Should I Cook It?

Decided to test AI to see what kind of meal plan it would make for me – based on the ingredients I had on hand.

What did it spit out? The Harvest Kitchen Week Meal Plan.

First on the list was general guidelines for: ⬇️

Butternut Squash and Apple Coconut Curry

With the help of The Cook-a-Palooza Experience Cookbook’s Apple Curry Chicken Recipe, here are the ingredients I used, and the steps I followed.

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash, peeled and chopped
• 1 apple, cored peeled and chopped
• ½ onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 tsp. curry powder
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tbsp. grated ginger
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tsp mustard (preferably the grainy kind)
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup chickpeas
• ½ cup cranberry raisins
• 1 tbsp. chopped cilantro

Steps

Heat a teaspoon of cooking oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat. Sauté apples with onions until soft. Add garlic, brown sugar, curry powder, cinnamon and ginger. Stir for 1 minute. Add vegetable broth, coconut milk, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Add squash. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes – or until squash is tender.

Transfer a third of the squash curry mixture from the skillet to a blender. Blend until smooth. Stir blended squash back into the skillet. Stir in chickpeas, cranberry raisins and cilantro. Serve as is or over rice.

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The Verdict: ⬇️

With a little finesse, this one-pot AI recipe turned out shockingly good.😱
I’d make it again.
Mostly so I can use the apple corer one more time. Love that tool!

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Let me know if you’ll cook it…or if you’d rather order in?

Stay tuned for the next recipe on the harvest meal plan: Leek, Apple and Potato Soup. Catch it here on the blog or on the Should I Cook It YouTube Channel: ⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/@shouldicookit