Today I’m sharing with you Chicken Fiesta, an old school recipe (similar to Coronation Chicken) that I have adapted over the years.I can’t believe I’ve not shared this before! I make Chicken Fiesta every time I have some leftover chicken and grapes in the fridge. I rarely ever add the cream and when I haven’t had apricot jam in the house I’ve used mango chutney which goes equally well.
I thought I’d share the original recipe with you along with my additions eg I usually use curry powder as I rarely have curry paste. I usually use Chicken Fiesta as a sandwich filling as it’s not often have a lot of leftover chicken but recently I found myself with a large quantity so decided to serve it as a main meal together cold rice and I did add a splash of single cream as I happened to have some. If you make the original recipe below your dish will look a lot creamier due to the addition of whipped cream.
I loved Chicken Fiesta so much when I was younger that I made it for my Home Economics A Level class leaver’s party as well as my 18th birthday. In fact I made all the food for my 18th birthday dinner party and I remember one of my friends thinking that my mum had done the catering! Can you spot the tinned salmon ring in the picture? I think that was the last time I used gelatine!
Can you spot the Chicken Fiesta? Photographs taken before digital cameras were invented:-)
So if you’re having a dinner party or need to take a dish along to a buffet then I’d say make the recipe as it is below but if you just want a quick and tasty sandwich filling just use the recipe as a rough guide and cut out the cream!
I do hope you try Chicken Fiesta as it’s an absolute favourite here and never ceases to bring smiles to the faces of my family! For more buffet ideas you might like the following:
- Pearl Barley Salad with Scottish Salmon & a Whiskey Dressing – Foodie Quine
- Chilli, Prawn & Pasta Salad – Fab Food 4 All
- Easy Cheesy Devilled Eggs – Fuss Free Flavours
- Smoked Mackeral Pate – Fab Food 4 All
- Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate) – Fab Food 4 All
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Chicken Fiesta - delicious & fabulously versatile!
Ingredients
- 300 g leftover cooked chicken skin removed & chopped
- 100 g red & green seedless grapes halved
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 140 ml double or whipping cream whipped
- 2 tsp curry paste or curry powder to taste
- 1 tbsp apricot jam or mango chutney
- freshly ground salt & pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the mayonnaise, whipped cream, curry paste or curry powder and apricot jam or mango chutney.
- Fold in the chicken and grapes and season to taste.
- Chill.
- Serve with cold rice and salad or use as a sandwich filling if making a smaller quantity.
Katie Bryson
I’m loving how retro this is – especially the music clip on the slideshow – epic!!!! My mum made something similar to this for buffets and it’s delicious. I’m going to try making it with creme fraiche…. thanks for sharing the recipe! Fab post Camilla!
Camilla
A lot of people keep mentioning their mums LOL! Glad you like it and I did think that the music went with the Fiesta theme:-)
Sarah Hunt
I love these retro-style dishes; they just look like they’ve been made with so much effort and it makes you believe they’ll taste like they’ve been cared for! Chicken is so unbelievably versatile, and I love the fresh spin on it here – really light flavours compliment it really well and I’m tempted because of this post to review my chicken preferences; I find it so easy to cover it in a sauce and be done with it!
Camilla
Thanks Sarah, yes it’s easy to get into a groove with food but sometimes it’s good to have a fresh approach to it:-)
Choclette
Aw that’s a great photo of you. And what a very impressive spread. I thought I was pretty good at 18, but I never managed anything up to that standard.
Camilla
Aaw thanks Choclette:-)
Kavey
I used to love cooking at that age too, at uni I shared hall kitchens with others who actually liked to cook real food too rather than just hit the various canteens and cafes on campus. Love the look of this one, Camilla!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey:-) I bet you were a big hit with your uni friends:-)
pebble soup
An impressive spread. What a fun post, you clearly enjoyed writing it. I am always taken aback by the “poor” quality of analogue pictures. How things have changed.
Camilla
Thanks Solange, it was fun to have a trip down memory lane:-) Yes photography has really moved on since the days of film and getting your pictures developed at the local camera shop:-)
Lucy Parissi
Clearly you were a food blogger in the making from a very young age! Looks delicious.
Camilla
Thank you Lucy, yes I did have the ambition to be a cookery writer back then but it wasn’t as easy as it is now with the internet:-)
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet
First time I came across a cold rice salad was when traveling as a teenager in Spain. What an eye opener! Love the sound of the chicken, paired with fruit and spices you simply can’t go wrong!
Camilla
Thanks Michelle, yes it is a fabulous dish-)
Amy Fidler
Yummy x you were very talented x
Camilla
Thanks Amy:-) I’m hoping you mean “still” as well LOL:-)
Heather Haigh
Lovely quick easy recipe with store cupboard staples too.
Camilla
Thanks Heather, yes I love this recipe:-)
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours
Wow! I cannot believe you make that amazing spread when you were 18! So impressive!
Camilla
Well Home-Economics was my thing:-)