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coronation chicken on a jacket potato with a mixed salad.
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Coronation chicken jacket potato

Made from a chicken stretch to last a family all week
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: English
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie
Servings: 4
Calories: 496kcal
Author: Thrifty Lesley
Cost: 48p a portion

Equipment

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1200 g white potato 300g potato each
  • 140 g chicken cooked, or a little more if uncooked
  • 6 tblsp mayonnaise or half mayonnaise and half thick Greek yogurt
  • 3 tblsp curry powder not paste which needs to be cooked
  • 3 tblsp mango chutney
  • 1 tblsp sultanas optional
  • black pepper
  • 1 tblsp water to thin the sauce, if necessary

Instructions

  • Cook the potatoes in a slow cooker, oven, air fryer or microwave until cooked through
  • Dice the chicken to pea sized pieces
  • Pile everything else in a bowl
  • Add the chicken
  • Mix very well
  • Cut the potatoes and pile the Coronation chicken mix on top and serve immediately

Notes

What changes can I make 

  • vary the curry powder
  • add finely chopped apricots or mango
  • swap the chicken for turkey, pork or even prawns
  • for a vegetarian option, use tofu, paneer, boiled eggs
  • for a vegan option, use vegan mayonnaise and tofu

What else can I use this recipe for

  • This mix works very well as a Coronation chicken sandwich filling or wrap 
  • or pile it on top of lettuce for a Coronation chicken salad
  • or as Coronation chicken pasta 
It will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days in a covered container
This recipe is part of a series to feed your family for a week on 1 medium chicken that has been poached.  

Poached chicken recipes

this comes out at a total of 28 portions, which I think is pretty good!
    1. Poached chicken 
    2. Spaghetti with olives, sultanas and lemon 140g chicken
    3. Oaty, nutty, seedy chicken and mushroom crumble 140g chicken
    4. Chicken and rice salad - red peppers from a jar, peas, gherkins, raisins 140g chicken and some of the stock
    5. Chicken and something Pizza, sweetcorn, onion, red pepper, mozzarella and cheddar 140g chicken
    6. Coronation Chicken Jacket Potato – 140g chicken, this recipe
    7. Red Cabbage Waldorf with apple, walnut and dressing –  140g chicken
    8. Chicken Tart with Butternut Squash, Lemon Zest & Parmesan –  140g chicken
There is another series, with all different recipes, starting from a roasted chicken 

Roasted chicken recipes 

  1. Roast chicken, 400g chicken, gravy, with stuffing, 4 portions
  2. Risotto, 140g chicken, onion, half the the stock, some vegetables butter and parmesan, 4 portions
  3. Pizza, 117g chicken, tomato sauce, maybe some stuffing, 4 portions
  4. Spicy Pasta Bake, white sauce, 120g chicken, onion, spices, stuffing, 4 portions
  5. Tart, 100g chicken, onions, sweetcorn, couple of eggs, no cheese, stuffing, 4 portions
  6. Pie, 100g chicken, some of the gravy, onion, maybe some sweetcorn or mushrooms, maybe some stuffing, 4 portions
  7. Soup with the remaining half of the stock, red lentils, onion, spices, 4 portions
this also comes out at a total of 28 portions

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 496kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 1506mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 153IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 6mg
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