Maple Curry Chicken

My mom tried something similar to this in a restaurant and thoroughly raved about it, so I tried to re-create it for Mother's Day. She loved this version so much that she won't order Maple Curry Chicken in restaurants anymore! Serve over your favorite pasta.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 461 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons curry paste
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
• ½ cup yellow bell pepper, diced
• 3 tablespoons cream cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place butter in a large skillet. Pour in olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and yellow pepper to the skillet. Cook and stir until the onion and peppers are soft.

Step 2

Sprinkle sugar over onion mixture and cook one minute. Pour in maple syrup and cook another minute. Add curry paste and cook another minute. Pour in chicken broth and cream. Bring to a slow boil, then simmer on medium-low heat for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile, in a separate pan, cook the chicken over medium heat until cooked through on all sides, about 10 minutes. Stir cooked chicken into the sauce. Simmer five minutes, then add cream cheese. Simmer another 5 minutes.