chicken casserole

after last nite's pan fry lamb, tonight pun rasa tak nak makan nasi. sebab sebenar, I run out of idea what to cook other than the kids favourite - ayam kicap..

so I decided to make chicken casserole which didn't take much effort actually, cuma cooking time aja yang lama sikit.

and I cheated again; this time I  used Colman Chicken Casserole mix that comes in a packet. just follow the instruction.

1. chicken casserole

• slice some carrots, baby corns, onion and button mushrooms, put them in the casserole dish with the chicken pieces (preferably chicken breasts). stir the casserole mix with cold water and pour into the casserole dish and cover the dish with aluminium foil and leave to cook in the oven for 1-1.5 hours.

2. mashed potatoes

• dice 5 potatoes, pour into pot of  boiling water and leave to cook. drain and mash, add butter and milk, season with salt & pepper. 

3. pasta salad

• boil pasta ( I used fusilli) until cooked/al dante, drain and put in the bowl, add green salad, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and/or salad cream. season with salt & pepper.

ALL DONE AND READY TO SERVE

pan fry lamb

dah lama tak update pasal masak memasak kan?? to be honest, I've been very malas off late especially after balik from short cuti2 Malaysia.

anyway, yesterday I had to cook because encik suami who normally cooks western food, was mowing the front & back garden. and i had to get few tips from him.

it took me half hour to get everything done from start to finish but bearing in mind you have to do few things at the same time.

1. lamb chops

• just season with salt & pepper. heat the pan till hot, put a knob of butter and pan fry the lamb chops 3 minutes on each side until brown.

meanwhile, prepare the potatoes and vege.

2. potatoes, carrots, beans, mushroom & green salad

• leave the potatoes  skin on, wash thoroughly, cut into wedges.
• boil some water (i usually boil the water in the kettle - its quicker) and pour into pot, add pinch of salt and potatoes and leave to cook (try not to over cook) and drain.
• cut button mushrooms in quarters.  
• trim off the ends of green beans, cut carrots in strips and par boil in boiling water, drain.
• add dash of olive oil/bit of  butter in the pan (which was used to fry the lamb) and quickly pan fry the boiled potatoes, carrots, beans and mushrooms SEPARATELY.
• then put all in a bowl, add green salad, dried mixed herbs, season with salt & pepper and mix well. 

serve with mint sauce and gravy (we cheated - used Bisto onion gravy granules, just add hot water)