Although it's not my favourite meat, we do eat a lot of chicken in our house as it is cheap and very versatile.
The only time I bought meat in Lidl it was off when I tried to cook it the same day so I've been put off buying there. I'm quite happy with Mercadona's and I'll happily vouch for their new frozen range. The frozen lamb chops and steak are also quite good. The steak looks like cardboard but, is surprisingly good and very tender. I like to cut it into strips, season and fry it and scatter it over a salad with a honey mustard dressing. Makes a really quick meal.
Talking of Chicken & Chorizo, I thought I would pass on my favourite recipe at the moment.
1 pack Chicken pieces (use whatever is your preference)
4 Chorizo (the ones for cooking) sliced about half an inch thick.
1 Onion, chopped
3 cloves Garlic, chopped or crushed
1 medium red pepper, sliced
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tblsp Paprika (I use sweet because of the kids but, you could use Picante to spice it up)
1 tblsp Mollasses
1 cup pitted black olives
In a large cooking pot, fry the chicken pieces to seal & remove. Fry the onions, red pepper and garlic until translucent. Add the tomato puree and fry for a few seconds then add the tin of tomatoes. Bring to the boil then add the chicken and let simmer for 15 mins. Add the Mollasses and paprika and then add the chopped chorizo. Let simmer for another 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Cut the pitted olives in half and then add to the pot. Cook for a further 5 mins and it's ready!
Delicious served with cous cous, rice or crusty bread and a salad. It tastes even better the next day
