Rubber Chicken

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Thanks everyone

I made the roast chicken for dinner with lemon and garlic (didn't have the herbs..) and it was just LOVELY... the scary roast potatoes (I don't like the spitting oil) were perfect and the gravy worked really well too. Given that I also has some organic (yellow sticker.. ) broccolli it was my perfect perfect meal and my friend really enjoyed it too.

I then sat and peeled all the chicken I could off the carcass (I'm a bit fussy about eating gucky bits...) and I got LOADS so I'll be using your ideas for those (and possibly freezing the results of some) and I've got the carcass sitting in the fridge waiting to make stock tommorrow.

I'll report back on what I manage to make (and keep the ideas coming! I reckon I've enough meat left for another 6/8 meals with proper old-stylee padding, maybe more...)

researcher

The gunky bits make a lovely chiken and veg pie - saute a bit of onion and carrot in butter, stir in a table spoon of plain flour, cook for a couple of mins before adding about half a pint of milk - slowly, cook awhile, add some frozen peas, maybe some chopped mushrooms and any bits of chicken. (season + herbs if liked). Then cool before using as a pie filling. (I like shortcrust best). Cook at about 180c in a fan oven, for around 30 - 40 mins. My OH loves the pie more than the roast! And you can freeze it too.

Happy eating.:D

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well, I've got the stock bubbling away on the hob - just the carcass and skin and that kind of thing along with the green bits (not the horrible dry bits) off my organic leeks as that's the only veg I had "spare". It smells delish (and not unlike chicken super noodles).

I'm having some of the remaining breast meat cold with the reheated remnants of the gravy and some more roasties (and some kale) for dinner and I've pastry in the fridge ready to make a chicken and swede (turnip) (as I have it) pie.

I think I'll also make some chicken chilli and a pasta dish with whatever's left.

tiredwithtwins

I wish I had bought a whole organic chicken now.......
I did my shopping online with tesco, and as i now aim to only buy organic meat, i got .280kg of chicken breast for............£5.04!!!! *shock, horror*!!!! and there were only 2 breasts in the pack!!!!!! I totally mis-calculated how many breasts i got for that weight.......for another £1 or 2, could have got a big-ish organic chicken!!!

shall check, check and check again next time!!!!!!

great thread!! I often wondered how to make chicken stretch, however, my own way of making it go further is to hide it from my DH!! he'd pick it clean if i left out for him to get near!!!

sue

researcher

If you're intending to buy organic meat try and find local farmers markets where you buy direct from the supplier. You'll generally find the costs are lower and the quality is excellent. You'd be surprised how many there are around the country.

Another tip is to substitute cheaper cuts of meat, like chicken thigh rather than breast. The thigh meat is more tasty, just as tender but an awful lot cheaper and can be used in lots of dishes.

Noozan

tiredwithtwins wrote:

i got .280kg of chicken breast for............£5.04!!!! *shock, horror*!!!! and there were only 2 breasts in the pack!!!!!!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

For that price, I hope you'll think of something inventive to do with the packaging too (maybe using a slow cooker) :rotfl:

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I'll definitely be buying a whole chicken again working on the principle that a meal should be roughly a £1 a head I'd be aiming to make about 8 or 9 meals from the bird (it cost just over £5 and that leaves another £3/4 for other ingredients) - thus far I've had 3 eaten portions, 2 portins of pie made, 4 portions of pasta bake made and I've still lots of stock and a reasonable amount of "bits" left so I'll get a lot more than 9 portions from the bird!

ET03

there is another rubber chicken thread here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=38364&highlight=rubber+chicken

tiredwithtwins

Noozan wrote:

:eek: :eek: :eek:

For that price, I hope you'll think of something inventive to do with the packaging too (maybe using a slow cooker) :rotfl:

lol!
It will gt some use, i can tell you!!! :T
(after I have cut the price label off.......my dh would have a heart attack if he saw how much it cost!!)

researcher.....know what you mean about the farmers markets. We get one in sheffield the last sunday of the month. last weekend there was no-one selling any chicken! as i dont drive, and with 3 little kids, its a bit difficult getting to any others.......wish there were more

sue

competitionscafe

researcher wrote:

Another tip is to substitute cheaper cuts of meat, like chicken thigh rather than breast. The thigh meat is more tasty, just as tender but an awful lot cheaper and can be used in lots of dishes.

I agree with you 100% there researcher - I buy organic chicken thighs on the bone for £1.99 a pair from the farmers market and they are ten times more tasty than breast meat - I don't understand the British obsession with breasts.