Cooking a whole chicken NOT IN THE OVEN!

[Becteria]

Hey all, in my placenta brained haze i have taken a chook out and defrosted it for dinner... without remembering that my oven power is switched off until the repair man returns on monday!

Does anyone have an idea of what i could do with it?

THANKS!
Bec
X

[nuddle]

have you got a bbq? you could open it up, and totally flatten it, then chuck it on the grill

[nuddle]

hmmm or else chicken soup, chuck it in a pot with a heap of vegies.

[the_queen]

Is your stovetop still working though?
I'd cut it up into pieces and make a chicken casserole, or curry or cacciatore or something. Have you got an electric frypan?

Or, do you have a slow cooker? If it was me (but please remember I'm very lazy :yes:) I'd have takeaway tonight, and put the chicken in the slowcooker for tomorrow night.

[Phoenix's Mum]

You can steam a whole chicken in a big pot, have you got a silver vegie steamer thing?

Steamed chicken is yummy!

[Mister Noodle]

This (http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=6249) is yummy.

[punkbaby]

have you got one of those electric frypans with the lid? i cooked a roast in one the other week took a little longer but cooked fine and i threw all my vegies in too :)

[cwsmum]

have you got one of those electric frypans with the lid? i cooked a roast in one the other week took a little longer but cooked fine and i threw all my vegies in too :)
:yes: I've done this too, worked great. I got the pan really hot, then browned the outside of the chicken a bit before turning the heat down and covering it. I also turned the chicken over a couple of times while it cooked.

[Roseythorn]

I always do my chooks in the electric frypan. Turn out perfect every time, even put the vegies in the pan. Saves on a lot of washing up.

[Becteria]

I dont have an electric frypan but i do have a slow cooker!

Nuds the flat chook sounds yum but i am bbqed out today (lunch today and yesterday!)

I think i am going to take queenies advice and stick it in the slow cooker for tomorrow, and have nothing tonight. Well, i had some warm mud cake and ice cream for a snack ha ha ha......

the chocolate in the house is nearly all gone THANKFULLY!

Mr Noodle that recipe sounds great I have saved it (need some ingredients and dont fancy taken 3 yo without her nap and newborn with festering belly button to the supermarket!)

Thanks guys you all rock.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[Becteria]

Ok the chicken has been in the slow cooker all day - no longer see any pink.

I added some onion, mushroms, basil, thyme, 2 tins of tomatoes and some water.

it smells BEAUTIFUL and looks so great!

I think by 7pm it will be perfect.

I am a slow cooker convert - whack it on while making brekkie and i dont have to think again!

[nuddle]

oh that sounds nice, think I need to get me one of those slow cookers... have never had one before.

[cheezelkat]

Thanks for the inspiration :thumbsup:

I defrosted a chicken overnight and bunged it in the slowcooker this morning. I rubbed it with garlic and oregano. It smells gorgeous!

[Becteria]

Miss Fussy (Maikyra ) even ate it! We had some yummy wholemeal spaghetti and grated parmesean with it, so yum. Best of all there was heaps left over and i just chucked them in takeaway containers in the fridge to replenish my stockpile of easy meals!

Yay for the slow cooker!

[JesLiz]

or if you have an electric fry pan you could just cook it in there... like baking it in the oven