DESCRIPTION
This easy curry dinner is ready in just 18 minutes. Big flavors, super flexible ingredients, and perfect for using up what’s in your fridge.
Serve over rice and/or with naan. Any of the following can also be added at the end: 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup slivered almonds or peanuts, and/or some lime wedges for squeezing over.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp. cooking oil
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1 medium tomato, chopped*
- 1 and 1/2 to 2 cups chopped fresh veggies**
- 1 and 1/2 tsp. curry powder
- 2/3 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Pinch cayenne
- Pinch ground ginger
- 1 and 1/2 cups (8 ounces) chopped or shredded cooked chicken***
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until just softened, 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato, veggies, and curry powder. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken broth, garlic powder, salt, cayenne, ginger, and cooked chicken. Bring up to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is heated through and the liquid has reduced by half, 2-3 minutes.
- Take off of the heat and then wait 1 minute for it to fully stop simmering. Stir in the yogurt or sour cream.
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Notes
*Instead of the tomato, use half a 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes (about 1 cup) or 1 cup of salsa or a 10 oz. can of rotel.
**The easiest way to do this is to get out a measuring cup and then chop veggies and transfer them to the measuring cup as you go until you have the amount you need. Some vegetables, like mushrooms, shrink more than others when cooked, so you’ll want a bit extra if you use those, closer to the 2 cup mark.
You can also used thawed, frozen veggies.
***1 can drained chickpeas or other beans can be used instead of the chicken, or use any leftover cooked protein. One (10 oz.) can of drained canned meat or fish can also be a good substitute.
To instead use 1/2 pound of uncooked chicken, cut it into bite-sized pieces and add it to the onions at the beginning. Cook, stirring, until cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Then proceed with the recipe.