Quick Summer Recipes - Budget Meal Planning for August

Author: Fiona Lesley

We all need quick summer recipes and with a little budget meal planning it is possible to create some delicious meals, without spending ages in a hot kitchen.  Make the most of the outdoors:  get out your cold picnic food recipes and head on out.  Alternatively, make the most of barbeque recipes:  grilled chicken marinades and barbeque dry rub recipes transform the simplest chicken fillet or cut of meat and elevate them into a simple but delectable meal.

Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe

This Grilled Chicken Marinade Recipe is ideal as one of your barbeque recipes.  It takes no time to prepare and you can cook the chicken on the gas grill, the open coals or on your hob - it is versatile.

You can do this with chicken pieces that have their skins on them or with boneless skinless chicken breasts, whole or slivered.  This marinade is also works well with fish.

Make a double quantity of this recipe and you can use leftovers for and easy Chicken Salad recipe, a delux Chicken Salad Sandwich or a Paella Recipe.

Easy
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: about 10 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:


1½ lbs / 700g  chicken pieces
1 clove garlic
1" / 2½ cm piece of ginger, peeled
1 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oil

Method:

  1. Crush the garlic. Grate the ginger.  Mix together in a shallow bowl which is big enough to take the chicken.  You can blitz the garlic and ginger together if you have a food processor.  Add the paprika, soy sauce and oil.
  2. Place the chicken pieces in a shallow dish and cover with the marinade.  Cover and refrigerate for between 20 minutes and 24 hours, the longer the better.
  3. Heat the grill so that it is really hot.  Place the chicken breasts on the grill, (skin side nearest the heat if this is relevant).  Cook for about 7 minutes.  Turn over and cook for about 5 more minutes.  Check to see that the chicken is cooked all the way through.
  4. If using skinless chicken breasts, you can cut the chicken into slivers. Place the slivers in the marinade.  Push the pieces down so that they are well coated.  Marinade for 20 minutes - 24 hours.  Grill for about 2 - 3 minutes and then turn the pieces over.  Grill for another 1 - 2 minutes until the chicken is just cooked through.
  5. Serve with new potatoes or pasta and a large salad.

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About the Author

Fiona Lesley has had over 20 years of experience cooking delicious meals for family and friends alike.  A teacher by profession, she brings together her years of time and money-saving tips at www.easy-meal-planning.com