Turmeric Chicken

Not sure why but my Pintrest has been inundated lately with the health benefits of turmeric. Not sure if it is a new American Fad or if I am just late to jump on the bandwagon. Crazy enough I already had this in my cupboard. It was in a recipe that I used quite a while ago. I have never used it since. I could not even tell you what recipe I used it on and have never used it since. That being said I actually love it, as of yesterday.

My cooking consist of me smelling spices and adding them to my dishes based on smell. If anyone has smelled turmeric, it smells like mustard. Not really something that seems like it could be added to many dishes.

Yesterday I asked the kids what they wanted for dinner. Benjamin responded with the usual, Bean and cheese burritos, followed by Quesadillas. Jasmine gave her usual anything but pasta. I settled on chicken and couscous.

I started with olive oil, and chicken breasts on the skillet, high heat. I sprinkled turmeric, garlic salt and some grilled onions (from yesterdays dinner) over the chicken. One side got nice and golden and then flipped the chicken over. I again sprinkled turmeric and pepper on the chicken. I turned the heat down to med-lo and added in 1/2 cup of white wine, and covered it. This cooked for about 5-7 minutes. Then I turned it once more and added in a 1/4 cup of water and some bacon bits (the ones from Costco that come in a bag). Covered it again and cooked for 2-3 minutes. Then took the cover off and turned the heat way up and boiled off the liquid.

What was left was a oniony garlicky sauce, along with the chicken breasts. The turmeric did not have a mustard flavor at all. It added just a touch of spice to the chicken. It ended up so juicy and good. Not sure why I have not been using this spice more often. I needed to hop on this band wagon quite a while ago. It is a new and different flavor that is amazing.

The couscous was just a basic couscous that I add a bit of salt, onion powder, dried onion (I like how it stays a bit crunchy), sun flower seed and grilled garlic slices. It is easy and the kids like the various textures.

I did not get any pictures of this meal. By the time it was done, the kids were starving and I was not going to fight them to let me get a picture before they ate. But know this, all the food was gone. I usually make 3 chicken breasts, the kids each eat half and Rougeh and I eat a whole one. Last night, Benjamin ate his and asked if there was any more, I gave him half of mine, he loved it that  much.

Another score of mommy! If anyone has a spice that they would like to introduce me to I would love suggestions. This will be tried in many different dishes for the next, who knows how long.

BTW, ORANGES are in season!!!