Roasting Bags - e.g Colemans Shake & Bake

RedBalloon

Hi everyone,

I used a Colemans Shake & Bake last night.
It's a sachet of powder that comes with a roasting bag and you place your chicken in the bag (along with some veggies) and the sachet of powder, then tie the bag up and cook it in the oven.

I don't think I've ever had such succelent chicken before :drool: and I decided I wanted to replicate it on a bugdet.
I've been out and bought a pack of 10 roasting bags (cellophane bags for oven use) but now I'm a little stuck for inspiration for what ingredients / herbs / spices to add.

Has anyone cooked with these before who can recommend a couple of good recipes?

Many thanks!

andrewmp

How much were the roasting bags?

As for spices, I'd suggest you check the ingredients on the one you enjoyed, it'll usually be garlic/paprika/chilli etc.

Princess_kate

I always use these roasting bags for my roast chicken, meat literally falls off the bones, delish!
I get mine from wilkinsons, 10 bags for £1. Well worth it I say.

problemcashback

there is a new version by maggi only 69p in asda at the moment, garlic one was quite good not something we normally buy though tend to do our own spice mixes, with what ever is in the cupboard. also find that marinating with olive oil and tomato puree and spices is also a good mix.

meg72

Princess_kate wrote: »

I always use these roasting bags for my roast chicken, meat literally falls off the bones, delish!
I get mine from wilkinsons, 10 bags for £1. Well worth it I say.

If you can get to a 99p store they are 12 bags, just as good as wilkies and same size, every little helps.

jenniewb

Hope you can help:

I am trying to get my father to eat different foods (no joke, he has only eaten stew since my sister and I left home now over 10 years ago). He does know how to cook but is so lazy its beyond a joke, I think its the cleaning he doesn't like!

He is also trying to lose weight though refuses to believe you can cook without butter, heaps of salt AND OIL together in addition to piling on several portions of carbs, pudding being two yogurts/muller rices or two cakes/dohnuts or two.....(you get the picture!)

I think a big issue is that his food is tasteless and the same day in, day out. He eats more partially out of boredom but refuses to admit there is a problem and so get any help.

I think these meal bags sound great: new flavors and easy to use- can anyone vouch for this?

I can see your all onto getting a cheaper option now, is this you all making your own or is this the actual bags you buy?

Do you have any tips? I can't try myself as I have no oven, you need an oven for these I presume? How easy are they? How fast are they to cook? How long do they last before you have to use them up? Are they suitable for one person living alone? Is there a wide variety in flavors or do you have to make your own/add things to them other then meat/fish and veg?

Thanks for any help! Its his Birthday soon and I'm hoping this will go down well (little package to last a few months) as I doubt he would accept any help as anything other then a birthday/xmas gift!

Clowance

Even cheaper and just as succulent - put defrosted or fresh chicken in a dutch oven (metal oval dish with lid, usually about £8) with some boiling water and sprinkle over the shake mixture and cook for normal length of time. The water keeps it succulent. Then you drain it and skim off the fat (I dip a ladle in the jug until only the top layer of fat goes in, ie only just submerge the edges of the ladle in the jug keeping it level) and use the juice to make gravy (in my case with gravy granules).

With a roast beef joint I do the same only with stock made with oxo and some chopped onion, again using stock for making gravy having sieved onions, Beef is tender and succulent and gravy is stunning.