Curried Chicken

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 298.6
  • Total Fat: 10.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 36.2 mg
  • Sodium: 125.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
  • Protein: 19.2 g

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Introduction

My daughter invented this recipe and it's become a family favorite My daughter invented this recipe and it's become a family favorite
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 TBSP Canola Oil
    1 chicken breast chopped into bite sized pieces
    1 can lite coconut milk
    1 bag frozen peas and corn (12 oz)
    1 red potato peeled & cut into bite size pieces
    1 yam or sweet potatopeeled & cut into bite size pieces
    1/2 an onion chopped
    Cumin powder
    Cardamon
    Cinnamon
    Coriander
    Turmeric
    Cayenne
    Salt

Tips

sorry I didn't measure any of the spices, I just kinda shook some of each into the pan and eye balled it - there is more cumin than any of the other spices


Directions

Cut up the necessary items
Using a dutch oven or similar pan with lid
-heat the oil
add the onions and garlic and cook until fragrant
add desired curry spices (my daughter uses about 2 TBSP curry powder and 1/2 tsp cayenne - I was out of curry powder so I eyeballed a combination of the ones listed)
add a bit of water to get the spices to dissolve (about 1/4 cup)
add the potatoes and stir to coat with the spices
add the chicken, stir to coat
add the can of coconut milk and then fill can with water and add that too
Bring to a boil, stirring occassionally
lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes or so
add the bag of frozen peas and carrots & continue to simmer until they are heated thru
serve with Brown Rice, Couscous or Quinoa


Serving Size: 1/4 of the batch

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TXJONE9.