Best Failsafe Roast Chicken Mash Peas Recipes

TUSCAN MASHED CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Pour the chickpeas into a colander and rinse them under cold running water. Drain well. Place the chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the chicken stock and pulse until the chickpeas are coarsely pureed.
• In a medium (10-inch) saute pan, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the tomato and saute for 3 to 4 minutes, until the tomato is softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the chickpeas, stirring to combine with the tomatoes and garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Off the heat, stir in the Parmesan, parsley, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and taste for seasonings. Pile in a serving bowl, drizzle with extra olive oil, and serve with shards of grilled country bread.

FAILSAFE ROAST CHICKEN, MASH & PEAS

Steps:

• Place chicken in oven bag and roast until cooked approximately 1 ½ hours.
• Peel potatoes and cut into quarters, add a dash of salt and cook until tender, approximately 15-20 minutes Mash together with milk and margarine.
• Place peas in pot and cover with water, add a dash of salt and cook for approximately 15 minutes.
• Cut chicken into 4-6 pieces and serve with mash and peas.

MEDITERRANEAN SMASHED CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Put 3 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook gently until softened, about 10 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high. Add garlic, cumin, red pepper flakes and celery. Stir to combine let sizzle without browning for 1 minute.
• Add chickpeas and let them heat through. With a potato masher or wooden spoon, crush about half the beans. Stir well, taste and adjust seasoning. Add 1/2 cup water (or bean cooking liquid if you have it) and let mixture simmer briskly for a minute or two. Stir in lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Serve warm in pita or as a dip or side dish. Garnish with quartered eggs, accompanied by minted yogurt and tahini sauce, if desired.

BASQUE CHICKEN & PEAS

Steps:

• In a heavy frying pan, cook onion and garlic over medium heat in oil, stirring often, until they begin to turn golden. Dust chicken pieces lightly with flour and add to the onion mixture. Continue to cook thighs, turning them over when they are brown. Stir in salt, pepper, paprika and wine. Simmer for about 15 min longer. Stir in peas and cook for only about 3 minutes Serve hot.

CHICKEN WITH CRUSHED HARISSA CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions and peppers for 7 mins until softened and golden.
• Meanwhile, put the chicken between two sheets of baking parchment and lightly bash until about 2cm thick. Mix together the remaining oil and the za'atar, then rub over the chicken. Season to taste.
• Heat the grill to high. Put the chicken on a baking tray lined with foil, and grill for 3-4 mins each side, or until golden and cooked through.
• Heat the chickpeas in a pan with the harissa paste and 2 tbsp water until warmed through, then roughly mash with a potato masher. Wilt the spinach in a pan with 1 tbsp of water or in the microwave in a heatproof bowl. Stir the pepper and onion mixture, spinach and parsley through the chickpeas. Serve with the sliced chicken and the lemon wedges for squeezing over.

CHICKPEA MASH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover the chickpeas with cold water and soak overnight. The next day, drain and rinse well.
• Tip the chickpeas into a large pan with all the other ingredients except the olive oil. Bring to the boil, then leave to simmer for 1 hr-1 hr 10 mins until the chickpeas are tender but not mushy.
• Remove the bay leaves and rosemary sprigs. Working in batches, blitz the chickpeas in a food processor along with their cooking liquid and the shallot until smooth.
• Reheat the mash if necessary and serve sharing-style with a generous drizzle of olive oil and some cracked black pepper on top.