Crock Pot Chicken Curry

12/7/07

Games we play

She Said:

I've never had curry before. So, as part of a game that He and I are playing (we'll talk about that eventually, I think), we ended up making Crock Pot Chicken Curry. And it was delicious! It's a really easy recipe. Here's how it goes.

1 large onion, diced large

2 full skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed

2 cans (15 oz.) fire-roasted diced tomatoes

4 heaping tablespoons mild curry paste

Saute the onions in a little bit of olive oil. Put them in the bottom of a crock pot. In the same pan, saute the chicken cubes until almost cooked through. Put them on top of the onions in the crock pot. Add the two cans of tomatoes with the juice and the curry paste. Cook on high for about 45 minutes, then turn to low and let cook for 7 or 8 hours. Serve with brown rice.

That's it! It was very easy to make, healthy and delicious! (It was, however, a bit too spicy for me right off the bat but we'll make this again and I will get used to it, I'm sure.)

Oh, and we served it with a bottle of Cave Spring Riesling which complimented the spices perfectly and cooled the heat down quite nicely. This wine is a "2nd Bottle of the Night" wine. It was about $15. Very nice - lightly dry (does that make sense?) and a bit flowery. Perfect for the spicy meal. Two thumbs up on this meal!

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He Said:

Crock Pot Chicken Curry, eh? Sounds weird. And curry? Hah! I don't think so!

Or so I thought.

I just love a meal that makes my scalp sweat and this was just that kind of meal. Hot and spicy! Yumm! I was really worried about the curry because that's a spice that I never really delved into before.

Curry? What's that? Isn't that something that other people eat? People that aren't me?

Well, not any more. I loved this meal and I already can't wait to hit the leftovers. (Maybe after She goes to sleep. Shhhhhh.) We had this chicken and onion heatfest served over some nice hearty brown rice which seemed perfectly suited. Then we paired it with a very pleasant Cave Spring Riesling which killed the mouth fire almost immediately.

I'm really glad that we finally entered into the world of curry. It opens up a virtual plethora of possibilities. (Hey, did you ever notice that plethoras are always virtual? What's up with that?)