Hearty Homemade Chicken Supreme
Posted on: 16th April 2013
Posted in: Main dishes, Recipes
This is my homemade chicken supreme recipe – an easy, cheap and filling dinner that only takes 30 minutes to make. Great when you want a filling dinner on a budget. It’s also gluten-free, so perfect for anyone with coeliac disease. As this is a healthy meal for the whole family, I used my blender to make suitable lumpy puree for my 6 1/2 month old as well (see photo at the end).
Ingredients
- Maximum of 300g (uncooked weight) of basmati rice (75g per adult)
- 375g chicken breast, diced
- 180g frozen or tinned sweetcorn
- 2 level tablespoons cornflour
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Method
- In the first saucepan, cook the rice in boiling water for 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain
- Meanwhile, in a second saucepan, add the olive oil and heat until hot
- Add the chopped onions, crushed garlic, and diced chicken breast, and lightly brown
- In a small measuring jug, add the cornflour and enough of the milk to make a smooth paste. Then, gradually mix in the rest of the milk
- Add the cornflour/milk mixture to the chicken mixture, along with a crushed stock cube. The mixture should thicken up on cooking
- Add the carrots and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes (I pre-cooked my carrots in the microwave to make them softer to start with)
- Add the black pepper to taste
Servings
This meal will serve 4 adults, or 2 adults and 4 hungry children
Cost per serving
No more than £1.40 per serving (£5.50 for the entire meal)
Nutritional information
This meal contains 570kcal, 36g protein and 9g of fat per serving- healthy, low-fat and high in protein!
Tips / Serving suggestions
- Use any leftover chicken supreme on a jacket potato for lunch the next day
- I did not add any salt (the stock cubes contain plenty of salt in my opinion). You can use low salt stock cubes/low salt bouillon (or make your own stock) to lower the salt content even further
- If you need/want to gain weight, use a 284ml carton of double cream and 100ml whole milk instead of 400ml semi-skimmed milk, to add extra calories and protein
- Add extra vegetables that need using up to increase your 5-a-day portions (peppers or spinach would work well)
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