Side dish for chicken

Chicken meat is the same product that goes well with many other components, from other meat products to exotic fruits, but today we will talk in more detail about what to serve this tender and low-calorie meat with. The choice is actually huge: rice, buckwheat, stewed and fried vegetables, zucchini and even pumpkin! In this article, everyone will find a suitable recipe for themselves, you can be sure of that, and step-by-step photos will help in the cooking process.

Rice side dish for chicken

Cooking fluffy and tender rice is not such an easy task even for experienced cooks, however, following the detailed recipe, you will get incredibly tasty rice, which you would never want to call porridge, and when served with chicken, you will get a complete and very aromatic lunch or dinner.

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   How to make a simple side dish for chicken? Wash the rice thoroughly under running water, getting rid of any debris and specks.Afterwards, soak in cold water for 15 minutes.
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   After the time has passed, transfer the rice to a fine sieve or colander.
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   Pour water into a saucepan, add salt to your taste and bring to a boil over high heat.
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   At the same time, put butter in a saucepan, melt it and fry the grains for several minutes with constant stirring, so that every grain is soaked.
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   At the moment when the cereal becomes almost transparent, transfer the cereal to boiling water and let it boil a second time.
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   During a strong boil, stir the rice intensively for about one minute and then close the lid tightly so that steam does not escape. Cook for 15-20 minutes on the lowest heat.
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   Using a tablespoon, carefully place the side dish on a dish, lightly breaking up the grains with a fork, and serve with juicy and rosy chicken. Bon appetit!

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A simple and quick side dish of zucchini for chicken

Having spent less than half an hour, you can easily prepare an incredibly tasty and aromatic, and most importantly a very healthy side dish for chicken meat - stewed zucchini cubes in olive oil and seasoned with thyme, hot pepper and rosemary.

Cooking time – 25 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Young zucchini – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
• Chili pepper – ¼ pc.
• Rosemary – 1 sprig.
• Thyme – ½ sprig.
• Ground black pepper – 2 pinches.
• Salt – 3 pinches.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The main component is zucchini, rinse thoroughly and dry with paper towels, cut into small cubes.

Step 2.Peel the garlic and crush it using a press, finely chop the chili pepper and mix with garlic puree, salt, olive oil, ground pepper, thyme and rosemary - mix.

Step 3. Pour the zucchini pieces into the dressing, stir and leave to soak in the spices at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.

Step 4. Heat the frying pan and add the aromatic vegetable, simmer over moderate heat until soft, stirring occasionally with a spatula.

Step 5. Wait for the crust to form and turn off the flame.

Step 6. Transfer the zucchini to a bowl and decorate with herbs if desired.

Bon appetit!

How to prepare a side dish of pumpkin for chicken?

We are preparing an incredibly healthy, bright and original side dish that goes perfectly with poultry, thanks to its unobtrusive taste, flavored with garlic and fresh herbs - baked pumpkin in the oven: simple, quick and very tasty.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin pulp – 500 gr.
• Garlic – 2-3 teeth.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
• Parsley – 1 bunch.
• Coriander – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Lemon juice – ½ pc.
• Salt – 1 pinch.

Cooking process:

Step 1. For speed of action, place all the necessary products and spices on the work surface.

Step 2. Wash the pumpkin thoroughly, give it a little time to dry and cut it into oblong pieces of the same size.

Step 3. Finely chop the peeled garlic and washed parsley.

Step 4. Prepare the dressing in a deep bowl: mix olive oil, lemon juice, spices, chopped garlic and herbs.

Step 5. Generously coat the orange pieces with sauce.

Step 6. Wrap the pumpkin in foil and place it on a baking sheet.

Step 7Bake for half an hour at a temperature of 200 degrees, after the time has elapsed, open the foil and cook for another 20 minutes. Bon appetit!

