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Curry Cure-All Chicken Casserole

When sick, people typically head straight for chicken noodle soup or some other mild-flavored, broth-based soup to nurse them back to health. Not Crystal. Oddly enough, when Crystal is feeling a little under the weather, she craves spice to comfort her. We’re talking hot-and-sour soup, pho with lots of Sriracha sauce, and her ultimate cure-all favorite, curry! Extremely satisfying, this dish’s fragrant spices alone will perk you right up. Serve over steamed jasmine rice or with traditional Indian bread called naan.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 6 servings

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
5 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
5 medium russet potatoes, peeled and dried
3 cups chicken broth (see page 200)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    In a large saucepan set over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, curry powder, and salt, and sauté for about 8 minutes. Watch this step closely since the garlic and curry powder can burn easily if left unattended. Using a slotted spoon, remove the vegetables from the pan and set them aside.

    Step 3

    Add the chicken to the pan and sauté for 8 minutes or until almost cooked. If the pan gets dry, add a little more oil. Add the potatoes and onion mixture to the saucepan and stir well. Pour the curry into a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. Pour the chicken stock into the dish until the curry is just covered.

    Step 4

    Bake for about 45 minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken to a gravy-like consistency and the potatoes are tender.

From The Casserole Queens Cookbook by Crystal Cook & Sandy Pollock. Copyright © 2011 by Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock; Food photographs copyright © 2011 by Ben Fink. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers. Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock, the Casserole Queens, have been delivering casseroles in Austin, Texas, since 2006; they also teach cooking classes at Whole Foods stores in the area. They have been featured on Food Network's Throwdown! with Bobby Flay and Bobby Flay Radio on Sirius XM, as well as on television news and radio talk shows.
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