Dinner in a Hurry - THAI CHICKEN CURRY

Sometimes dinner is just about fast and easy and tasty. Some nights, to tell you the truth, I just don't feel much like cooking and often consider it as an annoying imposition upon my time.  


I'm not particularly keen on chicken, but I was looking for something different and that I didn't have to spend a lot of time preparing, so when a bag of chicken tenders literally dropped at my feet when I opened the freezer door, I took this as an omen and set 4 of them out to thaw.


I didn't have to spend much time deciding what I was going to make, as the idea leapt out at me as readily as the tenders, and I headed for one of my quick and easy "go-to" recipes -- Thai Chicken Curry.


As we like a wide variety of ethnic foods, we tend to have a pantry well-stocked for any ethnicity, so pulling this meal together was a breeze.  You may have to plan ahead, but do give this consideration as it is very good.


Thai Chicken Curry


1-2 T. butter
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, diced fine
1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced
1 14-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 tsp. mild curry paste
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups cooked chicken breasts, sliced into strips
1 cup fresh basil leaves


Melt butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium high heat.  Add onion and garlic and cook until fragrant.  Add green pepper, cover and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until onion and pepper are almost tender.  Stir in coconut milk, peas, curry paste, cayenne, and salt; bring to a boil.  Add chicken; simmer uncovered 1 minute until sauce is slightly thickened and vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; stir in basil.  Serve over rice (for this dish, I use Basmati).


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