When cooking large amounts of chicken such as when you meal prep for a week or when you freezer cook with chicken to prepare meals in advance, it’s important to pack chicken for freezing correctly. Not only for the convenience but to make it easier when it comes to defrosting your frozen chicken. The last…
Basics
How to remove chicken skin (Raw & Cooked)
Chicken skin can be removed when the chicken is raw or after it has been cooked. The skin protects the meat while it’s cooking by preventing it from drying out, it also adds flavour but it’s where a lot of the fat is kept, just under the skin. It’s of course healthier to remove the…
How to cut chicken into cubes (Breast & Thigh Fillets)
When I worked at the chicken shop a lot of customers would ask us to dice breast fillets for them. So today I’m going to show you how to cut chicken into cubes so you can do it at home. It’s very easy to do. In fact If you’ve cut chicken for stir fry you’re…
How to shred chicken (4 easy ways)
Today I’ll be showing you how to shred chicken so you can use it in all types of recipes. Of course you can simply cut up the chicken with a knife but sometimes having shredded chicken makes a dish better. For instance combine shredded chicken and some mayo and put it into a salad or…
Meal Prep
How to pack chicken for freezing (Raw & Cooked)
When cooking large amounts of chicken such as when you meal prep for a week or when you freezer cook with chicken to prepare meals in advance, it’s important to pack chicken for freezing correctly. Not only for the convenience but to make it easier when it comes to defrosting your frozen chicken. The last…
Meal Prep: The complete guide to bulk cooking with chicken
Meal prep cooking has become the norm for me and has allowed us as a family to eat healthier, save money with our grocery bill and limited cooking throughout the week, which has resulted in stress free family time. Since every meal is planned, we only need to warm up the food and serve. I’ll…
Oven Baked
How to cook chicken drumsticks from frozen
If you’re into meal prepping your chicken drumsticks by preparing into easy to manage portion sizes and then freezing them. The question you might be asking yourself is how do I cook chicken drumsticks from frozen to make meal planning easier? The solution is to first thaw them out and then cook them because if…
Chicken Baked on Rice
If you’re looking for a recipe to cook in the oven that takes little of your time you should try this chicken baked on rice recipe. It ticks all the boxes and can be cooked in bulk making it a perfect meal prep recipe cooked in the oven. You can use chicken with the bone,…
How to cook chicken in the oven ( Beginner friendly )
This beginner friendly method can be used to cook chicken in the oven with marinade or skinless with just salt and pepper. It works best when all the chicken pieces are the same type. Simply add your chicken to a preheated oven in a deep dish and cover with foil. Remove foil 15 min…
Stove Top
How to cook chicken on the stove
When you need a quick and healthy meal. Simply cook chicken on the stove top and you’re done in 30 minutes, from start to finish. Cooking chicken in the pan was the first way I learned to cook at my parents chicken shop. It was schnitzel, but the technique applies to both uncrumbed thigh and…