Our Family Recipes: Easy Curry Chicken

Growing up meal time was a "fend for yourself" time. Generally. We did have meals together. Sometimes. As a general rule if you were hungry, you found something to eat or went hungry. After getting were married, I remember my husband asking me what we were going to have for dinner. To me it seemed a funny question. I told him I was going to have cereal and asked him what he was planning to eat. It seemed a perfectly logical to me. (I should say here that my husband was one of six children and they ate nightly meals together). He asked in his very sweet way, “Don’t you think we should make something and eat together?” I was baffled. After all, it wasn’t a birthday, Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving. It was a regular
day. It wasn’t even Sunday. “Seriously?” was my response. Probably not what the poor guy wanted to hear. The next night we had meatloaf. I was very proud of myself. It was a regular day, and I had cooked dinner. Again my sweet husband asked (so kindly as to not offend), “Do you think we should have
something with the meatloaf…like potatoes, rice or corn?” “SERIOUSLY???” I had just cooked a main course, which to me was a big deal. The idea that he thought there should perhaps be more on the table was totally foreign. We’ve come along way since then. I now usually cook a nightly meal, not to mention making breakfast & lunches. Cooking has become something I usually enjoy. We are busy with 3 children so meals have to either be very simple and fast, or planned ahead of time. And yes, we do still have cereal for dinner every now and again.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Easy Curry Chicken

*I got this recipe from my sister Diane

2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed (or shredded)

Baby carrots, halved or quartered
Celery, ½ inch pieces
Garlic, minced
1 apple, peeled and cubed
Raisins
Curry powder to taste

Cream Mixture:

¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
1 ¾ cups milk
½ cup chicken broth

Sauté baby carrots, celery, and garlic until crisp-tender (about 5 minutes). [While this is cooking start cream mixture.] Mix chicken and raisins into vegetables.

Cream Mixture: Melt butter in a separate sauce pan. Add flour to melted butter and mix over medium heat 1 minute. Mixture should be thick and bubbly. Slowly add milk and broth while stirring. Allow to thicken over medium heat. Add to chicken mixture.

Add curry powder to taste. When almost done, peel and cube apple. Add to chicken mixture. Serve over white rice.

***This recipe is easy if you're in the mood for curry chicken and don't want to devote a lot of time. The mixture of the curry, sweet, and salty is so yummy! If you aren't lactose intollerant you can omit the butter, milk and broth and add 1 can of cream of chicken soup and 1/2 a can of water.

No comments:

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)