How would you make this Tesco ready meal?

plutoi · 2025-03-25T11:57:07+00:00

Really enjoyed this meal the other day and 100% know I can make it. Am an okay cook. Im thinking you sauté garlic, onion and the leeks. Add some cooked chicken pieces (bite size). Combine with a cheese sauce. Sprinkle over some breadcrumbs and put under the grill for a few mins? Chuck on a tiny bit of fresh parsley at the end Serve with baby potatoes and pile of veg. How would you do it?

Smallmercies · 26/03/2025 08:39

Nannyfannybanny · 26/03/2025 08:28

Fish isn't "animal" flesh,it's fish. My late parents were chicken farmers in Sussex,it was always called poultry. Oddly enough, later my late father went on to deep sea fishing. There was an interesting documentary a few months ago, about the 3 main continents, the people who had just a meat diet died out, and the ones that had nuts, berries and later types of veg faired much better. You can live solely on vegetables but not meat.

I guess that's why the Inuit became extinct.

Nannyfannybanny · 26/03/2025 08:28

Fish isn't "animal" flesh,it's fish. My late parents were chicken farmers in Sussex,it was always called poultry. Oddly enough, later my late father went on to deep sea fishing. There was an interesting documentary a few months ago, about the 3 main continents, the people who had just a meat diet died out, and the ones that had nuts, berries and later types of veg faired much better. You can live solely on vegetables but not meat.

Notonyourjelly · 26/03/2025 08:08

FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 25/03/2025 15:03

Erm, this one is on you lol. The OP was extremely self explanatory 😂

It was clear what she was asking.

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I didn't get it either 🤦🏻‍♀️

OP, it's a traybake, don't you put all the ingredients on a baking tray and cook in the oven?

@longtompot that dish looks amazing thank you!

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 26/03/2025 08:07

Nannyfannybanny · 26/03/2025 07:39

Chicken aren't meat, they're poultry.

What? Of course it's meat. Turkey, duck, goose, pheasant, grouse, quail, ostrich and no doubt other birds I've forgotten which are also killed so we can eat them also provide us with meat. For some reason we count fish and shellfish as different from meat, but they're all animal flesh which we have eaten since our species evolved.

Smallmercies · 26/03/2025 07:50

Nannyfannybanny · 26/03/2025 07:39

Chicken aren't meat, they're poultry.

Bordeaux IS a claret, but not many people know that.

Katemax82 · 26/03/2025 07:44

Word of warning....I bought the korma tray bake and one peice of "chicken" in it was literally either all skin or something else disgusting..my daughter bit into it and was seriously grossed out, when she showed me I actually had severe gag reflex and had to go heave over the toilet for a few minutes. This obviously won't happen to you as you are making your own tray bake

Nannyfannybanny · 26/03/2025 07:39

Chicken aren't meat, they're poultry.

Nannyfannybanny · 26/03/2025 07:37

I'm not "pretending" to have the high moral ground, I went vegetarian 50 years ago,was completely vegetarian for 30 years, I now occasionally eat chicken...if it's free range, and not stuck in a battery environment. Not sure if that was why I got the "laugh emoji", I was actually waiting for someone to ask what my nursing had to do with not eating meat.. don't worry poster, the comment was directed at me, not you!

Gingerkittykat · 25/03/2025 17:48

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/creamy_chicken_pasta_05527

It looks like it would be similar to this recipe. I've made it a few times and it's really tasty.

Creamy chicken pasta recipe

The trick to this dish is using a shop-bought garlic and herb soft cheese – its texture and flavour cuts out the need for lots of separate ingredients.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/creamy_chicken_pasta_05527

FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 25/03/2025 15:03

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 25/03/2025 13:09

Then the OP should have been clearer!

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Erm, this one is on you lol. The OP was extremely self explanatory 😂

It was clear what she was asking.

longtompot · 25/03/2025 14:27

This looks pretty much the same @plutoi

https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/chicken-and-leek-bake/

edited as link didn't add for some reason.

second edit as @BigDahliaFan has already posted the same recipe. I'm going to make it for dinner one evening as it sounds good

Chicken and leek bake

The sweetness of leeks and the depth of flavour that chicken thighs and bacon bring, plus rich cheese sauce and crunchy breadcrumbs, makes for a comforting midweek meal

https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/chicken-and-leek-bake/

Regretsmorethanafew · 25/03/2025 13:54

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 25/03/2025 13:09

Then the OP should have been clearer!

