Chicken Pita Pizza

Pita breads

Tomato sauce / ketchup / tomato relish/pizza sauce

Cooked chicken, cubed

Grated cheese

Pizza spices (or just mixed herbs)

 

Preheat oven to 240 oC.    Lay pita breads out on baking sheets. Spread tomato sauce, to taste, over each round. Season to taste with spices/herbs. Spoon on the chicken and sprinkle on cheese as desired.

 

Bake for about 15 minutes or until the crust is crisp and the cheese is melted and browned in spots.   Serve immediately with salad / raw vegetables.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius 

 

Curry Chicken Muffin (quiche)

Makes 6

2 cups cooked chicken, cubed small

2 tbsp medium curry powder

½ cup boiling water

1 tsp chicken stock granules

Pepper, salt, peri-peri (optional)

2 xtra large eggs

¼ cup milk

Mash / smooth cottage or cream cheese for topping

dried fruit, squares

 

In a small saucepan, mix the chicken, curry, water, chicken stock and seasonings. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes with a lid on. Leave lid off and simmer till all liquid has evaporated.

 

Preheat oven to 180 oC. Grease a 6 muffin pan. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pan. Beat the eggs and milk and pour in the holes on top of chicken mixture.

 

Bake for 22 – 30 minutes or till nicely brown and set in the center. Let cool in pan for a bit - remove carefully.

 

Topping:

Smooth Cottage/Cream cheese (flavoured or not)

Dried fruit (apricots, peaches), cubed very small

 

Spoon the cottage/cream cheese into a Ziplock bag, cut off a corner (not too big, not too small) and pipe on top of muffins. Decorate with small fruit squares.

Recipe and Photo:  Alma Pretorius 

 

Chicken and pork banger muffins

Makes 6 big muffins

 

1/2 cup cooked chicken, chopped

1 cooked pork banger, sliced into 6

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 tablespoon chutney

1 teaspoon chilies

1 cup self-rising flour

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

Extra mayo for top

Grated cheese for top

Spices

 

Preheat oven to 200 oC.  Prepare 6 muffin pan.  Mix the flour together with the chicken, mayo, chutney, chilies, milk, oil and spices.  Spoon into muffin pan.  Press 1 piece of pork banger into each muffin, top with bit of mayo and cheese.  Bake for 20 minutes.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius