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McCormick Flavor Forecast Spice Kit Review & Giveaway!
When it comes to flavors and spices, I’m always trying to expand my palette and try something new. I often find myself standing in front of the spice rack at the grocery store thinking about what flavors would pair well together. McCormick has recognized the growing preference for more complex and intense tastes in their Flavor Forecast for 2011, which identifies leading culinary trends for the year to come. As spice consumption and demand in variety increases, McCormick has continued to push the envelope by mixing and matching different tastes, textures and visual cues.
I gave McCormick’s Coconut-Almost Chicken Stew with Cilantro a try and really enjoyed the different flavors. The almond butter was an interesting addition to the coconut milk, red chili paste, and cilantro. Check out the McCormick website for a ton of other recipes I’m sure you and your family will love!
Coconut-Almond Chicken Stew with Cilantro
The traditional African ground nut stew gets a Southeast Asian accent from coconut milk, red chili paste, almond butter and cilantro. Makes 8 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds) trimmed
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet Collection Sicilian Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet Collection Black Pepper, Course Grind
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons Thai Kitchen Roasted Red Chili Paste
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (13.5 ounces) Thai Kitchen Coconut Milk
- 1 large sweet potato (1 pound), peeled, quatered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch slices (about 2 cups)
- 1 small red bell pepper, cut into thin strips (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup smooth almond butter
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Cooked Thai Kitchen Jasmine Rice or basmati rice (optional)
Directions:
1. Season chicken with sea salt and pepper. Heat oil in 5-quart nonstick Dutch oven or saucepot on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove chicken. Add onion; cook and stir 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add chili paste; cook and stir 1 minute.
2. Stir in broth, coconut milk, sweet potato and bell pepper. Bring just to boil. Return chicken and any juices to Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and sweet potato is tender.
3. Mix almond butter, lime juice and 1 cup of sauce from the stew in medium bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Gradually stir back into stew. Simmer 5 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve over cooked rice, if desired.
Nutritional Information:
For 1 serving: Calories: 447 | Sodium: 679mg | Fat: 31g | Carbohydrates: 17g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 25g
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Matt Schuierer (@mattschuierer) is part of the Project Management team at Mom Central Consulting. As a self-proclaimed foodie, when Matt isn’t watching the Food Network you can find him fixing something up in the kitchen.
Mom Central received a McCormick Flavor Forecast 2011 spice kit to facilitate this review.
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I love cinnamon.
I love the Italian grinder……really I love all of the grinders!
I always have McCormick Grill Mates in the kitchen. I use it in all kinds of meat dishes–not just grilling.
I love their Perfect Pinch Basil and Garlic! We live near the one McCormick plant in Hunt Valley, Maryland and nothing beats coming out of your front door and getting a whiff of whatever spice they are working on!
We buy nothing but McCormicks spice wise. You cant beat the taste or freshness!
I love McCormick spices!!! I’ve been using them for years!!! Great Giveaway!!!
My favorite McCormick spice is cinnamon, use it all the time when I make Cinnamon toast, and I also put it in my rice pudding (my family’s fave) for an added flavor!!!
My favorite McCormick Spice is Lemon & Pepper because it tastes great on Seafood!
I like all thier spices, and am planning on trying the new perfect pinch sets. what a great idea.
also, new flavors are great, espcically with summer grilling on the way.
I don’t think I could pick a favorite~I really do like all of them!
I just love food so I can’t pick a favorite
My favorite is the cinnamon sugar grinder
My favorite spice is cinnamon!!
I probably use the onion powder the most. I use it for anything from green beans to eggs.
I use McCormick Grill Mates all the time. I’m not that great of a cook so I like it when companies do the work for me.
I love all McCormick’s Grill Mates!!!
I love McCormick’s grill mates
I love their cinnamon!
Even though I’m a huge lover of Mexican food, one of my favorite spices of all time is not Mexican at all, but Indian – LOVE, LOVE, LOVE curry.
We love their Cinnamon Sugar. We use it on toast and applesauce all the time.
100% Organic Gourmet Collection. McCormick is the only company I will purchase EXTRACTS from, I believe pure.
Mmm….Garlic Powder is one of my favorites. I love garlic! Also love lemon pepper. My mouth is watering now…
I also absolutely love their grillmates lines! Montreal Chicken and their hamburger seasoning.. mmm
I would have to say my favorite is McCormick lemon pepper. We use lemon pepper on everything.
I love cumin!
My favorite is their Swiss Steak seasoning packet…tastes just like what my mom made from scratch! Wait…maybe it was McCormicks?
We love the grill mates seasonings
I use McCormick’s Grill Mates seasonings – especially the Montreal Steak flavor. Then there’s the lemon pepper… such a tough decision!