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Everyone else got it (what with it being very obvious from the context)

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plutoi · 25/03/2025 13:51

LordEmsworth · 25/03/2025 13:42

Err... do you know what "vegetarian" means?

"A vegetarian who eats chicken" is even worse than "eating mammals is unethical, but all the other animals are morally unblemished"

Eat what you like, but don't pretend you have better morals than the rest of us because you only eat certain animals!

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Did you see when I said I’m phasing out meat? In order for my vegetarianism to actually be sustainable

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LordEmsworth · 25/03/2025 13:42

Nannyfannybanny · 25/03/2025 13:21

I do this in the oven,raw chicken breasts,cooked in foil for 15 minutes, then add the topping,lots of it! I also hate the idea of eating animals. I became vegetarian 50 years ago, after seeing hidden camera films,of cruelty and bad practices during slaughtering. )I will eat chicken occasionally,has to be free range (we used to have our own, not for eating, for the eggs)I don't eat bacon or red or white meat. Partly these documentaries and partly nursing....

Err... do you know what "vegetarian" means?

"A vegetarian who eats chicken" is even worse than "eating mammals is unethical, but all the other animals are morally unblemished"

Eat what you like, but don't pretend you have better morals than the rest of us because you only eat certain animals!

Nannyfannybanny · 25/03/2025 13:21

I do this in the oven,raw chicken breasts,cooked in foil for 15 minutes, then add the topping,lots of it! I also hate the idea of eating animals. I became vegetarian 50 years ago, after seeing hidden camera films,of cruelty and bad practices during slaughtering. )I will eat chicken occasionally,has to be free range (we used to have our own, not for eating, for the eggs)I don't eat bacon or red or white meat. Partly these documentaries and partly nursing....

BigDahliaFan · 25/03/2025 13:20

https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/chicken-and-leek-bake/

Chicken and leek bake

The sweetness of leeks and the depth of flavour that chicken thighs and bacon bring, plus rich cheese sauce and crunchy breadcrumbs, makes for a comforting midweek meal

https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/chicken-and-leek-bake/

Idontjetwashthefucker · 25/03/2025 13:17

I thought it was obvious that OP was looking to recreate it

Singinghollybob · 25/03/2025 13:15

SpringIsSpringing25 · 25/03/2025 13:14

It was perfectly clear

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I agree.

RobertaFirmino · 25/03/2025 13:15

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 25/03/2025 13:09

Then the OP should have been clearer!

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I understood what OP meant very well. I have eaten that particular ready meal. It was OK but a HM version of this dish would be bloody lovely! I'd cook it in a similar manner and am actually very tempted to do so this week. Let us know how you get on @plutoi

SpringIsSpringing25 · 25/03/2025 13:14

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 25/03/2025 13:09

Then the OP should have been clearer!

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It was perfectly clear

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 25/03/2025 13:09

Snorlaxo · 25/03/2025 12:35

She wants to make it from scratch rather than pay Tesco for the ready assembled version.

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Then the OP should have been clearer!

AmIthatSpringy · 25/03/2025 12:42

YABU

and don't "chuck" the parsley. You might
miss the dish

LordEmsworth · 25/03/2025 12:39

Yes, you are being unreasonable. HtH.

Snorlaxo · 25/03/2025 12:35

Iloveanicegarden · 25/03/2025 12:33

I've no experience of these but surely the clue is in the name - ready meal, i.e. ready to eat, not eat after you've cooked it. That makes it a meal kit.....or am I missing something?

She wants to make it from scratch rather than pay Tesco for the ready assembled version.

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plutoi · 25/03/2025 12:34

Iloveanicegarden · 25/03/2025 12:33

I've no experience of these but surely the clue is in the name - ready meal, i.e. ready to eat, not eat after you've cooked it. That makes it a meal kit.....or am I missing something?

I’m wanting to recreate it

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