A discussion about chicken and butternut squash soup

[𝓗𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓦𝓸𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓮𝓽]

Kind of a sidebar, but can anyone share a good butternut squash & chicken soup recipe? All this sperging has got my mouth watering and recommendations for anything from this group have been great so far!

For chicken breasts, people complain about them being dry. Please let me share with you my go-to for chicken tiddies! Also keep in mind you can give yourself an allergy to chicken breast very easily if you do something like eat 130g every single day for lunch for 1.5 years+. If only the same applied to the weird, processed ‘protein’ shit this fat beast shoves down her gullet.

Spoiler: My Chicken Breast Go-To

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (electric or gas, convection or otherwise doesn’t matter)
2. I generally mix herbs, salt, pepper, and olive oil together in a bowl. Enough to cover both sides of the chicken breasts
3. Brush both sides of the chicken boobs in your olive oil-herb mixture
4. Cook chicken for 16 minutes*. Turn the chicken breasts over, then cook for another 11mins*
5. Remove the chicken from the oven. Leave it on the hot tray and loosely drape the chicken with a piece of foil large enough to cover the meat/ tray (often called ‘resting’ in English, ie: let meat rest 5mins)
6. Let the chicken breast ‘rest’ for 5mins

If you have any persistent issues with dryness of your chicken, I’ve found the solution is to cook it rather quickly, and being sure to rest it at the end to lock in moisture like you would when roasting a turkey. Sometimes I give the chicken an extra turn before leaving it to rest at the end, but I’m not sure if that actually makes a difference.

*These are approximate ranges and I have added or subtracted minutes depending on the oven. If you want to leave the chicken in for an extra 1-2mins, that should not be an issue, depending on your oven and the size of your chicken boobies

Wouldn’t it be swell if Hamma actually cared about food in any capacity and could enjoy the nearly universal joy of something simple made well? For the unexpected worry I felt for her after her last surgery, the fact that she denies herself such things is a great source of schadenfreude. She just…. Does this to herself. Then she keeps doing it! Remarkable, really.

 

[Otterly]

Not with chicken but I bet you could add it.
I literally just roast a squash, blitz it in a o an until it’s totally smooth, push it through a sieve to get rid of any remaining bits. Then add chicken stock (veg stock is fine too) and coconut milk/cream. Salt and pepper to taste
It’s delicious

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

Kind of a sidebar, but can anyone share a good butternut squash & chicken soup recipe?

Spoiler: Butternut Squash recipe

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 large butternut squash
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup chopped shallot
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 30 ounces vegetable broth
• 1 Tbsp butter, to taste

Steps

• Preheat oven to 425F. Place butternut squash on baking sheet with olive oil lightly coating the squash. Bake for 40-50 minutes, then set aside until cool (approximately 10 minutes).
• While cooking squash, warm olive oil over medium heat in a large soup pot. Add chopped shallow and salt. Cook until shallot has softened (approximately 4 minutes). Add garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Add onion, oil and garlic to food processor and add in maple syrup, nutmeg, and black pepper.
• When cooled sufficiently to touch, spoon butternut squash flesh into food processor. Add broth and blend until creamy. Be careful not to fill past the top of the processor - do in batches as required.
• Once emulsified, return soup to soup pot and warm over medium heat until simmering. Serve hot.

Notes

• Can substitute chicken broth for vegetable broth.
• ~550 calories per serving.

Then I'd recommend just pan-frying a chicken breast with some salt and pepper and tossing cubes of said chicken into the soup if you really want to add meaty bits to it.

 

[WasabiPastas]

Also keep in mind you can give yourself an allergy to chicken breast very easily if you do something like eat 130g every single day for lunch for 1.5 years+.

That's one of the stupidest statements I've ever heard. Kudos.

 

[𝓗𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓦𝓸𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓮𝓽]

That's one of the stupidest statements I've ever heard. Kudos.

Ask me how I know, because it sure does sound absurd! When competing that was The Diet until it made me sick. Food allergies can develop at any point in one’s life and chicken breast is a common one. To such a degree that even people who make their pet’s own food know to vary the primary protein source to avoid risking inducing an allergy [X] (though to be fair I think that link more outlines how to do an elimination diet and determine the cause of a reaction more than anything)

Anyway chicken is a common allergen in part due to bird-egg syndrome, and to the cross-reactivity of the chicken protein[X]. There is a higher incidence rate of allergy development in those with illnesses such as eczema and/ or asthma—both of which I’ve been diagnosed with despite their minimal effect on my day-to-day. Most people report hives, gastrointestinal distress, and sometimes yeast infections related to consuming chicken meat after years without issue.

You know how you cure the chicken allergy? Stop eating chicken for a few months. It’s typically different than a genuine allergy and will fade. In retrospect, maybe use of the word ‘intolerance’ in lieu of ‘allergy’ would have been smarter on my part?

Guess to clarify, I didn’t mean an exact weighted measurement of X amount of chicken could cause the allergy. I was trying to be cheeky based on what myself and one of our U23 athletes went through back in the day. Our dietician was unphased and offered a blazé, “Oh yes this can happen this see if you can still eat turkey.” So we swapped proteins for a bit. Now I’ll get the TMI ratings, but rest easy this was in 2018 and I’ve been a chicken eater again since 2019.

Its good you don’t take stuff like that at face value, but I’m also trying to offer more than a “trust me bro” without revealing what a complete retard I am and always have been

 

[The Queen of Autists]

This gorly pop is allergic to chicken! That’s an ai version of the King of Autists guide dog. Using ai cause it had the cleanest background. I wrote some kids books about her but I digress….

Anyway I have some lazy fat bitch yummy chicken breast recipes.

Bbq chicken in the crock pot, put chicken breasts in crock pot, they can even be frozen, pour a whole bunch of bbq sauce in, cook for 4 or more hours. It falls apart and is great for meal prep. I’m sure you can use other sauces too.

There is the seasoning called bag and season that they sell in the package seasoning area of markets. It’s so good, it was my fav as a kid. You basically throw your chicken parts in a bag, with the seasoning, kind of like shake and bake. I used to use all breasts and bake it or learned later I can use the seasoning and cook the chicken in the crockpot or in the pan as well.

But the best of all is going to the Mexican meat market (carniceria) and getting pollo preparado or chicken for fajitas in English and it’s all pre seasoned with a little bit of veggies and you just throw it in a pan or wok. We got four pounds of it for $10 and some change in California the other day, so it’s cheap too!

 

[Tyb]

chicken is a common allergen in part due to bird-egg syndrome

Bird-egg syndrome is rare, as mentioned in the first sentence of the paper you linked. Having a chicken or egg allergy doesn't mean you have bird-egg syndrome; they're not related. If you read the rest of the paper, you can see that bird-egg syndrome is caused by sensitisation to a particular bird protein (serum albumin) that's present in both bird tissues and egg yolk, while regular chicken or egg allergies are triggered by different proteins. Also, bird-egg syndrome doesn't typically refer to bird meat, it refers to being allergic to bird proteins (from feathers, droppings, etc).

you can give yourself an allergy to chicken breast very easily

This is just not how allergies work. Regular exposure doesn't cause allergies. In fact, regular exposure to a specific food can help maintain tolerance. If you got a chicken allergy later in life, it's due to other factors, not regular exposure. This isn't something anyone has to worry about.

maybe use of the word ‘intolerance’ in lieu of ‘allergy’

Food intolerance is not the same thing as an allergy; the two words aren't synonymous.