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Check out this amazing recipe for chicken ‘oven baked’ with cream, mushrooms and thyme - for £1.44 per person!
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Chicken ‘oven baked’ with cream, mushrooms and thyme (Serves 4)
This is a little heavy on the calorie side of things, but well worth it. Just offset the cream with some nice steamed greens - kale or spinach go very well with this dish. For the chicken always try and buy a whole chicken and just joint it yourself – chicken always tastes better when cooked on the bone, you’ll get more value for money and you can make a nice fresh stock with the carcass. Real value for money.
Ingredients
- 1.3kg freedom food whole chicken (£3.63)
- 300ml of double cream (84p)
- 1 large onion (14p)
- 160g of closed cup mushrooms (50p)
- 15g of fresh thyme (68p)
The cupboard staples…
Olive oil, salt, black pepper, 4 cloves of garlic and one chicken stock cube (and some basic greens; kale or spinach)
Total cost
If you already have the cupboard staples, then according to mysupermarket.co.uk, this trolley was cheapest at Sainsbury’s where it came to £5.79 - that's £1.44 per head!
Instructions
- Start by jointing the chicken. This video is an excellent demonstration of how to joint a chicken – for this dish you’ll need 2 thighs, 2 legs, 2 wings and 2 breasts (cut into 2 pieces each).
- Once the chicken has been jointed pre-heat the oven to 180C (gas mark 4).
- Now get a large pan on to a medium heat and a little olive oil (it’s much easier if the pan can also go in the oven – if not just transfer the chicken and ingredients to an oven proof dish).
- Start by gently frying some finely sliced onions for about 4 minutes and then add the chicken pieces (give the chicken a really good seasoning before adding to the pan) and fry until you have browned the chicken pieces all over. Now add some finely chopped garlic and thyme and then the sliced mushrooms.
- Now make up 300ml of chicken stock (with one stock cube) – turn the heat up on the pan and add the stock. You want to reduce down for around 3 minutes. Finally add the cream, reduce down for a further minute on a medium heat. Foil and transfer to the oven.
- The chicken will need 45 minutes – after 45 minutes remove from the oven and serve with fresh steamed greens.
- Happy eating!
A bit about the Frugal Recipes chef, Paul Warburton
Paul Warburton, a lovemoney.com staff member, had a hectic career in the world of hot kitchens and screaming chefs before joining the lovemoney.com products development team.
During these years, under the tutorage of some great chefs, he honed his skills in cooking for numbers within a tight cost and portion-controlled environment.
Now he's planning to regularly offer his help to all budding chefs in the lovemoney.com community, so you can enjoy his original, low-cost recipes with your family and friends every Friday for free!
What lovemoney.com readers have said about Paul's other recipes
"We enjoyed this recipe very much: easy to make and even easier to eat!" varneyrob
“Thanks Paul, another great tasting easy recipe. It was my first risotto attempt ever and it was great, I even impressed my in-laws with it. Many thanks...” welshlady
"I made this recipe and it was absolutely delicious! Seriously good! Five of us feasted on it, and feasted well..." Ibeshy
"I made this recipe on Saturday night, and my 13 year-old son promptly requested it again for the following night!" Malcolm Wheatley
"This is a cracking risotto recipe. Just had it for lunch & it's a winner. More recipes please. Thanks." SavvyLass
"Another delicious offering from Paul. Thank you - keep 'em coming!" Palefire
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If you like this recipe, why not also try Paul's other Frugal Recipes:
Slow roasted pork shoulder ‘Chinese style’ with pak choi | Chilli steak burgers, paprika wedges and homemade coleslaw |Broad bean, halloumi and mint farfalle | My chicken curry, basmati rice and coriander yoghurt | Barbecued whole mackerel and a spicy lime salsa | Moussaka | Pan fried trout fillets with a dill potato salad | Chicken braised with cider and red cabbage (and proper baked potatoes) | Lincolnshire sausages with red onion gravy and thyme and Gouda polenta | Beef enchiladas with a lime sour cream | Slow roasted duck legs and charlotte potatoes with a carrot and cumin salad | Paella | Asparagus and gruyere tart with new potatoes | Haddock fishcakes with radish and watercress salad and lemon crème fraiche dressing | Prawn and pea risotto Honey roasted gammon and apples with champ | Hot chocolate fondants with crème Chantilly | Shin of beef, kidney and ale pie Tandoori chicken with coconut rice & mint raita | Homemade gnocchi with a tomato & thyme sauce, spinach and ricotta | Frugal Pancakes | Griddled black pudding, chimichurri mash and caramelised apples | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Lamb koftas with a feta, mint and chickpea salad & chilli grilled pittas | Pork, rosemary and white bean ravioli with a chilli tomato sauce | Sausage & leek casserole with parsley dumpings | Pork, chorizo & cannellini bean stew | Rabbit, bacon & thyme pie | Potato rosti with creamed spinach and poached egg | Pumpkin and sage risotto | Slow braised oxtail with autumn mash | Spiced whole mackerel with chickpea salad | Twice cooked belly pork (with gravy) parsnips and sweet apple red cabbage | Roasted pheasant | Portobello mushroom, port and stilton wellington | Lemon tart with fresh vanilla mascarpone | Massaman curry | Smoked mackerel pate on crostini and red onion confit |Rolled breast of lamb with garlic mash and Savoy cabbage | Lemon & rosemary chicken thighs | Thai Pollock curry with egg noodles | Chunky pea and ham soup| Spaghetti alla carbonara | Pork stroganoff | Green chilli meat balls, sunflower seed couscous salad and mint yoghurt | Tagliatelle with air dried cured ham and minted peas | Beef, thyme and mushroom loaf with potato dauphinoise | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Egg Florentine with smoked cheddar and rocket salad | Beef, mushroom and thyme pie | Spicy tuna, bean and coriander lasagne | Beef koftas with a feta, spinach and fresh mint salad | Chorizo and pea risotto | Sausage and rosemary hotpot | Beef & thyme (Lancashire) hotpot
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