Cooks Collective

“One chicken didn’t just give you seven meals… It showed you how to cook differently.” Chef Ian

Panama passionfruit is sweet, tangy, and incredibly versatile — and it deserves more than being reserved for a Pavlova topping. In this seasonal feature, Chef Ian explores how passionfruit can take centre stage as a hero ingredient across both drinks and dishes.

In the final part of the series, Chef Ian takes what’s already been created and turns it into a proper chicken fried rice — proving once again that one chicken really can become seven completely different meals.

Turn one chicken into a bold Mexican-style wrap with rice, beans, corn and smoky tomato relish. A quick, easy meal that shows how to create multiple dishes from a single cook.

This is how you turn instant noodles into something properly good. Chef Ian skips the seasoning sachet and uses homemade chicken stock + a dash of sweet soy (kecap manis) to create a balanced, flavour-packed noodle bowl.

Make a crispy open chicken melt with sourdough, cheese, and smoky relish. A quick, flavour-packed meal for one using leftover chicken.

Chef Ian shows you how to turn a leftover chicken carcass into 2 litres of rich homemade stock, then use it to create a simple, nourishing chicken and vegetable soup.

Using one portion of prepped chicken, Chef Ian shows you how to make a creamy chicken and vegetable pasta in just 15 minutes — simple, flexible, and full of flavour.

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