Sometime during this pregnancy I seem to have lost the ability to taste food. This is terrible news for someone who loves (loved?) cooking. With 11 weeks to go, I am posting a meal that I enjoyed preparing and eating this week. It is quite possible that this gluten free recipe needs a little work because my taste buds are currently being confused by my hormones. My husband swears he loved the meal but I wouldn’t vouch for his taste-testing honesty this late in the pregnancy. He knows what is good for him! Anyway, this recipe is actually quite mild (despite the Amaretto and the curry) because my toddlers and I can’t handle very much spice right now. Once you have the sauce made you may wish to add more salt, pinch of sugar, or even more spice.
I hope to post more often as I continue to get ready for this baby to get here. I have big plans to stock my freezer with meals before the baby gets here and will try and post my progress.
CHICKEN AMARETTO
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup gluten free flour (sweet rice flour is a good choice)
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 1lb. skinless boneless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cup butter
1 pint button mushrooms
1/4 cup Amaretto
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon cornstarch (if you are allergic, you can make a roux instead or use arrowroot)
1 1/2 cups gluten free chicken broth
cooked jasmine rice or brown rice
cooked broccoli (if desired)
DIRECTIONS:
In a plastic bag, combine salt, pepper, curry powder, garlic powder, and flour. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat evenly. In a large frying pan, heat butter (or oil/butter substitute) over med-high heat. Add chicken and brown evenly. Add mushrooms, lemon juice, lemon zest, and Amaretto. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. In a large measuring cup mix chicken broth and cornstarch and stir into the chicken. Cook until thickened. Serve over jasmine or brown rice with steamed broccoli.
Serves 4
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Posted on January 4th, 2009 by Natalie
Filed under: Chicken Recipes
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Awww, hang in there! Hopefully the time will go fast and the baby will be here along with your lost taste buds.
glad to see you posting again, and hopefully your taste is back soon. looks like a delicious recipe!
So good to see you here again. i hope you are feeling better. I really miss checking your web site and finding new recipes.
Hi Natalie,
I have made trips to your blog often and tried your recipes. They have been so helpful. My sweetie is gluten free. Recently he read a book called Celiac Disease: a Hidden Epidemic by Peter H R Green and Rory Jones. He said I have many of the symptoms. We have also had difficulty getting pregnant. So my question to you is … Did you get pregnant after going on the gluten free diet? I’m 42 so there isn’t much time left to figure this out.
Have a happy & healthy 11 weeks!
Thanks,
Kim
ps. I tried sending this to your email address on the about me page, but it was returned.
So glad to see a post from you! Hang in there! I had such a tough time that way with my kiddos, too. I couldn’t even grocery shop or garden during my pregnancies…
Just take care of yourself and your sweet little ones. We’ll be here when you are back at it, cooking away!
Thank you for all you share…
I’m no expert but the loss of taste could be due to a zinc deficiency caused by the rapidly developing fetus. This mineral is essential for proper tissue growth and repair after all.
This is an interesting blend of flavors! Good luck with the meal prep and hope to hear about them on the blog … freezer meals always come in handy!
This sounds really good. I’ll have to try it.
I just found this site tonight. I have to say thanks to everyone who posts here. It has been an eye opening experience and has solved a lot of answers. I look forward to trying a lot of the recipes in here.
Hey! I am making the sundried tomato dip tonight… yum yum and mac and cheese. I can’t wait for you to start posting regularly again. I used to not have to plan at least 3 of my meals during the week! =)
Please let me know what I can make for you to store in your freezer. I have no clue what freezes well since I never freeze anything. <3 ya
Natalie, I don’t know if you’ll see this comment, nor can I remember where in your pregnancy you are- but I’m due in May, went for my glucose tolerance test today. Just a warning- the glucose solution that they had at my doctor’s office was NOT gluten-free (it took our nurse 45 minutes of phone tag with both the distributor and manufacturer to find that out). I never would have thought of it if my husband hadn’t brought it up- I just assumed it was sugar water. But lo and behold, there in the ingredients were “natural flavors” listed…
Just wanted to give you a heads up…who would have thought?!
Natalie,
I love your recipes from this site! you have changed the word “gluten free” in our house. now my husband looks forward to the food and particularily the baked goods that i make him! (he’s the GF one) I tried to send you an email from your “Send me a Note” link at the top of your blog, but it keeps coming back undeliverable. Let me know if that gets fixed! Thanks and i hope your pregnancy continues well and you continue to come up with great ideas in the kitchen. Becky from CA
Hang in there!
Check out my latest post for a free give away of a great book on gluten http://simplygluten-free.blogspot.com/2009/02/gluten-book-give-away.html
Natalie, just thinking of you as I emailed a brother-in-law with a link to your site. He is going gluten-free. Even though we are strangers, I am so grateful for you and your blog & am wishing you well in this pregnancy and beyond with your little family. We have at least 3 of our 4 little kiddos intolerant to gluten, at least 2, probably, to casein. You have been such a life-saver so us. Thank you.
And read that last comment above mine! VERY important!
oops, I guess it’s 2 above mine that’s so important, possibly, to your pregnancy.
Great blog! I would love for you to write a guest post on my blog about some of your favorite gluten free products.
Pat
What a delightful chicken dish, I often find chicken a bit boring, but this was utterly gorgeous. Thank you.
I’m guessing you just had a baby or about to! I was searching for some gluten-free recipes and came across your blog. It’s very nicely done!
I started a gluten-free blog last year but stopped posting for a while because things got too busy… but recently with family health issues, I started blogging more about eating healthier (and gluten-free). My husband has wheat allergies (not celiac) among other allergies (dairy, chocolate, refined sugar, tomatoes, etc…). I don’t have any allergies but I’ve joined him on the gluten-free diet too.
Anyway, I thought I’d send you a message and say hi. We’re going to start a family soon and it’ll be our family goal to eat gluten-free/healthy too.
Look forward to more recipes from you.
I absolutely love amaretto but have never thought to cook with it, I must confess! I can’t wait to try this. Great idea!
Love you blog….I cook gluten free, as well!
This recipe looks delish!
Best wishes in your pregnancy!
Laurie!
I just went gluten free a few months ago and truthfully, I’ve already used your blog repeatedly as a reference! Your recipes are great and are not out of reach! I’m adding you to my favorites so thank you for blogging about your journey!!! (oh, and I read your profile, I haven’t been diagnosed either but years ago I got really really sick from a low carb cereal that was high in wheat gluten and since my most recent m/c, I’ve been totally intolerant of wheat products, so decided to take matters into my own hands and just try to get pregant again and stay healthy!).
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