Fruity Chicken (very easy)

Hello


Ethan would like to share one of our favourite chicken recipes, it is very easy because you just put everything in together, and tastes great. Mum says it works well if you cook it up the day before you need it, then reheat it, we don't know why but it tastes even better.

(Note from mum - because this recipe has no stock, salt or added sugar it is a great toddler food too and I have pureed it for all of the boys as a baby food from 9 months, adding some freshly cooked rice or cous cous for texture just before serving) Also for slightly fussy children you can whizz up the tomatoes, apricots and sultanas before adding chicken so that it is more smooth sauce texture and the fruit is less obvious!! Ethan says "Mum, that's really sneaky, cool!"

Ingredients ( What you need )

One packet of diced chicken or a couple of chicken breasts chopped
One can of apricots in juice (Not in syrup!)
One can chopped tomatoes
One onion
One handful of sultanas
One teaspoon mixed herbs

You will also need one large sauce pan with lid, we used mum's Le crusset pan, boy is that heavy, you wouldn't want to drop it on your foot! Even the lid weighs a ton!!


Method ( How you make it


1  Carefully chop your onion into really small pieces, (this is called finely diced) If you put a fork in one end then use you knife you are less likely to chop your fingers off

2  Put it into your saucepan and add your apricots with their juice

3  Put in your handful of sultanas

4  Add you tomatoes, herbs, chicken



5  Using your empty cans, fill both with water and add that too. Stir and then heat. Note to self, when using mum's posh pan don't use a metal spoon, she can shout quite loudly about scratching it, seriously this pan is like the thickest metal ever but apparently it matters and I have to tell you to use a wooden spoon!

6  You need to bring the mixture up to boiling ( When its bubbling really fast and tries to splash hot bits into your eye you have got there) and then turn it right down to low and leave it to cook slowly for about and hour and a half, or until the chicken is really soft and falling apart.

7  There might be lots of liquid left, but this is useful when reheating, If you want to use it straight away just simmer without the lid for a while and the liquid will start to disappear and your mum will say "Open a window!" as the kitchen steams up :)

8  We like to eat ours with rice, cous cous or jacket potatoes

Thanks for reading, have a try and let us know what you think.



Bye for now

Ethan

(Reuben, Mattie, Jacob and Joel too)