Curried Chicken (Easy) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 chicken pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon butter (optional)
1 small apple, chopped fine
1/4 cup onion, chopped fine
1 garlic clove, minced fine
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can mushroom soup (I use low sodium)
1/2 cup half-and-half (I use skim)
1 pinch paprika

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray baking dish with cooking spray.
Heat oil, (and butter if using) in a small skillet.
*Optional step*~I brown the chicken in this skillet first, on each side.
Remove chicken if browning and put in baking dish.
Or if you didn't brown chicken, just place salt and peppered chicken pieces in baking dish.
Add onion and apple, cook until soft over med/high heat.
Add garlic, cooking for 30 seconds.
Add curry powder, salt, and pepper.
Add soup and half and half, and cook until heated.
Ladle sauce over chicken, covering chicken.
Place in oven, bake, uncovered~for 1 hour, or until completely done. Chicken temp should be 160 degrees internally.