Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce

3 skinless boneless chicken breast halves

2 tsp curry powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 chili powder

1 medium red onion, chopped

5 cloves garlic, minced

2 jalepenos, seeded and minced

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 (14oz) can light coconut milk

1 Tbsp cornstarch

1 Tbsp dried basil

Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces. Places in a medium bowl. Stir together curry powder, 1/2 tsp salt, pepper, and chili powder. Sprinkle over chicken, tossing to coat evenly. Cover and chill 1-2 hours. In a large, non-stick frying pan, stir onion, basil, garlic, and peppers in hot oil over med-high heat for 3-4 min, until onion is translucent. Add chicken and remaining salt and cook 5-6 minutes until no longer pink. Combine coconut milk and cornstarch and whisk well to combine. Carefully add to skillet stirring vigorously. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Serve over hot rice.

I found this recipe on Mel's kitchen Cafe and I LOVE it! For curry skeptics like Michelle, try it before passing it up. If you don't want or like a lot of the coconut milk flavor (like me) stick with the light milk, gives good flavor but not so overwhelming . If you want a lot of coconut flavor maybe try regular coconut milk. This dish is so good and has a small amount of spice but not too much! If you wanted more of a kick add more chili powder.

Spicy Cashew Chicken

I found this recipe on another food blog and loved it! Trust me, it tastes way better than it looks!

1 Tbsp oil

2-4 chicken breasts

1 small onion

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Sauce:

1/4 c chicken broth (to make chicken broth mix in 1 T or 1 cube chicken boullion with boiling water)

1 Tbsp corn starch

2 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp whit vinegar

1/4 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)

cube raw chicken and cook in a large skillet with oil, onion and garlic powder. Mix sauce in a mixing bowl and pour over chicken. Cook until thickened. Add desired amount of cashews. Serve over rice.

Just a couple of side notes: I used half of a larger onion and it seemed to have too much onion so I would suggest just using a quarter of a large onion. Also, with the cashews some people like more cashews in it than others so just add as much or as few as you would like.