Ingredients

2 TB olive or peanut oil

3 cloves garlic chopped fine

1 tsp fresh ginger chopped fine

1 onion chopped

1 red bell pepper chopped

2 TB curry powder

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 boneless chicken breast 1" chunks

1 butternut squash peeled 1" chunks

1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

1 tsp sugar

Optional: 1 cup fresh chopped greens and stems (ie spinach leaves, collards, mustard greens, etc.)

Preparation

  1. In a large 2-quart pot, heat 1 TB oil on medium heat.
  2. Add onion and bell pepper, stirring 5 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and ginger, stirring until garlic is light brown
  4. Add remaining 1 TB oil.
  5. Stir in curry powder
  6. Add black pepper
  7. Put chicken breast, sauté until done
  8. Add butternut squash
  9. Pour in crushed tomatoes
  10. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil
  11. Add sugar, stir
  12. Add greens (optional)
  13. Turn heat to low and simmer for 20-30 minutes

Serve over rice and/or pita bread.