This recipe sounds wonderful. I grow cilantro on the deck in summer and on top of the piano in winter; I think I’m just waiting for recipes like this one.
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I love their lemon pepper for grilled corn..the spices make the corn so tasty.thanks
We love their Rotisserie Chicken seasoning!
My family loves Salad Supreme. I add to everything, but my favorite recipe is pasta salad.
I love the Montreal Steak Seasoning
I am a McCormick-aholic. I love them all.
I always have McCormick cinnamon on hand. It is good in so many things from breads, applesauce, even chili!
McCormick Cinnamon is always a staple in my house!
cinnamon is a staple in my house too
I love their lemon and pepper spice. This may sound odd but I put it in my tuna fish and it gives it a nice little bite. I also like to use it on chicken.
I just love the new “recipe inspirations” as they are so easy to use!
HARD TO SHARE A FAVORITE…I LOVE THEM ALL
Their flavored grinders are my favorite! Love em all, especially grilling ones and lemon pepper in grinder.
I love their dry mustard
Love the swiss steak seasoning
Love grill mates seasonings, so versatile!
I love McCormick’s dried Basil leaves. I was looking on the website and saw an Old Bay salmon rub I would love to make with this spice!
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love the italian seasoning…ty
McCormick’s Grill Mates seasonings
I just discovered cumin, and my chicken salad has never been so tasty!
Rosemary. I make a very nice pan roasted Garlic and rosemary red potato side dish. I use more then just rosemary and garlic, but I don’t want to give away the whole kit n’ caboodle yet. Perhaps if I should have the time later I will share the recipe. Thank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful package.
Parmesan herb – use it almost everyday
Love McCormick spices.
Parmesan herb – use it almost everyday
Gotta have my Salad Supreme. Wakes up my macaroni salads and my family : )
We always have McCormick in the house
I like the Grill Mates. We run out of it pretty quick.
We always have McCormick in the house
I love the grill mates, but have been using their curries recently. I take 2-3 and mix them. I really like the red curry, but I mix it with the reg curry for my DH.
We love McCormick spices!
I love McCormick’s Grinders. Lemon pepper is my fave.
I use McCormick’s Grill Mates all the time (even when I don’t grill). Thank you for the chance to win!
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I love McCormick salad supreme yum.
I love McCormick salad supreme
I love McCormick salad supreme
I use McCormick’s Grill Mates all the time LOVE IT
I use a lot of mccormick gravy mixes & spices. My favorite spice
is definitely cinnamon because you can use it in so many
recipes to add just the right sweetness. I’d like to try out
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I love all the McCormick’s spices. But I am very fond of garlic!! And basil!
I have been using McCormick spices for years. If I had to pick a favorite, which is so hard to do, I would have to say rosemary tops the list.
A favorite spice in our house is McCormick Garlic Powder. We use it alot to replace salt in foods. It is great in mashed potato.
Grillmates Montral Steak Seasoning is the best!
I love their black pepper powder, is the way it should be. Thanks for the giveaway
I love all the mcCormick spices that you make. They are all delicious. Keep up the good work!
Well it’s hard to pick a favourite McCormicks spice as I use so many spices, seasonings and gravy mixes. I couldn’t get by without their black pepper or garlic powder but I would have to say Grill Mates is a family hit.
I use McCormick’s Grill Mates and love to use it when trying more recipes
My favorite McCormmicks spice has to be allspice
McCormick has been a favorite of mine for all my years of cooking. The quality of the spices and the variety available make them the first choice for all my cooking needs.
I use McCormicks because my mom always uses them and my grandma always did. I love cooking with them because you can always depend on your food tasting great when you cook with McCormick’s.
Mmmm Grill Mates! Now that spring is upon us, it’s all about the BBQ!
Garlic is my “go to” for everything spice
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Just came from Thailand and would enjoy extended that experience at home.
Love seasoning with herbs, so this would be a treat!
Love herbs and love mccormick. This would be a killer combination!
My mom used McCormick’s and so do I. If I had to pick one favorite, I’d say NUTMEG!
What a delicious prize! This recipe sounds divine!
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Ooops! Forgot to add my fave spice! I’d have to say curry, but my husband will tell you his fave is McCormick’s Grill Mates!
Our favorite is Salad Supreme – I can’t even count the bottles we have gone through in the past – we use it on everything!
Ginger and Cumin are ones we use a lot!
Montreal Grill Seasoning, so versatile.
I love McCormick’s Cumin – it is so fresh and distinctive
With out a doubt cinnamon and cumin super versatile!
Nutmeg, we add it to a lot of stuff.. yum!
Garlic!!
