Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Scrunched filo, cooked chicken, and a good handful of tarragon are all it takes for this Hairy Bikers chicken and tarragon pie. It comes from the Perfect Pies cookbook, serves 5 to 6, and the crème fraîche filling needs no long cooking at all. Justine, a friend of the Hairy Bikers, gave them this one, …
This Hairy Bikers tarragon chicken sears chicken breasts golden, then poaches them in white wine and stock. A cream and tarragon sauce finishes it, and it comes from the Mums Still Know Best cookbook, serving 4. You may know this dish better as chicken supreme, which simply means chicken breast cooked in a creamy white …
This Hairy Bikers chicken and mushroom pie packs diced chicken thighs and sliced mushrooms into a creamy béchamel under an all-butter puff pastry crust. It comes from the Chicken and Egg cookbook, serves 4, and it is built as a proper double-crust pie with pastry top and bottom. What sets this one apart is the …
This Hairy Bikers chicken noodle soup simmers a whole chicken with onions, carrots, green pepper, and egg noodles into a clear, golden broth. It comes from the Hairy Bikers Cookbook, serves 6 to 8, and it is the kind of soup that quietly fixes a bad day. There is a proper story behind this one. …
This Hairy Bikers jambalaya is a Creole rice pot with chicken, chorizo, and prawns from the Chicken and Egg cookbook. Cajun spices, long-grain rice, and a good shake of Tabasco make it spicy and rich, and it all cooks in one pot. Si and Dave call this dish a sort of paella with attitude, brought …
This Hairy Bikers Spanish chicken is a one-tin chicken and chorizo tray bake with new potatoes, tomatoes, and smoked paprika. It comes from the Hairy Dieters cookbook at just 370 calories a portion, because all the fat comes from the chorizo and none is added. This recipe comes from The Hairy Dieters, where Si and …
This Hairy Bikers chicken and chorizo paella bakes chicken on the bone and cured chorizo with red peppers, paprika, and rice in one pan. It comes from the Mums Still Know Best cookbook, serving 6, and it finishes in the oven so you are not stuck stirring. This recipe comes from a home cook called …
No oil goes in the pan for this Hairy Bikers spaghetti bolognese, because the mince releases enough fat on its own to cook the veg alongside it. 500g of lean beef, mushrooms, and a splash of red wine simmer for 40 minutes, serving 5-6 at around 480 kcal. This recipe comes from the Mums Still …
This Hairy Bikers chicken jalfrezi is a two-pan stir-fry where the chicken cooks in a spiced tomato sauce while the peppers and onions char separately. Six green chillies, cumin, and garam masala go in from the Great Curries cookbook, serving 4 at around 460 kcal in about 30 minutes. The headnote says “jalfrezi means hot-fry” …
Grilling the chicken on skewers until it chars at the edges is what separates this Hairy Bikers chicken tikka masala from every shortcut version. The spices get toasted whole and ground fresh, and the sauce is blitzed smooth so it coats like a restaurant dish. The Great Curries cookbook calls this “by far the best …