Chicken is very nutritious for postpartum mummies as it is packed with protein, minerals, and vitamins. You may try lean chicken because it is easy to digest and rich in minerals and vitamins like omega 3, omega 6, vitamin A, vitamin E, and selenium.
These minerals can promote the quality of your breast milk and are beneficial for the healthy development of your precious baby.
Furthermore, it is great for your postpartum recovery as it also helps to boost your immunity. However, please be aware of the high cholesterol in chicken meat especially if you have high cholesterol levels.
Wood Ear Fungus in Chicken Soup
Wood ear fungi are known for its wide range of health benefits, so why not take advantage of this by adding it into a comfy bowl of chicken soup?
Servings 1 People
Ingredients
- 500 g silkie chicken meat
- 30 g longan
- 50 g wood ear fungus
- 10 pieces red dates
- salt to taste
- 3 slices ginger
Instructions
- Clean the the silkie chicken meat thoroughly. Chop chicken into pieces, and boil it in hot water to remove the blood. Set aside.
- Soak Wood Ear Fungus in water to soften it. Once soft, remove from water and chop it up into pieces. Rinse the red dates and remove the core.
- In a pot of water, add the wood ear fungus, red dates, longan, and ginger slices. Add the silkie chicken pieces, and bring the water to a boil.
- Once it is boiling, turn the heat to low and simmer for one hour, or until chicken meat is cooked. Season with salt to taste, and serve hot.
Chicken Soup with Papaya and Ginkgo
Your confinement meal would not be completed without this soup as it is filled with many ingredients that can help to heal your postpartum body.
Servings 1 People
Ingredients
- 1/2 green papaya unripe
- 10 g ginkgo
- 100 g chicken
- 10 g wolfberries
- 5 g salt
- 3 slices ginger
Instructions
- Blanch the chicken to remove the blood and impurities inside the chicken muscles.
- Peel and de-seed the green papaya, and cut into pieces. Remove ginkgo nut shells and rinse it thoroughly. Set aside.
- Add green papaya, ginkgo, chicken, wolfberry and ginger slices into a cooking pot. Then, add water until it fully submerges the ingredients in the pot and bring it to boil. Close the lid, turn the heat down to low.
- Let it simmer for 1 hour, season it with salt before serving.
- Add the green papaya, ginkgo, chicken, wolfberries, and ginger into a cooking pot. Add water until ingredients are fully submerged.
- Bring water to a boil, close the lid, and turn to a low heat. Once cooked, ladle into bowls. Serve hot.
Mushroom and Chicken Stew
Chicken and mushrooms go very well together, so here's another recipe featuring this dynamic duo!
Servings 1 People
Ingredients
- 100 g mushrooms
- 500 g chicken
- 20 g bell pepper
- 3 slices ginger
- 10 g garlic sprouts
- 5 ml cooking oil
- 2 g sugar
- 15 g oyster sauce
- 10 ml soy sauce
- 15 g cornstarch
- 5 ml sesame oil
Instructions
- Wash mushrooms and cut into four pieces. But bell peppers and de-seed them. Cut chicken into pieces. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix soy sauce and cornstarch to make a marinade. Add the chicken and coat thoroughly. Leave to marinade for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Heat up the pan with cooking oil and sesame oil. Pan fry the chicken until the skin is crispy and golden brown.
- Immediately add the mushrooms, ginger slices, garlic sprouts, sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce and some water into the pan. Let simmer under low heat until the chicken soaks up the flavors.
- Add the bell pepper slices, and mix to combine. Serve hot.
Stir-Fry Lily Buds Bell Pepper Chicken
Do you know that lily buds are rich in protein, starch and vitamins. This herb can also help to nourish the lungs and relieve coughs. Plus it can also help reduce internal heat.
Servings 1 People
Ingredients
- 150 Grams Chicken Thigh
- 40 Grams Bell Pepper
- 20 Grams Lily Buds
- 10 Grams Minced Ginger
- 10 Grams Minced Garlic
- 10 Grams Salt
- 1 Egg White
- 5 ML Bala Oil
Instructions
- Debone and dice up the chicken thigh; dice up the bell pepper; wash and slice up the lily buds.
- Add 5 grams of salt, egg white and the diced chicken thigh into a bowl and mix thoroughly, let it marinate for a while.
- Heat up the pan with cooking oil, pan fry the diced chicken thigh until yellowish; add the minced ginger and garlic, cook until fragrant.
- Add the diced bell pepper, lily buds and salt. Stir fry until the bell pepper and lily buds are soft, then can be served.
Wolfberry and Chicken Stir-Fry
This unique combination is a delicious and healthy stir-fry, if you're in the mood for a lighter sort of stir-fry.
Servings 1 People
Ingredients
- 100 g chicken breasts
- 10 g wolfberry
- 30 g water chestnuts
- 1 egg white
- 5 ml cooking oil
- 10 g corn starch
- salt to taste
- 10 g scallions
- 10 g ginger minced
- 10 g garlic minced
Instructions
- Wash and peel the water chestnuts, and cut into pieces. Rinse the wolfberry.
- Clean the chicken breast and dice it up. Add salt, egg white and corn starch into a bowl with the chicken before mixing it together.
- Heat up the pan with cooking oil. Sauté the scallions, minced ginger and minced garlic until it is fragrant. Add diced chicken breast and water chestnuts along with 15ml of water and salt into the pan, stir-fry it.
- Add the wolfberry into the pan and stir fry until the chicken breast is cooked thoroughly. Serve hot.
Silkie Chicken in Madeira Vine Soup
Madeira vines are a type of herbal plant that has anti inflammatory and anti cancer properties; this makes them a pretty healthy herb to consume. So, here's a soup that features just that.
Servings 1 People
Ingredients
- 1 kg silkie chicken
- 10 red dates
- 8 g dried tangerine peels
- 15 g madeira vine
- salt
Instructions
- Clean the silkie chicken, and cut it into pieces. Blanch in hot water so that any impurities in the muscles and bones are removed.
- In a pot filled with water, add the chopped Silkie chicken, red dates and dried tangerine peels. Bring it to a boil.
- Scoop up any foam on surface of the water. Add the madeira vine and close the lid. Let it simmer under low heat.
- Once the silkie chicken is cooked thoroughly, season it with salt according to your taste. Serve hot.
Pineapple and Chicken Stir-Fry
If you're a fan of sweet-and-sour flavours, this one's for you! Sour pineapples cooked with juicy chicken pieces, what's not to love?
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 150 g boneless chicken leg
- 70 g pineapple chunks
- 30 g green bell peppers
- 30 g red bell peppers
- 10 g garlic minced
- 10 g green onions chopped
- 15 ml soy sauce
- 5 ml cooking Oil
- sugar to taste
Instructions
- Start by cleaning the boneless chicken leg. Cut leg into smaller pieces. Wash the pineapple, scoop out the flesh, and cut into small pieces. Wash the bell peppers, de-seed them, and cut into pieces.
- Heat up a pan with cooking oil. Once hot, add and pan fry boneless chicken leg until golden brown. Add chopped green onions, minced garlic, sugar, soy sauce, and both of the bell peppers. Stir-fry well until ingredients are combined thoroughly and cooked.
- Add pineapple chunks, and stir-fry once more. Remove from heat, and serve hot.
Maintain a healthy postpartum diet with these chicken recipes!
Thus, new mummies can effortlessly maintain a healthy postpartum diet by following our nutritious chicken recipes.
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