Good ingredients to pair with chicken
Chicken benefits from one clear direction rather than a long list of extras. Rice or pasta makes it filling, while peppers, broccoli, cream, lemon, tomato or a spicy sauce can take the same basic protein somewhere different.
Easy chicken meal ideas
- chicken fried rice — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
- creamy chicken pasta — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
- paprika chicken traybake — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
- chicken and broccoli noodles — use it as a starting format and adapt the vegetables, seasonings and portions to what you have.
How to get the best from chicken
For a quicker result, cut fresh chicken into even pieces and choose a method with a clear finish, such as a stir-fry, traybake or skillet. Thighs are forgiving for longer cooking; breast is best kept from overcooking by using even pieces and checking the centre before serving.
Turn a few ingredients into a coherent dinner
Choose a base, a flavour direction and one or two supporting ingredients. For example, rice or potatoes can make the meal filling, while lemon and garlic, tomato and herbs, soy and chilli, or curry spices can give the ingredients a clear direction.
Make the idea fit your evening
The same ingredient can produce a very different answer depending on whether you need dinner in 20 minutes, want one pan, are feeding four people or need to use another ingredient before it goes to waste. Add those constraints before choosing the final recipe.
Use SIZZIO to make it specific
Tell SIZZIO what you have, how many people you are feeding and what kind of meal you want. You can then save the recipe and move into the cooking flow instead of starting another search when it is time to cook.