Chicken Masala

Dinner tonight was Easy Chicken Masala, roasted sweet potato fries, and steamed broccoli. Trying to eat a little healthier!

Easy Chicken Masala - Combine 1 cup plain yogurt, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 3T olive oil, 1T garam masala, 2tsp kosher salt, and 1 minced clove of garlic in a large ziploc bag. Mix well by squeezing the bag (make sure it's closed first!). Add chicken pieces, close up bag, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, and place chicken pieces on it, separating them so that they will cook evenly. Bake at 400 degrees for about an hour. Outside forms a nice crispy crust which is very good. Sometimes, a baked chicken breast can get a little dry, but I just spooned a little of the juice on top when plating it to help moisten it up a bit.

For the sweet potato fries I cut a large sweet potato into fry-size pieces, coated them with olive oil and seasoned them with a little kosher salt and cumin. I put them on a foil lined baking sheet sprayed with cooking oil and baked them at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Since the chicken and the fries both cook at 400 degrees, I just separated the oven racks, one in the top third of the oven and the other in the bottom third of the oven, and they can cook at the same time. When the chicken goes into the oven, prepare the fries but wait to put them in the oven until the chicken has 30 minutes left so that they don't get cold. Cut up the broccoli and steam it after the sweet potatoes go in the oven and everything should come out at the same time.

Looking forward to dessert later - I cut up a slice of cantaloupe and a few strawberries in some small ice cream dishes while everything was cooking and put it in the refrigerator. When I get ready to serve it I will add a few slices of banana and a scoop of ice cream drizzled with just a little bit of chocolate syrup. Not too many calories if I use a small dip of ice cream!