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Curried Chicken Breast with Couscous & Cocktail

Last Modified: 11/08/08
First Published: 11/08/08
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General Info
Servings: 4
Total Cost: $14.88
Cost Per Serving: $3.72
Total Calories: 2,941
Calories/Serving: 735
IngredientVolumeMassCostCalorie
Chicken, Breast, Boneless, Skinless (4 fillets) * 1.00 Pound $2.03 749
Cream, Light, Half & Half 3/4 Cups 181.50 Grams $0.98 236
Salt, Kosher 1 Teaspoon 4.80 Grams $0.01 0
Black Pepper, Ground 1 1/2 Teaspoon 3.20 Grams $0.03 8
Curry Powder 2 Tablespoons 12.60 Grams $0.64 0
Lemon Pepper 2 Teaspoons 5.60 Grams $0.02 0
Paprika 2 Tablespoons 13.80 Grams $0.90 40
Cumin, Ground 2 Teaspoons 4.20 Grams $0.30 16
Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 2 Tablespoons 27.00 Grams $0.40 239
Couscous 1 Cup 173.00 Grams $0.38 650
Water (boiling) 1 Cup 227.00 Grams $0.00 0
Vodka, Generic 750 ml Bottle 8 Fl Ounces 8.00 Ounces $2.52 512
Creme de cacao 4 Fl Ounces 4.00 Ounces $1.89 400
Ice, Cubes or Crushed 1 Cup 0.29 Pound $0.06 0
Peas, Snow, Frozen * 0.50 Pound $4.72 91

Curried Chicken breasts are an easy way to put together a quick dinner with very few ingredients.

Method

Frying Chicken

Turn oven on to 400 degrees F.

Salt and Pepper the chicken breasts.

In a skillet on medium heat fry chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon of oil for 5 minutes on each side until brown. Then place in an oven safe dish and place in the oven for 12 minutes.

In the same pan the chicken was fried add the remaining spices with 1 tablespoon of oil. This step brings out the flavor of the spices even more.

Once the spices are toasted add the half-and-half and stir until a sauce forms.

Add the cooked chicken back to the pan with the sauce. Serve.

Couscous

Boil one cup of water and add one cup of couscous, let sit for a few minutes.

Add the peas and serve.

Long Kiss Goodnight

You can prepare this cocktail by adding the vodka and Creme de cacao to a boston shaker with ice, shake and serve. You can garnish with white chocolate shavings.