - look it up! It sums me up perfectly! 

But anyway,  I am babbling!

The more I have thought about our current situation, the more I kind of am getting my head around what my role in the home is in regards to this - as a mother and as a wife! If you know anything about me, you will know that I am a Stay at Home Mum with THREE children (Still can't believe I am saying that!!) So we have a newborn girl (8 weeks) a toddler (2) and a pre schooler (4) - I am chef, cleaner, entertainer, butt wiper, bottle giver, referee - ok you get it! My job is to basically keep this place running as smoothly as I can! 

So in order to be able to do that, I need to be prepared! I do that by keeping my fridge and freezer as well stocked with ready prepped meals as I can, or simply make meals that are fuss free and family friendly! I am no gourmet chef, thats not to my kids taste! LOL

Anyway! I thought it would be handy and helpful for me to link here all of the recipes on the blog that lend themselves to freezer friendly meals and there is also a new catergory that you can click on to make that a whole lot easier to find! 

So here goes...

• Sweet Potato and Bacon Soup
• Sausage and bean casserole
• Slow Cooker BBQ Meatballs
• Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
• Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
• Chicken and Broccoli Bake
• Chicken Pot Pie
• Fancy Mac and Cheese
• Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
• Slow Cooker Honey and Garlic Chicken
• French Bread Pizzas

Store Cupboard Staples - Sausage and Bean Casserole

Store Cupboard Staples - Sausage and Bean Casserole

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Store Cupboard Staples

Sausage and Bean Casserole 

Such a simple lunch/dinner idea with very little fuss and its a hit here with two very picky eaters! 

I love love love comfort food that is quick and handy to make! 

Ingredients

• 5 Sausages of choice, I just used good old Dennys! :)
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• Handful of mushrooms, chopped finely
• Handful of onion ( I used frozen because I had it)
• 1 Tbsp Lazy Garlic 
• Big splash of Worchestershire Sauce 
• 200ml Chicken stock 
• 1 Tin (the big'un) Baked Beans

Method

1. Cut sausages in Half and then Half lengthways (Does that make sense?)
2. Fry in oil until browned on both sides then set aside.
3. Cook your mushrooms and onion for approx 5 minutes then add the garlic and splash of Worcestershire sauce.
4. Chuck the sausages back in, add your stock and simmer for about 15 minutes until the liquid disappears.
5. Add your beans and heat through.
6. Serve up and enjoy!