30-minute Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken

Crispy Chicken Thighs:

Creamy Coconut Lime Sauce:

  1. Prep shallot, garlic, ginger and cilantro as noted. Juice limes and set aside.

  2. Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of parchment paper and pound them down to make them even in thickness. Sprinkle each side of the chicken with salt and pepper.

  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add avocado oil.

  4. Once hot, add the chicken to the pan (you may have to cook the chicken in 2 batches depending on the size of your pan). Season with a little salt and pepper and cook, without disturbing for 3-4 minutes, until a nice brown crust has formed. Flip and cook another 3-4 minutes on the other side, until the chicken is mostly cooked through.

  5. Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside. Lower the heat to medium-low.

  6. Add more oil if needed and add the shallot and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes.

  7. Add chicken broth, coconut milk, lime juice, ginger and cilantro to the pan. Stir to mix, scraping up any browned bits remaining in the pan from when you cooked your chicken.

  8. Add the chicken breasts back to the skillet with the sauce. Cover and turn heat down to low. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked.

  9. Serve with rice, cauli rice, vegetables or potatoes. Spoon some sauce over everything for serving. Sprinkle with cilantro and garnish with lime slices (optional).

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🌾Gluten-free🥩Carnivore...

Category🍗Chicken

CuisineAsian

Occasions📆Everyday⏱️Quick Meal

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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