Serves 4
Prep time – 15-20 Minutes | Cooking Time – 75-90 minutes
Kosher meat can sometimes seem prohibitively expensive, but butchering your own chicken is one of the most effective ways of shaving the cost of your meat bill. Part of our budget chicken recipe series, this recipe uses the drumsticks, legs and thighs to create a cost-effective family meal for 4. You may wish to supplement a little extra chicken to feed 4 adults or older children, but with the beans, there really is plenty of filling protein on the plate already. With a few herbs and spices you can elevate a simple chips and beans meal into something fantastic and fun! The best part – this meal (at the time of publishing) costs less than £2.50 per portion, so you can feed a family of 4 for under a tenner!*
*N.B. We have made the assumption that you have the right herbs, spices and sundries in the larder. Though this may be an expensive front-end cost, having a well stocked larder can help you to create incredibly flavourful and diverse cost-effective meals to keep family dining fun.
Ingredients:
For the Cowboy beans:
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 Onion, diced
- 1 Leek, diced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1.5 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1.5 tsp Paprika
- 400g Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed
- 400g Haricot (Navy) Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Honey ½ tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- Add 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 400g tin Chopped Tomatoes
For the Potato Wedges:
- 6-8 medium-sized Potatoes, cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- ½ tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tbsp Paprika
For the Chipotle Chicken:
- 2 Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 Chicken Wings
- 2 Chicken Thighs
- Pinch of Salt
- ¼ tsp Pepper
- 1 tbsp Oregano
- ½ tbsp Ground Coriander
- ¼ tsp Ground Chipotle Pepper
- Juice of 1 Lime
- 1 tbsp Honey
Method:
For the Cowboy beans:
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a saucepan over a medium light, then add diced onion, leek and red bell pepper, plus salt.
- Cook until softened, stirring regularly, 5-10 mins.
- Add in the black pepper, cumin, paprika, kidney beans and haricot beans.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring regularly until combined and some of the moisture has evaporated.
- Add in soy sauce, honey, apple cider vinegar, tomato puree and chopped tomatoes, stir to combine, then cook for 3 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add one tin (approx 400ml) water. Stir, cover and leave to simmer, checking and stirring regularly to ensure beans don’t burn. Cook down until mixture has reduced and thickened (approx 45-60 mins).
Meanwhile…
For the Potato Wedges:
- Preheat your oven to 200°C / 180°C fan (Gas Mark 6 / 400°F).
- Add all ingredients to a roasting dish, mix and roast for approx 90 minutes, tossing halfway.
- Alternatively, leave this step til last, then pop into air fryer on 220ºC for approx 25 minutes.
- Check your beans!
Meanwhile…
For the Chipotle Chicken:
- Preheat your oven to 200°C / 180°C fan (Gas Mark 6 / 400°F).
- Add 2 chicken drumsticks, 2 chicken wings and 2 chicken thighs to a roasting dish.
- Add salt, pepper, oregano, ground coriander, ground chipotle pepper, lime juice and honey to a dish, mix and rub onto chicken pieces.
- Cover and roast for 1h on 180ºC Fan then uncover and cook for a further 15 minutes or until golden brown and juices are running clear.
- Check your beans!
All three components should be ready around the same time. Potatoes can remain in the oven until chicken has cooked through. If you need to, reheat your beans, do this just before you remove the rest from the oven, then plate and serve.