We use lots of herbs and spices in our cooking! I guess if I had to pick a favorite it would be the Italian Seasoning. We’ve recently started using that on sweet potatoes that we roast in the oven — who would think it would taste so good
McCormick’s cinnamon is a mainstay at our house. I’m also having fun with a new salmon marinade that includes ginger and OJ-so tasty!
I have so many! I found that using spices, onions, and mushrooms or galic I can make incredible meals without additives!
I love bay leaves
thyme
cumin
pumpkin pie spice
garlic salt
onion
Italian
oh the list goes on and on! McCormick is the best and my preferred brand to use. Always!
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I love McCormick spices! Thanks!
I have one full cupboard shelf devoted to spices and herbs and flavorings and seasonings. They make each dish unique and I love to use them when I cook. This would be a great prize.
Of my many favorites, I really like bay leaves and cumin. Thanks for the chance to win!
MY FAVS ARE BON APPETITE AND CUMIN. I COULD LIST MANY MORE.
I love their ground cumin
I love all Mccormick spices. My favorites are. Cumin, Onion, Garlic, paparika.
We use so many McCormick spices but I’d have to say Season All because we use it in almost everything.
I have only tried a few of the McCormick products,Would be great to win this and expand my taste sensations!TY
I love black pepper. Works great in lots of dishes.
I have always used McCormicks lemon pepper its a must have here.
I am a black pepper girl! I use it in everything and McCormick’s is the best.:)
I love their chili powder.
cinnamon for me
have used their products for a while
Garlic
My favorite McCormick spice is basil—I adore the taste and scent of it. My husband’s favorite would be the whole peppercorns—we go through so much pepper because he puts it on EVERYTHING. I going to try the recipe above, I’ve always wanted to prepare a chicken dish with coconut.
I like their Montreal steak seasoning. I use it in burgers, too.
I love Smokehouse Maple Seasoning! Sooo good
We are dried onion & dried garlic fans in our house! McCormick dried onions/garlic & the powders are our favorites for so many meals & recipes!
I love the pumpkin pie spice. It’s great in oatmeal!
I love to spice thing’s up!!! This is a wonderful give away.
McCormick black pepper is a staple in our house and it is what I grew up with.
Black pepper!! In everything I can possibly use it in!
We have several but I see the most used of the spices are:
Perfect Pinch Steak, Minced Garlic, Grill Mates, Chili powder, etc
The top 4 quality McCormick spices I have are: Turmeric, Ginger, Garlic, and my favorite Ground Cinnamon which is great for lowering cholesterol.
my favorite is cumin
Cinnamon
lemon pepper – it’s awesome on baked or grilled chicken!
Love McCormicks
my family LOVES McCormick’s Garlic salt with parsley flakes! My 8 yr old loves it so much that i have to put it up extra high to keep her from sneaking to pour her a handful to eat!!! lol
I just tried their new Recipe Inspirations “Rosemary Roasted Chicken and Potatoes” and it was incredible. I loved that I didn’t have to measure anything!
Their smoked paprika. So yummy!
All McCormick products are my faves! Can’t pick a real fave….love them all!
I love all McCormick spices!
My fave is McCormick’s Garlic salt with parsley flakes!!
I love so many of McCormick’s spices, but I’d have to say my family uses the most cinnamon!
I love to add Dill to my peeled potatoes and saute them in butter.
I have to go with Lemon Pepper. Love it!
Love em all but I have to go with Basil.
Definately Cumin. It completes my spicy rice dish.
McCormick spices are so flavorful!
Garlic powder, I put it in everything
I use tons of McCormick spices. A favorite is turmeric.
Black pepper.
I LOVE the Peppercorn Grinders from McCormick . . . it adds zip to everything I make!
I love all of their spices.
Basil! Simple, but McCormick makes the best. I just noticed today that my basil is almost gone (again!)
I am in love with McCormicks Apple, Sage Pork dinner seasoning kit. The spices in the blister packs are single serve. The flavor is robust and the kit makes preparing a meal simple!
I am in love with McCormicks Apple, Sage Pork dinner seasoning kit. The spices in the blister packs are single serve. The flavor is robust and the kit makes preparing a meal simple!
I love their black pepper.
I love McCormick spices, use them everyday. Picking just one as my favorite is tough, but I have to say the Montreal Steak is it, I put it in/on everything. =)
We love all of their spices, but the garlic salt gets emptied out pretty quickly.
Love the McCormick spices, and the salt-free Garlic with Herbs has been a staple in my spice cabinet for years.
i love the McCormick’s Garlic salt with parsley flakes great on everything.
Its a toss up between cinnamom and garlic salt I love them both!
I use garlic powder for everything!!
I love garlic powder!