TAKE ONE CHICKEN ...

Chicken, leek & potato bake

Planning ahead allows us to budget wisely. Food is ever more expensive - but weight loss doesn't have to be!
One chicken has gone a long way this week - we spent £4.50 and have enjoyed lots of main meals.
We took the chicken apart, using a sharp knife and created lots of meals. It's surprising just how much breast meat (650g) we found on our chicken.
See just how many main meals we made from a single whole chicken:

Cajun chicken

• Harissa chicken (using the leg meat) - see our earlier post this week
• Spicy cajun chicken breast 
• Chicken and leek bake (using remaining breast meat)
• Chicken carcass/wings - these are in the freezer and we'll be making a tasty soup later

Take a look at our recipe for LEEK & POTATO bake with a twist - we swapped the chorizo for a little (browned) chicken breast, and seasoned with sage and thyme. 

Never throw away the chicken carcass - if you do nothing else, just cover with water, bring to the boil and simmer for an hour. Reduce the liquid down and you'll end up with a delicious chicken soup. Why not look at some of our CHICKEN SOUP recipes? 

REMEMBER: We all have a calorie allowance - and we like to post our main meals to show you what we are eating. You won’t find us posting every last morsel though – but we hope this gives you an idea of how far calories can go!

Read about OUR UNIQUE METHOD of weight loss and find out how we have lost weight eating the food we love.

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