31/10/2026
🎃🍗 NO TRICKS, JUST A TASTY HALLOWEEN SUPPER!
This Saturday, 31 October, enjoy sticky BBQ chicken, pumpkin-shaped rice, butternut and peas! 👻🧡 Sticky chicken and cheeky rice pumpkins make this a supper the whole family can enjoy it! 😋🍗🎃
🎃 HALLOWEEN CHICKEN & “PUMPKIN” RICE
⏱️ 50 minutes | 🍽️ Serves 4 | 👩🍳 Easy
Recipe by Hey Taylor
🛒 WHAT YOU’LL NEED
🍗 8 chicken drumsticks
🥣 ½ cup BBQ sauce
🥄 1 tbsp soy sauce
🫒 2 tbsp oil, divided, plus extra for moulding
🧄 2 garlic cloves, crushed
🧂 1 tsp salt, divided
▪️ ½ tsp black pepper, divided
🍚 1½ cups uncooked rice
💧 3 cups water or stock (check rice packet)
💛 ½ tsp turmeric
🍅 1 tbsp tomato paste
🧡 2 cups peeled, cubed butternut
🟢 1 cup frozen peas
🫒 4 pitted black olives
🫑 1 small green pepper
🌿 2 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)
👩🍳 LET’S GET COOKING!
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 200°C. Line two baking trays.
2️⃣ Reserve 2 tbsp BBQ sauce in a clean bowl. Toss chicken with remaining sauce, soy sauce, 1 tbsp oil, garlic, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper.
3️⃣ Roast for 35–40 minutes, turning halfway. Brush with reserved sauce for the final 10 minutes. Cook to 75°C in the thickest part, away from bone; allow longer if needed.
4️⃣ Toss butternut with remaining oil, salt and pepper. Roast on the second tray for 25–30 minutes, turning halfway, until tender.
5️⃣ Combine rice, water or stock, turmeric and tomato paste. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer according to the rice packet until tender. Adjust liquid as directed.
6️⃣ Cook peas according to the packet and drain. Rest cooked rice, covered, for 5 minutes.
7️⃣ Lightly oil a small bowl. Press warm rice firmly inside, then turn onto a plate. Repeat for four servings.
8️⃣ Add olive eyes and mouths, plus green pepper stalks! Serve with chicken, butternut and peas. Garnish with parsley. 🎃🌿
💡 Short- or medium-grain rice holds its shape best.
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