Good Eats: Curry & Mustard- who knew?

I have been trying for 3 years to entice my husband to go out for Indian food with me. No luck. AT ALL. Since I've never tried cooking real Indian cuisine, I thought I would ease into it for a few reasons- one, so Joe doesn't completely deny our dinner plans and two, so I don't have to go buy unknown ingredients like garam masala and paneer right now. Might just be a little lazy.

As such, I searched for some simple recipes online and found a curry mustard chicken that sounded safe and delicious. Guess what. It was so so so so so good. Maybe it's because I've been starved for anything with curry for the past few years... but whatever. I loved it!

All you need is:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/3 cup of dijon mustard

3 cloves of fresh garlic, diced

2 Tbsp curry power

1 Tbsp onion powder

1/2 Tbsp lemon pepper

Sprinkle of sea salt

Dash of ground peppercorn

1 1/2 cup chicken broth

Preheat oven to 400. Placed rinsed and trimmed chicken breasts into a baking dish that is deep enough to allow the chicken to be covered by liquid (I used my very favorite Le Creuset cast iron terrine). Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper, then spread dijon on with a marinading brush. Make sure all sides are well coated! Then add the remaining spices, except the garlic. Pour the 

chicken broth into the pan- if 1 1/2 cups is not enough, add more to ensure the breasts are covered by the liquid. Now add the garlic, dispersing it throughout the chicken broth. Bake for 40 minutes, then check for any pink inside. If there is some, cook for about 10-15 more minutes. 

For our side dish: I cooked chopped up bacon ends for about 5 minutes, then added Brussels sprouts and fresh green beans. I tossed in a little bit of olive oil and S&P, stirred everything together, then turned the heat up to high and cooked until the vegetables got a little crispy. I turned down the heat and covered them for 5-7 minutes, until the vegetables were cooked to my taste (not too soft). And bam! One of our favorites. 

Try it out- a little bit of curry cures a lot of cravings. Enjoy!  

Recipe adapted from here / image from my Pinterest board Cook, Eat, Repeat