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It was about time for a nicer dinner

December 4, 2014 By Jen Leave a Comment

foodMost of our food is determined by time, cost and kids. So whereas I try to get some balance in there, it’s not often Mr P and I sit down to a dinner that is more choice than necessity. I decided it was about time I made something decent.

Firstly I made a herb stuffing, with basil, dill, tarragon, garlic, ginger, one mushroom and half a small red onion. Stirred a little olive oil in and a splash of lemon juice.

1 Chicken stuffing

I then slit chicken breasts open, so they had a channel down the middle, and filled this with the herb stuffing.

2 Stuffing in chicken

Next, I wrapped the chicken breasts in smoked bacon.

3 wrapped chicken

I then made a ricotta stuffing to go in to large field mushrooms. I chopped dill, basil, chives, some red onion, the stalks from the mushrooms, garlic and a splash of lemon juice, mixed in to ricotta cheese.

4 Mushroom stuffing

Scooped the mixture in to the field mushrooms and popped on a baking tray.
5 Mushrooms

Both the chicken and the mushrooms went in to the oven, for approximately 40 minutes, basically until cooked.

Meanwhile to go with the food, I made a cream herb sauce. I dissolved a low salt stock cube in a little water, added a splash of lemon juice, and some fresh herbs (dill and basil).

6 Start of sauceOnce this is brought gently to the boil, add some double cream, stir well and allow to once again, gently come to the boil.

7 Sauce

I also stir fried some pak choi and red onion.

8 Pak Choi and onion

Once ready, I served with jasmine rice, and a selection of steamed vegetables.

9 dinner

No airs and graces with the serving, and we did sit with it on our knees, but with a small glass of chilled white wine, it was utterly yummy. We don’t get out much, so it’s a real treat to have something slightly nicer, and not bad price; This dinner cost me less than £12.

Going back to eating some meat, sometimes, has meant I can enjoy something like this with Mr P. It’s the little things like this that can be the special times.

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