Crockpot Butter Chickenish

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Soooo, essentially that name doesn't make the dish sound as rich or delectable as it turned out to be.  The "ish" after chicken lends itself to the reader thinking perhaps it wasn't so great.  But don't be fooled!!

I only use the "ish" because I made a play on traditional Butter Chicken Masala by using turkey tenderloin, among other things.  And let me tell YOU:  It was AMAZING.

I was craving butter chicken and did not have time to go to the grocery store, nor did I have time to prepare it after a long day of work.  So I looked in my pantry and found what I could use or substitute, and threw it all into the crockpot in the morning on the lowest setting.    

CROCKPOT BUTTER CHICKENISH

2 pkgs turkey tenderloin, chunked into about 1/2- to 1-inch pieces

1 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped 

1 can ro-tel , or similar spicy tomatoes with chiles, undrained

1 can tomato paste

2 cups coconut milk

 2 tbs coconut oil 

2 tbs ground ginger

3 tbs curry

3 tbs garam masala, which I don't have lying around, so I used 1 tbs cinnamon, 1 tbs, ground cardamom, 1 tbs ground cloves

sea salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

Throw everything into your crockpot and put on the lowest setting, which for me was 8 hours.   One thing about crockpot cooking is the seasoning can tend to be muted, so add more seasoning at the end as needed and blend well by stirring.  Serve over brown rice.

NOTES: I use organic ingredients whenever possible (can't EVER find organic ro-tel!), but for this particular recipe that is NOT necessary for rich flavor.  Want low-carb?  Skip the rice!

BROWN RICE

1 container chicken broth

1 box yoga organic light brown rice

sea salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

I have discovered that this combination makes for the perfect consistency.  One box of each.  A little sprinkling of sea salt and pepper when it's done makes for some yummy goodness under your Chickenish!

NOTES: Key to success for perfect rice in any instance:  don't stir!  Wait until liquid is absorbed and then fluff with a fork.  

She Sure Can Cook!

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Get it?  My nickname is She, the blog is Life as She Does It??  SHE Sure Can Cook...

YOU GET IT!!  Lemme just tell you that there are very few talents I have that I can galvanize and put to good use.  Let me ALSO tell you that cooking is definitely on that list!  I am not only in the Foodie Craze Continuum, (you know the one: you watch every single food and cooking show, food and cooking network, and food and cooking everything; you love to eat good food, you love to food-book on social media with a picture of everything you eat, order, or cook, and you don't even care if it's half-eaten, because it makes the picture look even better), but I somehow was given an innate ability to make food come to life - both on your tongue and in your heart!

With that in mind, I encourage you to look through these recipes.  They are not only DELICIOUS, but most of them are fast-and-easy!  There are even low-carb options!  We are ALWAYS on the go, but that doesn't mean we can't eat healthy (for the most part!), clean, quick, and simple meals that make your tummy happy.

Thanks for visiting - I hope you come back over and over again!

PS - that's my home-made lasagna with from-scratch lasagna noodles.  And it makes me hungry.  Really, really hungry.

~She