Chicken and rice were dinner staples growing up, we would eat it as a casserole, or topped in a delicious homemade gravy.
As much as I love tradition I wanted to switch a childhood favorite up a bit and creamy curry chicken and rice it is.
It includes your protein, vegetable and carb all in one pot.
You could replace the flour with cornstarch or other gluten-free flours for a complete gluten and/or wheat free meal.
Creamy Curry Chicken and Rice
2014-02-08 17:32:02
- 2 Pounds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons canola oil
- 4 small carrots chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 1 clove garlic chopped.
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons chicken base
- 2 dried bay leaf
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1 cup half & half
- 2 cup water
- Cut chicken into 1 inch chunks.
- Put flour, ground pepper and salt into a freezer bag.
- Put the cut-up chicken into flour mix in the zip lock bag.
- Melt butter in dutch oven.
- Add canola oil and heat the oils together.
- When oil is hot add floured chicken to oil.
- Toss chicken until it's browned on all sides.
- Add carrots, onions, garlic and celery.
- Let everything simmer and cook for 2 minutes.
- After 2 minutes add curry powder and mix.
- Add tomato paste and chicken base.
- Add cup of rice.
- Let cook for about a minute.
- Add half & half, and water.
- Put bay leaves into pot.
- Bring to simmer.
- Turn heat to low and recover with top.
- Check in between the 20 minutes.
- Keep an eye on it.
- Cook for 20 more minutes or until rice is tender.
- Remove bay leaf.
By Christina Heggins
A Soulful Twist http://asoulfultwist.com/