Kids Can Cook...Honey Soy Chicken Sticks w/ Apple Coleslaw

My regular kids cooking classes present me with a great opportunity to come up with recipes that are healthy but yummy and that little hands can make themselves with very little assistance. This is a great one for a weekend lunch or a quick dinner and the adults will love it too. Why not let your little ones loose to make it for you...they'll be so excited to serve it up at the end for everyone to share. Cooking is such an amazing learning opportunity for kids...they are immersed in literacy and maths through reading recipes measuring and weighing; not to mention the confidence it builds when they know they make something themselves. It's fantastic! Why not add this recipe to your weekly dinner menu this week and let your munchkins have some fun in the kitchen? I promise you won't regret it!!

Honey Soy Chicken Sticks w/ Apple Coleslaw (serves 4)

Honey Soy Chicken Sticks
You'll Need:
500g diced chicken breast (or you can buy whole skinles chicken breast and dice yourself - K w/ supervision)
1 large sweet potato (peeled - K, quartered lengthways and chopped into 1.5cm chunks - A)
1 red capsicum (slice the 4 sides off and cut into 2cm sqaures) - K w/ supervision
16 button mushrooms (stalks removed and halved) - K
1 large zucchini (half lenthways and chopped into 1.5cm thick chunks) - K w/ supervision
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbs honey
8 bamboo skewers (soaked in cold water)

Apple Coleslaw
You'll Need:
1/2 savoy cabbage (finely shaved with a sharp knife) - K w/ supervision
2 large carrots (peeled and grated on the fat side of the grater)-K
2 large apples (quartered w/ seeds removed- A  and grated on the fat side of the grater -K)
squeezy bottle of mayonaise


To Make:
1. preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan forced or 200 normal
2.place the soy sauce and honey in a medium bowl and mix to combine well (you also add some seseame seeds but beware of allergies first!) - K
3. add the chicken to the bowl, mix to coat, cover with cling film and place in the fridge for at least 20 mins - K
4. place all ingredients, except mayonaise, for the colelsaw in a mixing bowl and mix well until combined - K
5. cover w/ cling film and place in the fridge - K
6. spray a large baking tray with cooking spray and line with baking paper - K
7. thread veggies & chicken onto skewers, making sure you get a mixture of all the ingredients on each skewer - K
8. place them onto the baking tray and use a pastry brush to paint them all over with the honey/soy marinade left in the bowl - K
9. put them in the oven for about 20 mins - A
10. serve your coleslaw onto the plates or into little side bowls and squeeze the mayo over them in a nice patter - K
11. add the chicken skewers to the plate and serve with some nice crusty bread - K
12. Yummo!!