Delicious mushroom side dish for chicken

At the height of the mushroom season, you should definitely prepare something tasty and aromatic as a side dish for tender and juicy chicken meat. The easiest and fastest way to prepare such a dish is to fry the mushrooms with the addition of onions and garlic, and then mix with buckwheat or pearl barley.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Mushrooms – 500 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 5-6 teeth.
• Salt – 3 pinches.
• Ground black pepper – 2 pinches.
• Spices - to taste.
• Sunflower oil – 50 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Soak the mushrooms in cool water, then rinse, squeeze and cut into pieces of the desired size.

Step 2. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the mushrooms for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 3. We “free” the onions from the husks and cut them into thin half rings.

Step 4. Pour onion rings into the mushrooms, add salt and sprinkle with your favorite spices, mix and simmer for another 15 minutes.

Step 5. Then, season the food with ground black pepper.

Step 6. Peel 5-6 cloves of garlic and finely chop it or pass it through a press.

Step 7. Add garlic to mushrooms and onions, stir, cook for 5-7 minutes.

Step 8. Serve the finished mushroom side dish with boiled cereals or potatoes for the chicken. Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for preparing a vegetable side dish for chicken

When the cellar is creaking at the seams from the abundance of vegetables, we prepare a tender and very tasty vegetable stew from the products that grow in our own garden.Green beans go well with sweet bell peppers, carrots and other equally healthy products. And this dish is best served with chicken.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Green beans – 600 gr.
• Bell pepper – 2 pcs.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 3 pcs.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.
• Carrot – 1 pc.
• Greens – 1 bunch.
• Vegetable oil – 5 tbsp.
• Spices – 1 tsp.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We start cooking by boiling the beans in salted water for 10 minutes.

Step 2. Next, peel and coarsely chop the onion.

Step 3. We also peel the carrots and cut them into rings or quarters.

Step 4. Fry the chopped vegetables in vegetable oil until soft.

Step 5. Cut the tomatoes crosswise on the opposite side of the stalk.

Step 6. Dip the tomatoes in boiling water for a few minutes, and then pour over ice water - this way the skin peels off very easily.

Step 7. Peel the vegetable and cut into cubes.

Step 8. Transfer the tomatoes to the sauteed vegetables and cook for about 7 more minutes.

Step 9. At this time, chop the greens and pass the peeled garlic cloves through a press.

Step 10. Pour the garlic and herbs of your choice into the frying pan, stir and continue to simmer.

Step 11. Remove seeds and membranes from the sweet pepper and cut into small cubes.

Step 12. And add to the rest of the ingredients - mix and simmer under a closed lid for about 15 minutes.

Step 13. After the time has passed, mix the beans with vegetables, season with salt and the spices we like - knead and cook until cooked (7-9 minutes).

Step 14. Cool the vegetable side dish slightly and serve with a juicy chicken chop. Bon appetit!

A simple side dish for chicken made from potatoes

Potatoes are the most popular and beloved side dish for both meat and poultry. And today we present to your attention a recipe for creamy garlic potatoes, baked one at a time in foil in the oven. The pulp of this vegetable is soaked in spices and butter, making it very aromatic and crumbly.

Cooking time – 1 hour 20 minutes

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 8 pcs.
• Butter – 40 gr.
• Hard cheese – 70-80 gr.
• Garlic – 1-2 teeth.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Greens - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Select 8 tubers of approximately the same size, rinse thoroughly with a brush under running water and dry with paper towels.

Step 2. Cut out squares of foil and place potatoes in the center, salt and pepper to your taste, pour in ½ teaspoon of vegetable oil.

Step 3. Roll the foil tightly around the vegetable and transfer the preparations to a baking dish.

Step 4. Bake for 45-60 minutes at 190 degrees (check doneness with a fork). After the time has passed, open the foil, make a shallow cut in the center of each potato and mash the pulp with a fork. Season the “insides” with salt, chopped garlic and pieces of butter.

Step 5. Sprinkle the tubers with grated cheese and return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes so that the cheese is completely melted.

Step 6. Serve the aromatic potatoes, sprinkled with herbs. Bon appetit!

