What's for dinner tonight?

[LovelyBitOfSquirrel69]

Love these threads for getting dinner ideas. I'll start. We're having chinese chicken fried rice, using some of the whole chicken we roasted this morning.

What are you having?

Whole braised chicken with
lemon and olives
SERVES 4-6 | PREP 25 MINS PLUS RESTING
COOK1 HR 55 MINS | EASY | LC
1 whole chicken
50ml extra-virgin olive oil
2 onions, roughly chopped
7 garlic cloves, finely sliced
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp saffron powder or a pinch of saffron strands
2 litres fresh chicken stock
3 lemons, halved
300g jar pitted green olives
2 tbsp each chopped coriander and flat-leaf parsley,
plus extra of each to serve
3 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 Season the chicken by rubbing salt all over, then set aside to
rest. Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat the oil in a very
large, wide, deep ovenproof pan over a medium heat and fry the
onions, garlic and spices with a pinch of salt for 6-8 mins or until
golden brown and soft. Add the stock, turn up the heat and bring
to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer.
2 Squeeze the lemon juice into the pan, then add the spent
lemons. Drain the olives, reserving 30ml of the brine from the jar.
Add the reserved brine and olives to the pan along with the herbs.
3 Add the chicken to the pan and cover with a lid or foil. Transfer
to the oven and cook for 1 hr. Add the chopped potatoes and
roast for a further 45 mins until the potatoes are tender. Remove
from the oven and leave to

i'm making this first time ever not really sure how it will turn out as a bit of a mush mash of stuff.
i try and do one new thing a week but frankly they are rarely repeated
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Ooh snap @Cherrytree77

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Cheesy mash on top.
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@lilroo87 Thank you , will give it a try

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