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If you joint chickens, you might end up with a few bits left over and an evening when you don't want anything overly involved. This is quick, nutritious and tasty.

= A quick chicken meal for two =
== Ingredients ==
* Raw chicken breast and wings - you need to know the weight and then use [https://samjwatkins.com/roaster/micro.php Microwave roaster].
* Potatoes for boiling.
* Frozen veg for boiling.
* 10ml dried bisto chicken grannules.

== Directions ==
# Weigh chicken and work out time in the [https://samjwatkins.com/roaster/micro.php Microwave roaster].<br/>If chicken is going to be less than the boiled potatoes, get the spuds going.
# Once boiling set the timer on the potatoes.
# Set the chicken off for the half the estimated time in a glass roasting tin on 190°C and simmer.<br/>Remember to place the joints "skin side down".
# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.
# Add the remaining vegetables to the potatoes pot.
# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Sit down for a few minutes.
# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.
# If it is - drain the water in to the gravy pot and serve up the vegetables.

Enjoy.

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	If you joint chickens, you might end up with a few bits left over and an evening when you don't want anything overly involved. This is quick, nutritious and tasty.		If you joint chickens, you might end up with a few bits left over and an evening when you don't want anything overly involved. This is quick, nutritious and tasty.

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	~~When I first bought a microwave~~, ~~I vowed never to do~~ a ~~roast chicken in it~~. ~~As a child, I'd be subjected to my parents' experiements with their first microwave and thought, not for me.~~		If you joint chickens, you might end up with a few bits left over and an evening when you don't want anything overly involved. This is quick, nutritious and tasty.

	This is ~~very civilised,~~ quick, and ~~low effort. Tastes and looks good~~.

	= A quick chicken meal for two =		= A quick chicken meal for two =

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	# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Sit down for a few minutes.		# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Sit down for a few minutes.
	# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.		# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.
	# If it is - ~~serve up the vegetables and~~ drain the water in to the gravy pot.		# If it is - drain the water in to the gravy pot and serve up the vegetables.

	Enjoy.		Enjoy.
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	# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.		# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.
	# Add the remaining vegetables to the potatoes pot.		# Add the remaining vegetables to the potatoes pot.
	# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. ~~Rest~~ for a few minutes.		# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Sit down for a few minutes.
	# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.		# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.
	# If it is - serve up the vegetables and drain the water in to the gravy pot.		# If it is - serve up the vegetables and drain the water in to the gravy pot.

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2024-11-01T19:22:50Z

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	# Weigh chicken and work out time in the [https://samjwatkins.com/roaster/micro.php Microwave roaster].<br/>If chicken is going to be less than the boiled potatoes, get the spuds going.		# Weigh chicken and work out time in the [https://samjwatkins.com/roaster/micro.php Microwave roaster].<br/>If chicken is going to be less than the boiled potatoes, get the spuds going.
	# Once boiling set the timer on the potatoes.		# Once boiling set the timer on the potatoes.
	# Set the chicken off for the half the estimated time in a glass roasting tin on 190@deg;C and simmer.<br/>Remember to place the joints "skin side down".		# Set the chicken off for the half the estimated time in a glass roasting tin on 190°C and simmer.<br/>Remember to place the joints "skin side down".
	# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.		# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.
	# Add the remaining vegetables to the potatoes pot.		# Add the remaining vegetables to the potatoes pot.

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2024-11-01T19:22:21Z

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	# Set the chicken off for the half the estimated time in a glass roasting tin on 190@deg;C and simmer.<br/>Remember to place the joints "skin side down".		# Set the chicken off for the half the estimated time in a glass roasting tin on 190@deg;C and simmer.<br/>Remember to place the joints "skin side down".
	# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.		# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.
	# Add the vegetables to the potatoes pot.		# Add the remaining vegetables to the potatoes pot.
	# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Rest for a few minutes.		# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Rest for a few minutes.
	# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.		# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.

Watkinsj: New page: {{:Events_2008_4_24}}

2024-11-01T18:41:00Z

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[[Recipes | Other recipes]] | [[Recipes#Special meals and treats | Special meals and treats]]

When I first bought a microwave, I vowed never to do a roast chicken in it. As a child, I'd be subjected to my parents' experiements with their first microwave and thought, not for me.

This is very civilised, quick, and low effort. Tastes and looks good.

= A quick chicken meal for two =
== Ingredients ==
* Raw chicken breast and wings - you need to know the weight and then us [https://samjwatkins.com/roaster/micro.php Microwave roaster].
* Potatoes for boiling.
* Frozen veg for boiling.
* 10ml dried bisto chicken grannules.

== Directions ==
# Weigh chicken and work out time in the [https://samjwatkins.com/roaster/micro.php Microwave roaster].<br/>If chicken is going to be less than the boiled potatoes, get the spuds going.
# Once boiling set the timer on the potatoes.
# Set the chicken off for the half the estimated time in a glass roasting tin on 190@deg;C and simmer.<br/>Remember to place the joints "skin side down".
# When the microwave stops, flip the pieces, and start the second half the cooking time.
# Add the vegetables to the potatoes pot.
# Prep the gravy jug ready for the vegetable water. Rest for a few minutes.
# When the microwave finishes the cycle, get the chicken out of the oven and check everything is cooked.
# If it is - serve up the vegetables and drain the water in to the gravy pot.

Enjoy.
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