Meal Ideas with Chicken

Chicken is one of the most convenient meats available to try various delicious food recipes. But, sometimes, it happens so that we get bored by ‘trying’ the same old recipes over and over again. Which also evokes the need for some scrumptious and interesting chicken recipes that can be a great substitute for the regular chicken recipes that we try. Well, there are a few easy meal ideas with chicken that you can try to discover a new chicken recipes each day.Poblano Chicken ChowderIngredients
Grilled chicken, 3 cups
Chicken broth, 3 quarts
Chicken bouillon granules, 1 tablespoon
Poblano pepper, 3, diced in ½ inch pieces
Large onions, 2, diced in ½ inch pieces
Large carrots, 3, diced in ½ inch pieces
Celery, 5 stalks, ½ inch pieces
White pepper, ½ tablespoon
Minced garlic, 1/8 cup
Fresh cilantro leaves, ½ bunch, minced
Dried thyme, ¼ teaspoon
Ground cumin, ¼ teaspoon
Unsalted butter, ½ cup
Hot sauce, ½ cup
All-purpose flour, 1 cup
Heavy cream, 1 cup
Olive oil, ¼ cup
Directions
Heat olive oil in a large stockpot and add garlic, onions, carrots, poblano pepper, white pepper, celery, cumin, thyme and salt in it. Sauté the vegetables well, until they get soft. Add cilantro, chicken bouillon and chicken broth in it and cook for 10 minutes more. Add the grilled chicken pieces and stir well. Keep on heating until the mixture is thick enough. By the time the chicken is getting cooked, heat a skillet and melt the unsalted butter in it. Now add the flour to the butter and stir really well. Stir the flour for 2 minutes, without letting it to turn brown.
Now, add 1 cup of chicken liquid from the stockpot into the flour and whisk it really well. Add 2 more cups of chicken liquid in the flour liquid (one cup at a time) and after stirring it, pour the whole mixture from the skillet into the stockpot. Cook this final batter for about 5 minutes or until it start to get thick. Now, remove the stockpot from the heat and pour in a serving bowl. Add hot sauce and cream on top and serve! You can increase the number of poblano peppers if you wish!Monterey Chicken FajitasIngredients
Skinless boneless chicken breasts, 4, cut into strips
Onion, 1, sliced
Green pepper, 1, cut into 2 inch strips
Salsa, ½ cup
Cream of mushroom soup, 1 can
Olive oil, 2 tablespoons
Warmed tortilla, 8
Shredded Monterey Jack cheese, 1 cup
Directions
Heat oil in a skillet and add chicken strips in it. Stir well and cook until it turns brown in color. Afterwards, add onion and pepper into it and cook until the onions get softened. Now, add mushroom soup and salsa in the skillet and heat the mixture until the chicken gets thoroughly cooked. Once the chicken is done, add some of it on each of the tortillas and garnish with generous amount of shredded Monterey Jack cheese and salsa.Chicken BiryaniIngredients
Chicken breasts, 4, cut into pieces
Basmati rice, 2 cups
Onion,1, chopped
Ginger paste, 1 teaspoon
Garlic paste, 1 teaspoon
Tomato puree, ½ cup
Garam masala powder, 2 teaspoons
Milk, ½ cup
Yogurt, 1 cup
Green chili paste, 1 teaspoon
Ground coriander, 1 teaspoon
Turmeric, 1 teaspoon
Ground cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoons
Raisins, 10-12
Oil, for frying
Salt, to taste
Green coriander leaves, for garnishing
Directions
Take a large bowl and combine onion paste, tomato puree, garlic paste, yogurt, ginger paste, green chili paste, cayenne pepper, turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander and garam masala (black & white peppercorns, cloves, malibar leaves, long pepper, black cumin, cumin seeds, cinnamon, black, brown and green cardamom, nutmeg, star anise and coriander seeds) in it. Now, marinade the chicken breast pieces with this mixture and keep it aside for 3-4 hours. Now, heat oil in a large pan and sauté the chopped onion in it. Once it turns to golden brown in color, add the marinated chicken breasts in it. Cook it well for about 10 minutes. Now, in a pressure cooker, add rice with 4 cups of water. Add ½ cup milk, saffron (if available), cardamom and the chicken pieces to it. Now mix it well and pressure cook the rice. Once done, serve hot with green coriander leaves on top!
The ingredients which are used in the above mentioned recipes, especially like garam masala and Monterey Jack chicken are easily available in your nearest grocery store. So I guess there shouldn’t be any problem for you in finding them. So, what are you waiting for? Go and make some of these easy and healthy meal ideas with chicken and enjoy them with your loved ones!

Meal Ideas with Chicken