Baf's Chicken in Varoma with all the variations.

[Amy :-)]

Thanks Hally
I'm sorry the nerve is still trapped
You could do this again when you're better too, then you can do something really spectacular

[blackwood]

Hey team! Well, I made Baf's chicken tonight. YAY!!! It was a big success! Double YAY!   I didn't get to take a photo of it, due to a crying baby in need of a feed, as well as my poor presentation skills BOO (which I am going to need to drastically improve on!)

It was very tasty! I sauted the leek in butter, then added the stock, verjuice and mustard. I coated the chicken in dried tarragon and cooked it in the varoma. I steamed carrot, zucchini and red capsicum. With 8 mins to go, i added the macaroni to the bowl, then added mushrooms with 2 mins to go. I added the cream cheese at the end and then mixed everything together in the thermoserver, with a sliced avocado and some chopped parsley as well.  

My 5 year old daughter was very impressed and told me "this is a very special tea mummy!" and followed it up with telling me I am the best cook in the world!!! (hehe...far from it!!!) but oh so cute!

I'll try a few different variations of this meal after I get around to making a few other things off my very long list of things to try!

Thanks for helping me to make something new!!!

[Amy :-)]

That sounds fantastic blackwood!! Bummer we didn't get a photo, but I think we can take yours and your daughter's word that it was it was pretty spectacular!

[Kimmyh]

Seeing as it is Baf's chicken week, I made a new version tonight and served it as a side with sausages. This is what I did:
440g water and 1 pkt French onion soup mix in tmx. Potatoes in basket.
Cook as per recipe, adding varoma with veggies after ten min and cooking for another 20 or until all are tender. Tip potatoes and veg into thermoserve.
Leave soup and water in tmx and add 100g cream and 30g cornflour. Cook as per recipe then pour over vegies.

[Halex]

Looks lovely

[Amy :-)]

Very nice Kimmy

[blackwood]

Hey, that looks great kimmyh! Was it yummy? Did you enjoy it?

I'm keen on trying some different variations...my family loved this! We had some left overs for tea tonight (heated gently on the stove, needed to add some more water, a few extra steamed vegies and some extra cooked macaroni pasta (just to strech it out enough). Still really nice!

I probably enjoyed it even more tonight that last night. I think adding the few extra vegies, pasta and watering it down slightly made the sauce less cheesy and rich, which I preferred.

So, who is cooking this tomorrow night? 

[Kimmyh]

We loved this version tonight Blackwood. Potatoes, cream and French onion soup is something I have cooked in the oven for a few years now. Worked really well with the vegies and good to use varoma as I don't use it enough. So who is next?

[blackwood]

sounds good kimmyh, i'll have to try your variation sometime! I'm loving the varoma too. I need to search for more recipes that use it! (particularly the all-in-one meals) I love steaming vegies in the varoma, they taste and look so much better!

[Kimmyh]

Me too Blackwood.

[cookie1]

Kimmy it looks so nice I have given it a new thread. It will  make it easier to find when we wish to make it.  I will try it in the next menu plan.

[Kimmyh]

Thanks cookie I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

[judydawn]

I need to search for more recipes that use it! (particularly the all-in-one meals) I love steaming vegies in the varoma, they taste and look so much better!

Blackwood, here are some more varoma meals from the early days of the forum

Thermomixer's Pork Buns

Thermomixer's Mini Spanish Chicken Ballotines

Thermomixer's Mini Italian Ballotines

Thermomixer's Mini Asian Ballotines

Thermomixer's Drunken Chicken

Thermomixer's Soy Sauce Chicken

Thermomixer's Yoshoku Chicken Meatballs in Gingery Tomato Sauce

Zan's Orange Maple Chicken

Riv Mum's Chilli Chicken Dumplings

Riv Mum's Mustard Brandy Chicken

Riv Mum's Chicken, Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni

Ozzy-dj's Garlicky Chicken

[Kimmyh]

Thank you for the list JD. Like Blackwood I am keen to use the varoma more. Looking forward to trying some of these recipes. They all sound good.

[blackwood]

Wow, thanks so much for that JD. I'll have a look at each of those recipes! I really love cooking in the varoma. It's such a healthy way of cooking and I'm amazed by how good meals done in the varoma actually taste!

Thanks again JD, I really appreciate it!