Eric and I were hanging out last night in the living room and all the sudden he sits up straight. “I just saw a weird flash of light in the backyard.” There’s like one second of creepy silence where we think something might be terribly wrong, and then we hear…a crash of thunder. Oooooh California in the summer. This is what it does to you. We can’t even recognize normal elemental phenomenons like lightning anymore. All we got is sunshine and burning hot sidewalks all day long.
But how are all my Floridans doing? (Floridians? Floridaites?) I hope you guys are hanging in there. I’m trying to imagine going a solid week with no power. I haven’t had a power outage in years, and even thinking back to longer ones as a kid, they were never more than a couple hours. And since I was a kid it was more like a fun adventure with candles and flashlights. Now I’m just thinking about how on earth I would get dinner on the table. On day 5. Gah! Baby carrots and Doritos, anyone?
If you still have power or will have it soon, I think you should absolutely make this Sheet Pan Curry Chicken and Carrots with Basmati Rice that’s kind of like traditional Biryani! This is the longest title ever. But basically it’s just chicken, rice, carrots and shallots cooked all on one pan. It’s SOOOO good! I adapted this from a recipe I saw in Food Network this month, it’s called Curried Shrimp Biryani. Their’s had no carrots (sad face), oh and I hate shrimp, so I tossed that out and added chicken instead. Let me tell you the secret to making this a super quick weeknight meal:
Yup. I did it. I bought pre-cooked rice, y’all. This post isn’t sponsored (but hey Uncle Ben, how YOU doin?) I thought about just making my own basmati rice, but the first time I made this it was just one of THOSE days, you know? One of those days where it’s worth a few bucks to not have to cook the darn rice. Time and money are always competing, aren’t they? If you have the time, make your own at home. (4 cups cooked rice will do ya, so about 2 cups uncooked) If you don’t have time, buy some precooked. You don’t have to get Basmati like I did, although that will make it more like Biryani. Any type of rice will do. (Oh yeah, Biryani is a South Asian dish made with rice, spices, and meat. Thanks wikiiii.)
This is totally the best dinner I’ve made in a while, we actually had it twice in one week. Chicken and rice are a classic combo in basically any form, but I’m especially particular to this curry version. Also, can we get 3 cheers for the magical sheet pan??
P.S. I’m obsessed with these new faux candles I just bought at Costco. They are Luminara knock offs. It looks like the Costco ones are sold out online, but check your store! They look so real. It was $20 for 5 candles, including batteries. How can you beat that?? The Luminara candles can run over $50 EACH. The ones I got are not quite as perfect as the Luminaras, but I think they still look great, especially up high on my mantle. P.P.S. Eric and I just watched this video called How to Make a Hit Pop Song. It’s hilarious and so accurate. All the comments say stuff like, “this was pretty funny, but I actually came back to listen again because I can’t get this song out of my head…” eeeeexactly. Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter One year ago: Cream Cheese Pound Cake « my MIL gave me this recipe. It’s a favorite! Two years ago: Easy Pumpkin Pie Cake «FALL!!!! Four years ago: Barbecue Pork Tenderloin Wraps More curry recipes for you to try out! Slow Cooker Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce «one of the top visited recipes on my blog!
Kung Pao Chicken with Coconut Jasmine Rice « an oldie but a goodie
Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala « I’m kinda bummed that my photos for this recipe didn’t turn out better. This post doesn’t get much traffic, but this is a LEGIT Chicken Tikka recipe.
More Chicken and Cashew recipes from other amazing bloggers! Better Than Takeout Cashew Chicken from Averie Cooks « I just made this for dinner tonight! It was so good! Lemon Chicken Biryani from The View from Great Island Crockpot Cashew Chicken from Your Home Based Mom
