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Chicken & Chickpea Curry

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Chicken & Chickpea Curry
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A fast and healthy weeknight dinner. Omit the chicken for a great vegetarian main dish! Serve with Naan and a side salad.
Servings Prep Time
6 15
Cook Time
30
Servings Prep Time
6 15
Cook Time
30
Chicken & Chickpea Curry
Print Recipe
A fast and healthy weeknight dinner. Omit the chicken for a great vegetarian main dish! Serve with Naan and a side salad.
Servings Prep Time
6 15
Cook Time
30
Servings Prep Time
6 15
Cook Time
30
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Heat a dutch oven to high and add 2 tbsp olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until cooked through, 6-8 minutes. Remove the chicken to a bowl. Do not wipe out the pan.
  2. Pulse jalapeno, garlic and ginger in a food processor until minced. Scrape down the sides and pulse again. Add onion; pulse until finely chopped, but not watery.
  3. Heat remaining 2 tbsp oil in the dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add coriander, cumin and turmeric and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
  4. Pulse tomatoes in the food processor until finely chopped. Add to the pan along with sugar. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Add chickpeas, chicken and garam masala, season with salt & pepper, reduce heat to a gentle simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for at least 5 minutes, up to one hour. The longer it simmers, the better the flavor. Serve topped with cilantro, if desired.
  5. Can be made ahead by one day and reheated. Leftovers freeze up to 2 months.
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Chicken Tray Bake with Roasted Poblano Salsa

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Chicken Tray Bake with Roasted Poblano Salsa
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Fast, delicious and healthy weeknight dinner.
Servings Prep Time
4 10
Cook Time
40
Servings Prep Time
4 10
Cook Time
40
Chicken Tray Bake with Roasted Poblano Salsa
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Fast, delicious and healthy weeknight dinner.
Servings Prep Time
4 10
Cook Time
40
Servings Prep Time
4 10
Cook Time
40
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a small bowl, stir together the chili powder and 2 teaspoons kosher salt.
  2. On a large sheet pan toss the poblanos, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and 1 tbsp of the chili powder and the oil. Mix well.
  3. Add the sugar and oregano to the remaining chili powder mixture. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and then rub the chicken with the chili mixture. Add the chicken to the sheet pan and arrange the garlic in the middle of the pan.
  4. Roast until the thighs reach 175 degrees and breast (if using) reaches 160 degrees. Remove chicken from the pan.
  5. Pour all the veg and any remaining oil and juices into a mixing bowl. Smash the veggies leaving them a little chunky. Stir in the vinegar and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Serve the chicken with the salsa. I like to serve this with rice or cauliflower rice with a side salad. Corn and black beans are also a good side with it.
Recipe Notes

One sheet wonder for a tasty, quick and healthy weeknight dinner!

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Coconut Curry Braised Chicken

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coconut curry braised chicken

It’s the time of year when we all get a little tired of grilling and want to get back in the kitchen and try something new.  This was so easy and delicious.  Feels special enough for a dinner party, but easy enough for a weeknight!

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Coconut Curry Braised Chicken
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 13.5 oz can unsweetened light coconut milk
  • 2 Tbsp Thai red curry paste
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, tough outer layer removed, crushed with a knife
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh ginger
  • 6 cloves of garlic, smashed
  • 4 chicken legs
  • Salt
  • Toasted unsweetened coconut flakes and chopped cilantro for garnish (optional)
Instructions
  1. Heat over to 400.
  2. Mix coconut milk, sugar and curry paste in a 3 quart baking dish or approximate. You want to make sure the chicken is almost crowded. Add the lemon grass, ginger and garlic.
  3. Season the chicken lightly with salt (most curry pastes are a little salty, so go light).
  4. Add the chicken to the pan, rolling it over and covering it in the sauce.
  5. Bake, occasionally basting for 60-75 minutes. If the pan gets dry, just add a little water.
  6. Serve chicken with the sauce and coconut and cilantro if using.

 

Daniel Boulud’s Chicken Grand Mere

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daniel boulud chicken grand mere

According to Daniel Boulud, this is his grandmothers recipe that she made for him as a child and it has great memories.  This is my kind of french food, one pot, delicious and not fussy.  Use this recipe as a starting point and swap out or add other veggies.  I’ve added parsnips, you can add carrots, butternut squash, whatever you have on hand.

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Daniel Boulud's Chicken Grand Mere
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Ingredients
  • One 3-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces at room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 12 cipollini onions, peeled and trimmed (or one onion sliced thick)
  • 4 shallots, peeled and trimmed
  • 2 heads garlic, cloves separated but not peeled
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 4 small Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1½-inch chunks
  • 2 small celery roots, peeled and cut into 1½-inch chunks
  • 2 ounces slab bacon, cut into short, thin strips
  • 12 small cremini or oyster mushrooms, trimmed and cleaned
  • 2 cups unsalted chicken stock or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 3 Tbsp chopped flat parsley
  • Salt and freshly ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375
  2. Heat olive oil in large skillet or dutch oven. Salt and pepper the chicken and add to the pan skin side down. Do not overcrowd the pan. Cook the chicken in 2 batches if needed. Sear the chicken for at least 10 minutes until the skin is golden. Flip the chicken and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  3. Remove the chicken from the pan.
  4. Add the butter to the pan along with the onions and shallot. Cook onions for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the potatoes, garlic, celery root and mushrooms to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the wine to the pan and scrap up all the brown bits, simmer for 2 minutes.
  7. Add the stock to the pan and the thyme. Taste and season if needed.
  8. Add the chicken skin side up back to the pan, along with any juices that accumulated.
  9. Add the pan to the oven uncovered and cook for 45-60 minutes until the chicken is cooked and a deep golden brown.
  10. Taste the sauce and season if necessary. Sprinkle the parsley over the pan.
  11. Serve with crusty baguette if desired.

 

Pineapple BBQ Chicken Skewers

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Pineapple BBQ chicken skewers

OMG these were so yummy!!!  The chicken stays really tender after marinating in the BBQ sauce.  Make sure you only partially cook the bacon as it will finish on the grill.

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Pineapple BBQ Chicken Skewers
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup BBQ sauce
  • 1½ Pounds boneless chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 Pineapple cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 8 slices of thick cut bacon
Instructions
  1. Marinate the chicken with ½ cup BBQ sauce for at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours.
  2. Partially cook the bacon and slice into 2 inch slices.
  3. Thread 2 pieces of chicken, a piece of bacon, a piece of pineapple and then repeat on the skewers.
  4. Heat a grill to high and cook the skewers on high, brushing with the remaining BBQ sauce.
  5. Total cooking time will be between 8 and 12 minutes depending on your grill.

 

Caprese Chicken

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caprese-chicken

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Caprese Chicken
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 2 Slices Provolone
  • 2 Slices Proscuitto
  • 2 Tbsp pesto
  • 1 Tomato sliced thin, seasoned with salt & pepper
  • Olive oil
Instructions
  1. Heat the oven to 350.
  2. Slice the chicken breast vertical to form a "book", fold open.
  3. Spread the pesto on the chicken.
  4. Add the prosciutto, then the tomatoes, then the provolone.
  5. Fold the chicken back together (close the book) and season well on both sides with salt & pepper.
  6. Heat a non stick pan and coat the pan with olive oil.
  7. Cook the chicken on both sides for 5 minutes until golden brown. Place the chicken on a cookie sheet and finish in the oven for 10-15 more minutes until chicken is cooked through.