KoKomo Chick'n

This is one of my all-time favorite dinners. The recipe comes from a friend of my mom’s and has been enjoyed in my family since I was very young. To be honest, I never knew what was in this dish until my mom and I started going through some of her recipes last weekend. I thought it was made from magic. My mom would go into the kitchen and about 30 minutes later the smell of heaven would be in the air. Ok, obviously I’m a fan. This recipe originally used chicken, so it was an easy fix for me to use seitan instead. I could serve this dish to a family member who has had it a million times and I bet they wouldn’t even be able to tell that the chicken had been switched for seitan. Hope you love it as much as I do. 

KoKomo Chick’n

Serves 2-3

Ingredients:

2 8 oz packages seitan

2 tbsp minced garlic

15 oz can of tomato sauce

2/3 cup brown sugar

2 tsp curry powder

1/2 the tomato sauce can of water

1 cup fresh basil leaves

2 cups long-grain brown rice

Preparation:

• Preheat a deep, non-stick frying pan on medium heat. 
• Add seitan and garlic, cook for 4 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, brown sugar, curry powder, water and basil. Stir together, cover and let cook 45-60 minutes.
• If you are using long-grain brown rice, which takes about 55 minutes to cook, prepare according to package directions. 
• When Chick’n and rice are both done (approximately 1 hour) scoop a cup of rice onto a plate and serve KoKomo Chick’n over rice. 

*This recipe can be easily doubled for more people or to save leftovers for a quick weekday lunch/dinner*