One pot wonder

A throw anything in dish that works wonders for a family shabbat dinner or even weeknights.

Prep time- 10 minutes

Cooking time 1-2 hours

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 2-3

big baking dish

measuring cup

microwave safe bowl

Ingredients

chicken 

rice

random vegetables either fresh or from the freezer.

seasonings to taste

Put rice in the baking dish with as much water as it needs to cook properly.  I generally make 2 cups of rice for every 4 people.  Season rice however you like.  I use random combinations of onion soup mix, sesame oil, shwarma spice, salt, pepper, chicken soup mix, garlic, zatar or whatever else I grab.

Add a vegetable layer.  If you are using frozen, just dump them in.  If you re using fresh, parboil them in the microwave first.

place chicken on top.  season top of chicken with whatever you like.

cover tightly and cook until rice is soft and chicken is properly cooked

Easy schnitzle

So easy my 6 year old does most of the work!

Prep time- 15 minutes

Cooking time it depends

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 2

2 plates

baking tray or pot

Ingredients

skinless boneless chicken cut into 2 bite pieces ish

bread crumbs OR almond flour (the taste is almost identical.  Bread crumbs are way cheaper, but almond flour makes it a really low carb recipe)

shwarma spice

low fat mayo

oil or cooking spray

Combine crumbs and swarma spice on a large, shallow plate

Coat chicken in as tin a layer of mayo as you can manage.  I find the easiest way to do it is to drop the chicken and the mayo into a ziplock bag and smush, but as ziplock bags in this country come at a premium we tend to just roll them on a plate.

Coat with crumbs

Either fry or bake.  If baking (which is what we generally do) lay out flat on a baking tray, spray liberally with cooking spray.  Bake at 200*C for 12-15 minutes.

Lemon Chicken

This is not a low patchke recipe, but it is easy and really great for a meal where you want to impress.  Here it is fried, but the batter can be baked as well.

Prep time- a while

Cooking time- a while

Feeds- 12

Number of things that get dirty- 5

bowl

fork

pot

mixer

small pot

Ingredients

As much boneless chicken as you feel like using.  I used enough for 12 people with the rest of the amounts as listed below

3 tbls soy sauce

pinch of salt

3 eggs

1/4 c corn starch 

1 tsp white pepper

1 tsp lemon juice

3/4 tsp baking powder
oil or cooking spray

Sauce

1/4 c sugar or alternative sweetner

2 tbls cornstarch

1 c chicken broth (from a mix is more than fine)

3 tbls lemon juice

3/4 tsp salt

yellow food colouring if desired

lemon slices if desired (I never bother.  Tastes the same and saves the cost)

Marinate the chicken in mixture of soy sauce and salt for 30 minutes

Combine eggs, cornstarch, white pepper, lemon juice, and baking powder into batter.  Coat the chicken i nthe batter and either bake or fry until chicken is cooked and coat is golden brown.  If you are baking it, spray liberally ith cooking spray before it goes in the oven or it will not crust up and turn golden.

In a small pot mix together sauce ingredients thoroughly (I use a handheld beater as I find I never get a good mix with a fork.  Simmer on the stove until the desired consistency is reached.  I like a fairly thick sauce, but remember that if you plan to reheat it the sauce will continue to thicken.  If this happens just add some hot water to thin it out again.

Onion Chicken

This is the fastest and easiest chicken recipe that I know of. It is my chicken of last resort when I do not have time to do anything else for shabbat. You can even add rice in the bottom (with enough water) and it will all cook together and give you a really easy and tasty side dish at the same time.

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 45-60 minutes minutes
Feeds 4-5

Number of things that get dirty- 3
poultry shears
large pyrex or roasting pan
knife


Ingredients
1 onion
1 whole chicken

Remove skin and stems from onion. Cut a single slice into the side of the onion to give it more surface area.
Set aside onion
Clean chicken. If you are in Israel, remove feathers. If you are not in Israel, you probably do not have to bother with that step as the kind folk at the chicken factory have already done it for you.
Place in baking tray legs up
Stuff onion where the sun don't shine (alternatively if you are more aidle than I, insert onion into vacant chicken cavity)
Cover and cook at 180*C until golden cooked.
Uncover and cook an addotional 10 minutes or so

I told you it was easy.

Easy Shabbat Soy Chicken

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 45 minutes
Feeds as many as you have chicken for

Number of things that get dirty- 4
small cup or bowl
pyrex baking dish
plate

Ingredients
Skinless boneless chicken cutlets
unsalted Soy Sauce (about 1/4 C)
Sesame Oil (about 1/4 C)
cider vinegar (to taste)
1 tsp onion soup powder

dredge chicken in flower
fry until sealed in sesame oil. It does not take a lot of oil.
add other ingrediants to the pot including the remainder of the sesame oil

cook BRIEFLY to bring ingredients together. Careful becuase they will start to burn FAST.

remove chicken to baking tray
pour sauce over

cover bake about 40-45 minutes at 200 until chicken is cooked.

Sweet crock pot chicken Dinner with rice

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 6 hours or so
Feeds as many as you have chicken for

Number of things that get dirty- 1
crock pot
oven bag

Ingredients
6-8 Skinless boneless chicken cutlets
1/2 C Brown sugar
1/4 C unsalted Soy Sauce
3 tbs Sesame Oil
1/4 C white vinegar
3/4 C Cola or Lemon/Lime soda

2 C Rice
2 C water
pinch of salt

lay chicken on the floor of the crock pot
cover brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar and soda

In an oven bag put rice, water and salt.
seal bag with most of the air removed.
place in crock pot.
close lid.

cook on high for about 5-6 hours.