Juicy side dish of eggplant for chicken

Just once, having prepared this juicy and incredibly aromatic side dish from vegetables such as eggplant, carrots and cherry tomatoes, you will return to this recipe again and again, which is not at all surprising. The finished dish goes perfectly with fried or baked chicken, thanks to properly selected spices and heat treatment, after which most of the beneficial substances are preserved.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Eggplants – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Cherry tomatoes - 100 gr.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
• Oregano – 5 gr.
• Basil – 5 gr.
• Rosemary – 2 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the washed eggplants into thick rings and then into quarters, place them in a deep plate, generously sprinkle with salt and set aside for 10 minutes so that the salt draws out excess bitterness.

Step 2. Peel the carrots and cut them into circles.

Step 3. Peel the garlic and chop it.

Step 4. Rinse the cherry tomatoes with water and cut them in half.

Step 5. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and lay out the eggplant pieces (drain the liquid first), carrot rings and garlic.

Step 6. Prepare the spices.

Step 7. As soon as the eggplants are browned, add cherry tomatoes to the frying pan, salt, pepper and sprinkle with seasonings, mix and simmer under the lid until the vegetables are soft.

Step 8. Serve aromatic vegetables in herbs with the poultry. Bon appetit!

Cauliflower side dish for chicken

We cook tender and low-calorie cauliflower in the oven under a creamy milk sauce using ingredients that we always have on hand: flour, butter and milk.And by sprinkling the inflorescences with hard cheese and serving with chicken, the dish will acquire a special piquancy and aroma.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 3-4.

Ingredients:

• Cauliflower – 400 gr.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Milk – 1 tbsp.
• Hard cheese – 120 gr.
• Butter – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. In a dry frying pan, fry the flour until light golden brown.

Step 2. Pour the browned flour into a separate bowl and let it cool a little.

Step 3. Pour the milk into the dry ingredient and mix thoroughly until smooth, then add ½ of the cheese, crushed using a grater.

Step 4. Grease a baking dish with high sides with a piece of butter and transfer the cabbage inflorescences.

Step 5. Pour the milk-flour mixture over the cabbage and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.

Step 6. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees.

Step 7. Serve the rosy inflorescences with cheese with boiled or baked chicken. Bon appetit!

A quick and easy buckwheat side dish for chicken

We are preparing a delicious and, most importantly, healthy side dish that goes perfectly with meat and poultry, and even a child can handle its preparation - green buckwheat with garlic and thyme.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Green buckwheat – 1 tbsp.
• Garlic – 2-3 teeth.
• Water – 2 tbsp.
• Thyme - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Boiling water – 2 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil – 1-2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We carefully sort out the grains of buckwheat and clean them of any debris and debris.

Step 2. Heat a few drops of oil in a frying pan and lightly fry the chopped garlic and thyme to enhance the aroma.

Step 3. When the seasonings give off their aroma, add the cereal.

Step 4.With frequent stirring, fry the buckwheat for about 3-5 minutes.

Step 5. After the time has passed, pour the contents of the frying pan with two glasses of boiling water, add salt to your taste and simmer under the lid until cooked (about 20 minutes).

Step 6. Place the finished side dish on plates.

Step 7. And if desired, add sautéed vegetables and poultry. Bon appetit!

Side dish for chicken with green beans

Having a bag of frozen green beans on hand, in just 20 minutes you can easily prepare a delicate side dish or an independent dish - of your choice. Pods stewed in a creamy sauce are perfect for adding variety to your family's daily diet.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Cooking time - 5 minutes.

Portions – 1-2.

Ingredients:

• Green beans – 250 gr.
• Leek – 20-30 gr.
• Butter – 1 tbsp.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Cream – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Melt some butter in a frying pan.

Step 2. Transfer the frozen pods to oil and simmer under the lid for at least 10 minutes until completely defrosted.

Step 3. Add leek rings and garlic, passed through a press, to the soft beans, season with salt and ground black pepper - mix and cook for a few more minutes.

Step 4. After that, add cream to the main ingredients (can be replaced with sour cream), stir, and bring to a boil. As soon as the mass thickens, remove from heat.

Step 5. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped herbs and enjoy the low-calorie and incredibly juicy side dish. Bon appetit!