Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Curried chicken & rice

It came time to fix dinner the other night, and I knew we had leftover Rotisserie chicken. If you shop at Costco – this can be a great, inexpensive, convenient way to get chicken. Their chickens tend to be much larger than the ones you can get at the grocery store.

I also had a couple bags of frozen rice. It was time to visit the spice cabinet and see what I was going to do. Curry powder was the answer! My family loves curried chicken. This meal is super simple and very tasty.

Warm the chicken in the pan. Then add a little bit of water and some curry powder – amount depends on the level of spice and heat you want. Remember that curry gains strength and heat as it cooks, so don’t add too much. While this was heating, I cooked the two bags of frozen rice in the microwave. Once the chicken was hot, I stirred in the rice and let it all simmer for a few minutes.

The dish was very tasty, filling and inexpensive! It’s also a great way to use up leftovers! Leftover rice could have been used in place of the frozen. You could also add a vegetable like corn or sweet peas to this. Carrots would be good too.

~Jenny~


Sunday, March 6, 2016

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog, The Rhinestone Kitchen, and thanks for joining me on this adventure. I have always loved to cook, and look for bargains on groceries, so now I will combine the two and share that journey with you. I almost never follow a recipe to the word – I like to change it up based on what I happen to have on hand.

Cooking to me is relaxing and enjoyable. Its a chance to create and then share that creation with my family and sometimes my friends.

Yesterday everyone was in the mood for chili, but I didn’t have all the normal ingredients, so it was time for some serious improvising. Low sodium taco seasoning filled in for some of the spices, as did seasoned chili beans. Being a New Orleans girl, I had to include some cajun seasoning, and plenty of garlic. It was a busy day, so instead of baking cornbread separately, I did a casserole style dish in the electric frying pan. It’s one of my favorite appliances to use so you will see me use it often!

I am most certainly open to suggestions and questions. If you have a recipe that you’d like me to consider, please send it to me!


~Jenny~