Salmon with Lentils

A fragrant Thai chicken curry served with Basmati rice.
Directions for: Slow Cooker Thai Curry with Basmati Rice and Snap Peas

Ingredients

cup cup peanut butter

14 oz 398 mL light coconut milk

3 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp fresh ginger (or minced from a jar)

2 tsp prepared garlic (from a jar) (or 2 cloves garlic chopped)

1 Tbsp red curry paste

1 onion

3 carrots

1 recipe large red pepper (optional)

If the kids dont like red pepper, cut it big so they can pick it out.

1 cup basmati rice

3 cup water

orYou may just want to serve multigrain bread, unsliced for dipping.

cup fresh chopped cilantro (optional, but I love it)

2 cup frozen peas (optional)

lb(s) 250 g fresh snap peas (until they get used to peas)

4 chicken breasts (1 1/2 lbs / 675 g)

Aluminum foil

10 medium 8-10 medium sized mussels (7 oz / 200 g)

Directions

1. In the morning
Combine peanut butter, coconut milk, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and curry paste into the center crock of crock pot.

2. Stir to combine.

3. Finely chop onion, slice carrots into thin short sticks and sliver red pepper adding to crock pot as you cut.

4. Cover and cook at high 2-3 hours or low 5-6 hours.
About 25 minutes before dinner

5. Combine rice and water in a large microwave safe pot with lid.

6. Cover and cook at high 10 minutes, then medium 10 minutes.

7. Add cilantro and possibly peas to curry sauce (see note).
Fresh snap peas are a great starter for kids to eat when they are hungry. They are crunchy and sweet. Once they start getting used to those, you may be able to add the frozen peas to the recipe.Meanwhile heat up BBQ or oven broiler

8. Grill chicken until done (180 F inside).

9. Once chicken is done, wrap in foil to rest for a few minutes.
While chicken and rice are resting

10. Place mussels in a small fry pan with lid.

11. Pour the curry sauce over mussels and heat at high heat until all the shells open.
(Remember to store your fresh mussels in salted cold waterpreferably sea salt. The mussels open slightly and unwanted sand comes out.)

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