INGREDIENTS
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed, diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
DIRECTIONS
Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
Heat oil and curry powder in a large skillet over medium-high heat for two minutes. Stir in onions and garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat with curry oil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in center and juices run clear.
Pour coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar into the pan, and stir to combine. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, approximately 30 to 40 minutes.
CROCK POT DIRECTIONS
I have adapted this to go in the crock pot because if you cook it in skillet, the house smells like curry for days.
I cooked the chicken in a skillet and put all of the other stuff right in the crockpot, mixed it all up, and put in on low (for almost 5 hours) and voile la! The first time I made it I added summer squash, and liked the addition. I cooked the squash separately in a skillet and then threw it in the crockpot for the last two hours.
*I stole this recipe from some online recipe site and adapted it for the crock pot.
*I wish I had taken a pretty picture of this to make this more blog-worthy. Next time.
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November 5, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Heidi
Jessi, this is exactly the nicest sort of crockpot recipe (the kind you can adapt and throw things into) — and Ruben does actually *like* chicken curry — one of the few ‘flavorful’ things he will eat. So I will definitely have to try it in the crockpot.
November 5, 2009 at 3:26 pm
jessi
Maybe we need a group blog of things we and/or our families won’t eat, so that we can try to accommodate every (or most) of us. Like if absolutely no one eats lobster, why post lobster recipes?
The blog could simply ask, “What don’t you and yours eat?”
And the comments could answer.
I’m not going to start that blog, in case it is actually a terrible idea : )
November 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Heidi
I think that would be fascinating! However I expect it would be moreso because of how diverse everyone’s tastes are (and how um, limited Ruben’s are :-P I’m still using about a dozen recipes I inherited from his mom, minus a couple he’s stopped caring much for :-). Actually I think it would probably be more of an inspiration to post diverse things: as in, if I know that someone *does* like lobster even though I don’t, and find an interesting recipe I would post it. I think it’s a great idea.
November 5, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Ruby
Thanks Jessi,
That’s a keeper! Curried chicken is a favourite here, too. I have a few dietary limitations, but I still love to cook and don’t impose them on my family often.
Running out the door to swimming with our home schooling group just now but I will get onto that Pumpkin Soup recipe soon, Heidi.
Everyone have a wonderful day and a great weekend! ♥
November 6, 2009 at 9:32 am
Carol Noren Johnson
I am going to adapt this recipe to include coconut oil. Coconut oil is helping my husband who has dementia.
November 6, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Ruby
Hi there Carol!
November 6, 2009 at 10:29 pm
virginiasusan
Jessi,
It looks like a delicious recipe!
Coconut oil is helping my husband who has dementia.
Hi Carol, and welcome!
I’m interested in your comment about coconut oil and dementia. Would you have a link to more information? My mother has transitory dementia. She’s 80.
November 7, 2009 at 2:47 am
Ruby
http://plantcityladyandfriends.blogspot.com/
Susan, that is the link to Carol’s blog Plant City Lady, in which she, in her upbeat style, writes about her life with her husband who has dementia.
I am posting the link in case she is not back tracking the comments.
November 7, 2009 at 8:43 am
Carol Noren Johnson
Thanks, Ruby, for posting my link. In June I googled coconut oil and found an article by Dr. Mary Newport called “What if there were a cure for altzhiemer’s and no one knew”. The ketones link at the top of my blog is Dr. Mary’s blog. Dr Mary’s husband got altzhiemer’s at age 52 and over a period of time he has improved. She also gives him other health food items. Now this is a medical doctor (pemi doc) who goes for health food cures when it comes to her own family! Gotta make you think!
November 7, 2009 at 3:21 pm
virginiasusan
That’s very interesting. Thanks Carol and Ruby. I’ll check it out!
November 10, 2009 at 5:15 am
Laura K
This looks definitely worth a try. And thanks *very* much for mentioning that cooking it in a skillet makes the house smell like curry. I had some curry in a closed container in the closet where we keep our winter coats, and, let’s just say I did a couple extra loads of laundry the day my husband opened it and said, “what IS that smell??” He doesn’t really like the smell permeating our house beyond the kitchen, but we are all for coconut and curry in our food. :)
November 10, 2009 at 7:37 pm
jessi
The first time I made it (sans crock pot) was when we lived in a small apartment that afforded the smell no place to go. The next time, in the same apartment, I was so paranoid that I even put the crock pot on the balcony while it was cooking!
Since then, I have found that the crock pot itself is enough of a barrier and there’s no real need to keep it outdoors!