I came home from work yesterday and had no idea what we were eating for dinner. I wasn’t feeling very creative, but I was feeling hungry.
Luckily, Kirk came running to the rescue with this delicious dinner – I love that he enjoys cooking too! I have him trained so well (good thing I’m officially a coach now), he even took notes as he cooked, so I could share this recipe with you today. Isn’t he awesome?!
So while I took a bit of a break (and worked on my own training plan), he spiralized, grilled, and sautéed. Dinner was served with just enough time to enjoy and then head out to bible study.
And now to share this yummy dinner with you!
Coconut Curry Chikn and Spiced Corn
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Keywords: grill entree vegan vegetarian
Ingredients (4 servings)
- 4 ears corn
- 3/4 cup dehydrated soy curls
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 c sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 cucumber
- 1/4 cup sour cherries
- 3/4 cup jasmine rice
- 1/4 cup forbidden black rice
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
Shuck corn and rehydrate soy curls according to package directions.
Combine almond milk & coconut in blender and mix until smooth (will still be some texture).
Combine curry, cumin, cinnamon, and salt in a shallow dish (I used Tupperware). Add milk mixture to spices. Coat corn with milk mixture, rolling around to thoroughly coat. Let sit for at least 10 minutes – the longer the better.
Pre-heat grill to high. Cook rice in rice cooker, or according to package directions.
Meanwhile, spiralize cucumber into strips like spaghetti.
After marinating, wrap corn in aluminum foil and place in grill for 20 minutes (reserve marinade). Rotate corn a 1/4 turn every 5 minutes. Add soy curls to marinate.
Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté for 5-7 minutes, or until softened. Add mushrooms, spiralized cucumber, cherries, and cooked rice to marinade.
Plate dinner with 1 ear of corn & 1/4 of marinated mixture per serving. Sprinkle lightly with salt to bring out the flavors even more. Enjoy!
After dinner, I provided dessert. I walked to the freezer and pulled out two each of these fantastic Healthy Bites I just received from Lindsay Cotter!! Well, I did think to order them ahead of time, so I still kind of provided dessert, right?
Either way, I definitely helped to eat them! These things are delicious folks, you really should order your own Healthy Bites immediately.
Questions for you:
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Who does most of the cooking in your house?
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Do you have specialties (like grilling, dessert, or breakfast)?
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Are you as bad at taking posed “eating” photos as me?










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Oh i wish i was there for that dinner. Next time, and i’ll bring the bites! let me know whatcha thought of the vegemite bite! hehe
Great idea!! The vegemite bites are SOOOO good and I they are ALL mine – not sharing those at all. :)
i do most of the cooking in our house, but not because jonny doesn’t offer… i usually just take over. :) he does grill though and i don’t. it works out!
I think you should give Jonny a change to fly, he just might surprise you. :)
uhhhh i did tonight and he microwaved vegetables in plastic tupperware! i was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! i’m kind of crazy when it comes to hot food in plastic because of all that BPA crap… lol.
Aw, man! Well, at least you tried!! ;)
I want to try those soy curls! And the Happy Bites. They sound soooo good!
They are awesome, although I still haven’t found them locally. And you need to order Healthy Bites – they are awesome!
that corn looks delicious, I usually cook for myself but love when other people cook for me!
I forgot how good grilled corn is too!
Your hubban looks like he’s a lot of fun!
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I’m excited to meet you this weekend!
He is – I’m a lucky girl! I forgot to tell you – I ordered a Tardis mug from your friend – I’m SOOOO excited about it. :) See you tomorrow!
Your husband’s dish looks great! I love grilled corn but I’ve never marinated it before.
I’m too much of a type A personality when it comes to cooking to give up control in the kitchen. Seriously I’ve tried to allow my fiancee to cook for me in the past and I just end up being a backseat chef which isn’t enjoyable for either of us. At least I enjoy cooking, I don’t see it as a chore (for the most part), it’s another creative outlet for me.
He is so talented! I used to be like that, but it’s fun when we learned how to collaborate & co-exist in the kitchen. :) I usually see cooking as an outlet, it’s just been insane recently, so I really appreciate the help!
I loooove coconut curry! You DO have your man trained well ;) What a sweetheart he is!
I’m working on Dallas…haha. He made those double ‘cheese’ veggie burgers for us awhile ago. And I can’t complain because he usually does the dinner dishes. He’s just never had to cook before, haha.
I know – lucky girl in the house! :)
Dishes are an important part of the cooking process! I hate that part and love when we alternate those responsibilities. :)
Oh wow, that looks to die for! Well-trained, indeed.
I do most of the cooking, but baking is my wife’s domain. Oh, and you don’t want to know my “best” poses…
It’s so good – I hope you try it!
I’m glad I’m not the only who’s terrible as posed photos. :)
Oh man, I love corn so much!! That looks like a delicious dinner! That is so sweet he took notes for you :)
I honestly forgot how good corn was, it’s been too long since I enjoyed it. Kirk’s pretty awesome for sure! :)
I do allllll the cooking at my house. Sometimes the hubs will help stir or chop, but he’d rather microwave a TJs meal than cook anything himself.
Haha…well, if it works, it works. Maybe you could make it a competition and convince the hubs to join in. Guys generally like competing! :)