Super Delish Impromptu Dinner

Brent and I eat chicken A LOT.  That's our main source of protein and while he and I love it a lot, we can also get sick of it pretty quickly.  We're constantly trying to find different ways to dress it up.

I told Brent I wanted to brush this curry sauce on it and he said he didn't think that it'd be that great for grilling.. I, of course, was bummed because I loves me some curry..  He went online and Googled "good dry rub for chicken" and he clicked on a random link..  It was AWESOME!  :)  I think it'd be really good on a roast chicken, too...

So, anyway - we had grilled asparagus (with course grain salt and some of that fake Promise Butter stuff), chicken breast and mashed sweet potatoes a la Paula Deen, y'oll!!!!!!!!  Let me tell you...  AAAAMAZING!

Here's the recipe for the rub:

1 tsp.  Ground Black Pepper
1-1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 Tbsp Brown Sugar (packed)
1 tsp Ground Oregano
1-1/2 tsp Paprika
2 tsp Ginger**
1/2 tsp All Sprice
1 tsp Dry Mustard

Mix ingredients in a bowl and rub onto chicken (if making bone-in chicken breast, rub on the meat under the skin and replace skin)

Store the remaining rub in an air-tight jar or plastic container and store in a dark place.

**I didn't have enough ginger, I got a little over 1 tsp into the bowl, it still turned out well, though.


Mashed Sweet Potatoes: Brent and I were watching TV one morning and that crazy Paula Deen was making these potatoes.  My mouth was watering as I watched her whip those together.

10 cups of sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/4 - 1/2 cup Butter
3 Tbsp Honey
1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Kosher Salt

I did NOT make this large of a batch - I peeled and chopped four sweet potatoes and guess-tamated from there.  When I was watching her make these on TV she added a boatload of honey..  She says she likes honey.. I'm guessing not as much as she likes butter, but still.  I also added 1 Tbsp of brown sugar.

The sweet potatoes really complimented the chicken with the rub we made.  It was awesome :)

This is a really crummy entry because I don't have any pictures.  I wanted to take pictures as soon as we ate everything.  The only thing we have left is a small container of the mashed potatoes :)