Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry

1# chicken breast meat

1 med. yellow onion

2T butter

¾c dry white wine

2 big sweet potatoes

1c chopped celery + tops

1 16oz. jar curry sauce

⅔c your favorite chopped nuts

8 medjool dates - cut up with scissors

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and saute' with a little piece of the onion, finely chopped, in a 5qt. pot.  Add the wine, in little dribbles, to keep this from sticking while browning.  When lightly browned, after about 10 minutes, add the rest of the vegetables and a little water if needed, cover and simmer another 10 minutes.

Cover with the curry sauce, adding ½c of water to the empty jar and shake.  Pour this into the pot.  Cover and simmer on low another 30-40 minutes, or until the celery is done.

Stir in the nuts and dates for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.  Serve as is, or over steamed brown basmati rice. . .Lin