Sunday, January 8, 2012

Sweet n Sour Curry Chicken Slow Cooked

What's a girl to do when she has a cold and her Giant's lovin' husband is at work on a Sunday? Well, I'm sure he's not TOTALLY missing out and is on top of the score. I'm on top of the couch but getting bored. Apparently, I'm not THAT sick or I wouldn't be feeling so restless. I'm in a, "neither here", "nor there" mood so I'm going to cook something QUICK and TASTY that goes with the WINTER/SUPERBOWL sentiment. Remember, QUICK is the key word here although ironically, I plan on making this in a SLOW cooker.

This is a reminder to myself to keep on top of my "Stock the Pantry" page and make sure I have the essentials listed. I am finding that once I have a certain amount of ingredients stocked, I am ready to go for almost ANY recipe. Today, I'm feeling lazy so I'm going to take my, "throw everything into the slow cooker but the kitchen sink" approach, and let it cook it's way into deliciousness without much input from me!

Something I always stock is Kirkland's (Costco brand) skinless and boneless chicken breasts in a bag so I'm always up for any chicken dish. I don't know what it is about the Kirkland brand but the chicken breasts are always so thick and juicy. Right now, I am thawing a few pieces. From what I see, all I have to do is cut the chicken into 1 inch pieces and throw it into the slow cooker with some sliced onions, peppers, canned stewed tomatoes and other minor ingredients you just shake in, like curry powder and mango chutney. Turn the dial to HIGH and let it cook for a few hours. Then, back to the couch I go. Hubbie comes home and batta bing, I am the BEST lovin' wife around! (Can you TELL I am from the New York area? Not Italian but Long Island has left it's mark on me! Take it for what it's worth!) BTW, you'll love how crunchy the slow cooker leaves the peppers and onions. Enjoy! Go Giants!

Ingredients:
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 can (14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes, cut up
1 large green pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large onion, sliced
1/2 cup mango chutney
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1/4 cup water

Directions
In a 3 qt. slow cooker, combine the chicken, tomatoes, green pepper, onion and chutney. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, curry powder and water until smooth; stir into the chicken mixture.

Cover and cook on low for 2-4 hours or until chicken is not longer pink and vegetables are tender.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

That sounds so good. Take a pic of it

Cook Mistro said...

I posted the pic

Anonymous said...

Now you HAVE to cook the same dish next Sunday before the game against Greenbay!

Cook Mistro said...

Nah, I want to do chili. Never made THAT before and it's sooooo Superbowl!

Anonymous said...

Let us know how it came out. It's so hard to find recipes for a 3 quart cooker, so that was one of the reasons I like this recipe (the other is that I love curry).

Cook Mistro said...

Will do