Bombay Chicken Curry

Here is one of those easy recipes I was talking about. Oh- wait- that post never worked because of an "Error 500" message- after I spent an hour and a half of typing, compiling and editing. Maybe another day...

A friend made this for our family a couple weeks and I had to get the recipe. I have never been inclined to attempt anything with "curry" in the name. Maybe it was the different flavors, maybe it was a voice in the back of my head saying it had to be super complicated, maybe it was just fear of the unknown... I cannot stand wasting ingredients to try a recipe that nobody will eat. But since we had it with our friend first, I was not worried about this one. I don't think you should be, either. I made it for dinner last night and this chicken received rave reviews all around. Everybody from the 9 month old to the 11 year old downed it while singing its praises and thanking me for the delicious dinner.

Bombay Chicken Curry

4 C. cooked chicken shredded

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ginger

1/2 C butter

1 C chopped onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 T curry powder

1 lemon or lime

1 C water

Combine salt & ginger and sprinkle over chicken. Add curry powder to hot melted butter in a saute pan. Cook onion and garlic until tender in butter mixture. Add water & the chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the sauce has simmered down into a coating on the chicken.

Squeeze lemon or lime over meat just before serving. Serve w/ rice and toppings.

some great things to sprinkle on top:

cut up grapes (believe me- it’s yummy)

chopped tomatoes

chopped cucumbers

chopped green onions

peanuts

hard boiled eggs cut up

sweetened shredded coconut

We had ours served over brown rice. Also, because my shredded chicken in the fridge was a bit past its prime, I used canned chicken from Costco. Easy shortcut unless you actually have cooked, shredded chicken on hand!

I loved it!

Chicken Pot Pie

Today we are having a chicken pot pie with a phyllo dough crust on top for dinner. If it is a success, you will hear more about this in the form of a recipe.

If it is an epic fail, you will never hear another word about it.

In fact, THIS post will probably also be deleted.

Chicken Tacos

OK- here is what we are having for dinner- and it sure smells good!!

Chicken Tacos (Filling)

2 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs (the recipe called for 1 1/2 but I had what I had)

1 t salt

1/2 t pepper

1 t garlic powder (I use granulated)

1 1/2 t onion powder

1 t chili powder

1 t cumin

The original recipe called for 4 c water and to combine it all in a skillet and let it simmer down until the water is almost completely gone. I chose to start it in the crockpot this morning instead and did not add any water. BUT that would be a way to fast forward the same dinner.

We are going to have this as the meat in our burritos/soft tacos tonight (mine on my salad) along with beans, cheese, whatever else we put on. Hope you guys like them (for that matter, I hope we do!!).

Post Edit: We had our chicken tacos for dinner and everybody scarfed them down. My little chef would not stop reloading his pile of chicken. What would I do differently? I would have added more chili powder and cumin. It was an amazing flavor but not really as "mexican" as I would have liked it.

What's in the Fridge?

I have some meat waiting patiently for me in the fridge...

Country style Pork Ribs

Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenders

Pork Chops

Ground Chicken

Steak (I can't recall exactly what kind right now)

So it is time to get back into the kitchen and get cookin'.

The Ribs are headed to a marriage with some southern style BBQ Sauce in my crockpot. They will be paired with Baked Potatoes and some undecided vegetable for our hearty dinner on this cold winter day.

The Chicken Tenders? I think they might just turn into some yummy chicken kebabs- I need to get them marinating as Princess asked if she could help skewer them when the time comes. They will be our dinner tomorrow night- with the prep done today. Awesome.

Pork Chops: I might send them to the freezer to cool out for a bit. We all know the best way to cook them is with a bit of S&P and a dash of garlic and thrown on the grill for a bit. Not to mention the homemade, unsweetened, chunky applesauce on the side- for dipping, of course. A bit o' green salad and some buttered noodles and it is a full on dinner!

My friend the ground chicken is headed into meatball-dom. I will bake them a bit and throw them in the freezer for the next time we want spaghetti- because meatballs always improve that simple, quick dinner.

Steak? Oh, baby, you are heading for the grill. I want you grilled to perfection, sliced to show the beautiful red center and resting atop a bed of greens. Oooh, yummy. Steak salad for lunch, HERE I COME!

Oooooh... I almost forgot! I also have some fresh zucchini and mushrooms in that fridge o' mine and I need to get those into some italian dressing for scrumptious veggies on the grill- sounds like the perfect side for dinner.