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Chicken, Cauliflower, Broccoli Pasta Bake

Chicken, Cauliflower, Broccoli Pasta Bake

For the “Q” in our Ingredients Alphabet we used Quark as the base for the Cheese sauce.

Ingredients:-

2 cooked Chicken breasts, cubed
Cauliflower and Broccoli, cut into florets
Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated
200ml Quark
Milk
Pasta ( Gluten free in our case )
2 cloves of Garlic, grated
½ a large Onion, chopped
Mixed Herbs
Black Pepper
Salt & Vinegar crisps crushed
Oil and Margarine

Method:-

(1) Gentle Blanch the Cauliflower and Broccoli and drain.
(2) Boil the Pasta until it has a little bite and drain.
(3) Fry the Onions and Garlic in the Oil and Margarine and season with Salt & Pepper.
(4) Add the Chicken and heat through.
(5) Add ½ Quark and ½ Milk as the foundation of your sauce.
(6) Add ¾ of your grated Cheese.
(7) Add mixed herbs and Pepper to season.
(8) Add the Onions and Garlic and stir in.
(9) Add the Broccoli and Cauliflower and stir in.
(10) Stir in the Pasta.
(11) Transfer to an oven proof casserole.
(12) Sprinkle with the crushed Crisps and the remaining grated Cheese.
(13) Bake at 180c for 20 minutes or so until the Cheese has melted and slightly browned.

We made some Gluten free Galic bread and cobbled together a salad. It was very tasty.

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These Chicken Breasts we’re really good value. It was a pack of 7 for £2.29 which we wrapped in pairs and popped in the freezer. The odd one out went in a casserole a while ago.

Ingredients:-

2 Large Chicken Breasts, halved lengthways
1 Onion, diced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
A Thumb of Ginger, grated
A Thumb of fresh Turmeric, grated
1 Tbsp of medium Curry Powder
1 Tsp of ground Cumin
1 Tsp of ground Coriander
1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper
1 Can of chopped Tomatoes, plus half a can of Water
200ml of Yogurt
1 Tsp of Garam Masala
A Handful of fresh Coriander, chopped (To garnish)
The  juice of half a Lime (To garish) 200g of Mushrooms, sliced
2 Red Chillies, deseeded and sliced
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Season the Chicken with Salt.
(2) Heat Oil in a large frying pan over a high heat.
(3) Add the Chicken and sear both sides until browned.
(4) Remove and set aside.
(5) Reduce the heat and add the Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Chillies and Turmeric.
(6) Fry gently until the Onions are softened.
(7) Stir in the Curry Powder, Cumin, Coriander and Cayenne.
(8) Fry for a further minute while stirring.
(9) Add the Mushrooms and a dash of Water to loosen.
(10) Add the Tomatoes, Yogurt and chopped Coriander leaves.
(11) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(12) Return the Chicken to the pan and add half a can of water.
(13) Bring to the boil, turning the Chicken to coat with the sauce.
(14) Turn the heat down to a simmer and allow to cook for 20 minutes.
(15) Ten minutes before serving stir in the Garam Masali.
(16) Garnish with chopped Coriander and a squeeze of Lime.

We likes the flavour contrast created by only halving these Chicken Breasts. Ours was served on a bed of mixed Rice with home fried Popadums and Indian style dips.


 

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