SPICY CHICKEN WITH A WARM CORN PASTA SALAD
May 4, 2010 in Uncategorized
Low Fat, Low Carb, doesn’t have to equal Zero flavour. This is one of our weekly meals (um ja, I know it does get boring knowing what we are going to eat each week, but every now and then, I live dangerously and change the spice on the chicken woohoo!).
This time, the chicken breasts were marinated in chilli, garlic, lemon and then liberally doused with portugese spice and oven baked.
Mini-me/Who then disrobed said chicken breast of all skin and delicately dismembered the flesh from the bone. The furballs get the bone and the best part, the skin, goes in the bin! Ja, neither the dogs nor I, get a look in. Skin; you know that crispy, fatty, most nomalicious part of the chicken? It’s a case of “sorry for you” and then I am almost positive I can see an evil glint in her eye and a hint of a secret smile as she drops that tasty little morsel into the bin!
I made the pasta (all 25 corn pasta spirals – ja, I counted) the usual way, and then when it was cooked, added it into a pan that I had sauteed red onion, garlic and aubergine. I also steamed broccoli and baby marrow which went in, and added in fresh tomato and feta just before plating. I made a dressing of white wine vinegar/avocado oil (net a splash you understand).
All in all, a pretty good meal and no I didn’t rummage around in the bin for Mini-Me/Who’s roasted chicken skin!
Okay I did, but unfortunately when I checked, Mini-Me/Who was way ahead of me and had hidden it in a pile of old magazines that had been thrown away. How do I know this, because I found it sandwiched between pages 96 and 97 of an old Cosmo when I did trash duty the next morning!
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ninatimm said on May 4, 2010
frootie, daai hoender lyk vreeslik lekker!!!
sharonsmit said on May 4, 2010
That does look lekker, with or without skin! I even bought us wholewheat pasta this month..love the veggie salad! xxx
frootcake said on May 4, 2010
it was pretty good Ninatjie, very moist xxx
frootcake said on May 4, 2010
heehee, ja when I am allowed to cook it, its either corn or wholewheat or spinach pasta
xxx
Zabwan said on May 4, 2010
i’m still laughing, tho i can see your sufferings are great. my daughter has been on a puddings binge, and i am going to have to join you on that low fat low carb thing *sob* love chicken skin too!
thanks for the laugh xxx
PS the food actually looks awesome…despite being diet
frootcake said on May 4, 2010
lol thanx Zabs xxx
janicetripepi said on May 4, 2010
ROFL – Mini-You sure does know you hey!! Fab idea – and i agree – low kilojoul (my hands are cramping at just typing the l*w word) doesn’t have to be flavourless. xxxx jan
pinkpolkadot said on May 4, 2010
LOL, excellent post, Frooty!
JoDay said on May 4, 2010
Makes me hungry, just looking at this!
frootcake said on May 4, 2010
she does Jan {sighs}
I always find when I start rolling words like low fat, sugar free or no carbohydrates in my sentences, they have a tendancy to be pre-fixed by an F word
frootcake said on May 4, 2010
Heya Pinks, hows you susta-tjie
xxx
frootcake said on May 4, 2010
It was rather lekkerish GODfm
xxx
Collywolly said on May 4, 2010
HAHAHA!!!! xx
Collywolly said on May 4, 2010
I am sure it was full of flavour and deliciousness frootz…looks very yummy. I laughed at this post frootzie….you are very cute!! Hugs xxx
frootcake said on May 5, 2010
lol thanks Browniedarlink! xxx