WHAT DO WE EAT TODAY: Easy Cajun Chicken with Sweetcorn & Rice

Ingredients

2-3 CHICKEN THIGHS PER PERSON

 2-3 boil in a bag White Rice

3 Cubes Chicken Oxo

Enough Boiling Water to cover rice bags

1 Tin Green Giant Sweetcorn

1 Jar Schwartz Cajun Spice Mix

Method

1. Rub the entire contents of the Cajun spice mix jar over the chicken thighs, top and bottom, then set aside to infuse whilst you are pre-heating the oven.

2. Pre-heat oven to 200C. Once pre-heated, put chicken thighs skin side up in a roasting tin (no need for oil as they will release own oil).

Close oven door and set timer for 20 minutes.

Once timer has gone off, boil enough water to cover rice bags and place rice into water, crumble 2 Chicken Oxo cubes into the water, boil rice according to packet instructions (usually 18-20 minutes).

Nearing the end of the cooking time, boil your kettle and crumble a chicken oxo cube into a jug and make up a chicken style gravy (you will probably only need a mugs worth of water, this is just to drizzle over the rice).

Quickly heat up the sweetcorn in a pan on the hob in the juice contents of the tin.

Drain rice and place into a mixing bowl, add in cooked sweetcorn plus juices and mix to combine.

Dish up rice/sweetcorn mix into bowls and pour over gravy juice.

Take chicken out of oven (total cooking time should be 35-40 minutes).

Place 2-3 thighs on top of the rice and serve immediately.

The Story Behind The Recipe

Really nice comfort food with a bit of a kick - perfect for Saturday night in front of the telly or a quick mid-week meal

By Leenie

Mediterranean Turkey Kebabs

Ingredients

MARINADE:
120ml olive oil
200ml freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tsp red wine vinegar
2 tsps crushed garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsps paprika

KEBABS:
700g British turkey diced thigh
1 large courgette, sliced into 1cm thick chunks
12 cherry tomatoes
2 large green peppers, deseeded and cut into 3 cm pieces
1 large onion, cut into 3cm pieces
 salt and pepper

Method

1. To make the marinade, mix all the marinade ingredients in a jug, whisking well to combine.

2. Place the turkey into a large bowl and pour over the marinade. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.

3. To prepare the kebabs, drain the turkey, reserving the marinade. Thread the turkey, courgette, cherry tomatoes, peppers and onion alternately on to the skewers until all the ingredients are used up. Season with salt and pepper and chill in the fridge while you light the barbecue.

Once you are ready to cook, place the kebabs on the barbecue for 8-10 minutes, basting with the reserved marinade, until cooked through. Serve with large pittas or flatbread, if you like.