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Cheap and cheerful chicken recipe?

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  • 13-07-2011 9:44am
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    sunflower27
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    Hi there

    I hvea few friends coming around for dinner this evening and would like to cook something simple and as money is a tight, something reasonably inexpensive.

    I have some baby potatoes so will do a simple potato salad and I have some chicken thighs as well.

    Any ideas appreciated. I was thinking of one of those sachets that you simply shake on and pop in the oven.... I have not tried them but have been meaning to give them a go. Can anyone recommend them or should I leave well alone? :D

    Thanks in advance.


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    MissFlitworth
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    Jamie Oliver has a gorgeous recipe for sticky roasted chicken thighs with baby potatoes & tomatoes, it really is lovely :) I never put the fresh oregano in when I make it, because I've never seen fresh oregano here & it's still really tasty


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    sunflower27
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    MissFlitworth wrote: »
    Jamie Oliver has a gorgeous recipe for sticky roasted chicken thighs with baby potatoes & tomatoes, it really is lovely :) I never put the fresh oregano in when I make it, because I've never seen fresh oregano here & it's still really tasty

    Oh, that looks soooo yum!!! I don't have most of the ingredients unfortunately in the house so it would mean forking out a bit more than I would like. But it looks delicious!!!

    I have all the ingredients here for a potato salad which is why I wanted to do that as a side dish.

    I have bookmarked that recipe though :D Thank you!! You can't really go wrong with Jamie!


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    The Hill Billy
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    Moved to Cooking & Recipes forum.

    HB


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    Toulouse
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    Lemon and Herb Roast Chicken with new potatoes, Mark Sargeant did this for the Perfect series on UKTV food and looked gorgeous!

    http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/644422


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    sunflower27
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    Toulouse wrote: »
    Lemon and Herb Roast Chicken with new potatoes, Mark Sargeant did this for the Perfect series on UKTV food and looked gorgeous!

    http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/644422

    That's the one! I'll do this and report back how it turns out :)

    Thanks a million!!

    ETA: I think the 30min cooking time is not quite enough!!! Will do the chicken a bit longer :)


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    olaola
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    If you have a BBQ (you can still do it in the oven if you don't, but BBQ tastes great) spatchcocked chicken - marinade it in what you fancy.
    I usually serve it with potato salad, green salad, cous cous and bread. Can all be done for under a tenner and will serve about 6.


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    sunflower27
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    olaola wrote: »
    If you have a BBQ (you can still do it in the oven if you don't, but BBQ tastes great) spatchcocked chicken - marinade it in what you fancy.
    I usually serve it with potato salad, green salad, cous cous and bread. Can all be done for under a tenner and will serve about 6.

    No BBQ am afraid as that would have been perfect in this weather!

    Loving all the ideas for chicken. Thank you :D


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    Gavin "shels"
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    sunflower27 wrote: »
    I was thinking of one of those sachets that you simply shake on and pop in the oven.... I have not tried them but have been meaning to give them a go. Can anyone recommend them or should I leave well alone? :D

    I had them a while back with Chicken thighs, they were lovely and juicy. Not mad spicey, but just right. Make sure before you serve them that you maybe get a spoon and mix the juices overthe chicken.


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    sunflower27
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    Hey there

    Just reporting back to say the herb chicken was a big success :) The crushed potatoes were gorgeous, too. I added red onion as well and it produed a lovely sweet flavour.

    I did the cherry tomato version and served it all on a a big platter. I can highly recommend it.

    Pity I didn't make more :)


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    kylith
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    sunflower27 wrote: »
    Any ideas appreciated. I was thinking of one of those sachets that you simply shake on and pop in the oven.... I have not tried them but have been meaning to give them a go. Can anyone recommend them or should I leave well alone? :D
    They are juicy, but I find them unpleasently salty. What I've decided to to in future is to get some roasting bags and put my own herbs in with the chicken; it's the same thing anyway.


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    Toulouse
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    Thanks for the update, must try it myself now!


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    Honey-ec
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    MissFlitworth wrote: »
    Jamie Oliver has a gorgeous recipe for sticky roasted chicken thighs with baby potatoes & tomatoes, it really is lovely :) I never put the fresh oregano in when I make it, because I've never seen fresh oregano here & it's still really tasty

    That's exactly the recipe I was going to recommend when I saw this thread title! It really is frickin amazing.

    FYI, fresh marjoram can be subsituted for the oregano. I've never seen fresh oregano on sale here either, so I grow my own. Word of warning if you decide to do the same - keep it in a pot. It grows like a weed and will take over your whole bloody garden if you put it straight in the ground.


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