SWISS CHICKEN RECIPES RECIPES

1. Pick and finely chop the oregano leaves, then place in a bowl with the turmeric, a pinch each of sea salt and black pepper and 2 tablespoons of oil to make a marinade. Toss the chicken in the marinade and leave aside.
2. Blanch the greens in a large pan of boiling water until just tender enough to eat but still vibrant in colour, then drain, reserving the water.
3. In a bowl, just cover the couscous with boiling greens water, season, pop a plate on top and leave for 10 minutes. Pick and finely chop the mint leaves and stir into the fluffy couscous with the juice of half a lemon, then season to perfection.
4. Toast the hazelnuts in a large dry non-stick frying pan on a medium-high heat, removing and crushing in a pestle and mortar once lightly golden.
5. Return the frying pan to a high heat and cook the chicken for 4 minutes on each side, or until cooked through, turning halfway and adding the peppers when you flip the chicken. Reheat the greens, if needed.
6. Meanwhile, you can either make a quick houmous (put three-quarters into the fridge for another day if making a full batch) or simply use yoghurt – both options are delicious.
7. Serve the chicken with the couscous, peppers, greens and houmous or yoghurt, scattered with the hazelnuts and with a lemon wedge on the side. Nice with a drizzle of hot chilli sauce too.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. In a large ovenproof pan, heat the oil and cook the bacon for 5 minutes until crispy. Remove and reserve for later. 

Add the onion, courgette and aubergine to the pan and fry for 5 minutes. Then add the tomatoes, garlic, chilli, passata, chicken stock cube and 50ml water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for another 5 minutes. 

Add the chicken thigh fillets, mixed herbs, the reserved bacon and half the parsley. Stir to coat the chicken in sauce and cook for 30 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and serve straight away garnished with the remaining parsley and seasoned with freshly ground black pepper.

Combine all the marinade ingredients and coat the chicken breasts. Leave for 30 minutes to marinade in the fridge.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion in it for 20 minutes, until golden brown and completely soft. Add the ginger and garlic, then stir through the chopped tomatoes with the smoked paprika, fenugreek, garam masala, chilli powder and tomato purée. Add 300ml water and simmer for 20 minutes, until thickened.

Heat a pan with the vegetable oil. Add the chicken pieces and fry for 5-6 minutes until brown all over. You may need to do this in two batches. 

Add the browned chicken to the curry sauce and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on. Stir through the yogurt and coriander. Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the instructions on the packet. Serve the chicken with the basmati rice.