Chicken Coconut Curry

Ingredients:

2 Tbs butter, or butter substitute

2 Tbs curry powder 

1 can coconut milk 

2 large chicken breasts 

3 large carrots 

2 potatoes 

2 Tbs garlic 

1 white onion

1. In a large skillet, melt butter and mix in curry powder. 

2. Chop up chicken, carrots, potatoes, and onion into small, bite-size pieces. 

3. Add chicken, carrots, potatoes, and onion to the skillet and cook on low-medium for approx. 30 minutes or until vegetables and chicken are mostly cooked through. 

4. Add coconut milk to the skillet and bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 20 minutes. 

5. Take off heat and serve over basamati rice. Enjoy! 

Personally, I love coconut curry and this is a pretty simple recipe that I made up and it tastes really great. I love Thai food and always try it wherever I travel so to be able to make great food in my own kitchen is a treat. In regard to taste, I personally would add some more curry powder or some salt to spice it up more. It turned out a little more bland at first than I hoped for. It was super easy to prepare as well, the only real work was in chopping everything up. Once it is in the skillet, as long as the heat isn’t too high, it doesn’t take a lot of attention. 

This recipe is also gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free, because of health restrictions that is how I have to eat. So nutrients from those categories won’t be found in this dish. In terms of grains, when you add rice to the dish that is where the grains come in. The potatoes also contribute to the carbohydrate count. The carrots, and onion add to the vegetables. The chicken provides the protein in this dish. The vitamins and nutrients are provided by the coconut milk, chicken, carrots, potatoes, garlic, and onion. The fats in this recipe are from the coconut milk and the chicken. 

The only negative aspect of this meal is that it does not provide any dairy or fruits. You can always eat fruit with your meal in order to get that serving of fruit that you need. If you need to drink a glass of milk you can do that as well, but I cannot have milk so I wouldn’t do that. 

I consider this recipe to be healthy. Most of the ingredients are fresh and there is little fat or unnecessary nutrients found in this recipe. The main nutrients found are carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Carbohydrates and proteins work to provide energy for the body. Proteins also promote growth, development, and maintenance within the body systems. Vitamins do this as well but also contribute to the regulation of body processes. 

M. Lowe