Description
This creamy coconut lime sauce simply envelopes the chicken and makes for the tastiest easy dinner paired with steamed rice and some roasted broccoli!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
- 1 red chili, thinly sliced (optional)
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk (13.66 oz)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro and/or Thai basil (optional)
- Additional lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Step: Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and swirl to coat the bottom.
- Step: Add the chicken breasts to the pan and cook until browned on both sides, 2-3 minutes per side, then remove and set aside.
- Step: Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan along with the onion, garlic, and ginger; cook on medium until the onion softens and is lightly browned, 4-5 minutes.
- Step: Add the optional chili, lime zest, and coconut milk; bring the sauce to a boil and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Step: Lower the heat to maintain a simmer, add the chicken breasts back to the pan, and cook for 8-10 minutes, then turn the chicken and cook an additional 6-10 minutes until an internal temperature of 165ºF is reached.
- Step: Stir the fish sauce and lime juice into the sauce, season to taste with salt, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve.
Notes
For serving, you can remove the finished chicken from the sauce and slice it into 1/2 inch slices before laying it back in the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 309 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 377 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 73 mg
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