Some folks turn to Hamburger Helper for quick meals. Well, I do too time and again, but there are other, more interesting options out there. Some of my favorites come from Kitchens of India.

As easy to use as any ready-made sauce, their curries and other dishes bring the taste of our favorite Indian buffet home to us. And, as a plus, our local grocery chain has an almost unreasonable Indian Foods Section with prices that are dirt cheap. How cheap? We’re fortunate to pay only $1.79 (roughly) for enough sauce to easily make this dish. I’ve tried other pre-packaged Palak Paneer (Indian Cheese in Spinach Gravy), but Kitchens of India makes by far the best.

For this meal I just sautéed some chicken breasts and added the sauce. We also had some leftover Chinese takeout rice that needed to be used up, so I tossed that with some extra water, peas and some of the curry paste leftover from last week’s curry to make curried rice and served it all with whole wheat flatbread.

QUICK TIP:
Don’t throw that Chinese takeout rice away. Sure, sure, it dries out, but it just needs a little water and a little love. Toss it in the microwave with a bit of water and cover it with a paper towel while you heat it up. Or, use a little chicken bouillon and mix it with some frozen veggies for a great side dish. Plus, it lasts what seems like forever. I’ve used it up to 10 days after we ordered the takeout and it was still easily reconstituted and delicious.