Coconut rice with Chicken Thighs is a popular and delicious dish that combines the flavors of coconut, chicken, and rice. This dish is a blend of sweet and savory and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Coconut rice with Chicken Thighs is a versatile dish that can be served as a main course or as a side dish. It is also a great dish to make ahead of time, as it can be reheated and still be delicious.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
CHICKEN CURRY WITH COCONUT RICE
Provided by Bobby Flay
Categories main-dish
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 to 5 servings
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- For the coconut green onion rice: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat the grains in the butter. Add the coconut milk, salt, pepper and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Stir once, cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until tender, about 16 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Spread the cashews on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly golden brown, about 8 minutes. Let cool and finely chop in a food processor.
- Remove the rice from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, fluff the rice with a fork and fold in the green onions and half of the cashews. Let sit 5 minutes more before serving.
- For the chicken curry: Heat a small saute pan over low heat. Add the allspice, cloves and fennel and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until you can smell the spices, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Transfer the spices to a coffee or spice grinder and finely grind. Combine the ground spices with the curry powder in a small bowl.
- Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until it begins to shimmer. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and then with 1 tablespoon of the curry spices, tapping off any excess. Brown the chicken on all sides, about 8 minutes, and remove to a plate.
- Add the onion to the Dutch oven and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger and cook for 30 seconds, then add the remaining curry spices and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, coconut milk, salt and pepper and cook until reduced slightly, about 10 minutes. Add the cinnamon sticks and mango and cook until reduced slightly, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the chicken and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a bowl and discard the cinnamon stick and mango pieces. Add the dried coconut and the remaining 1/2 cup cashews and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes more. Remove from the heat, return the chicken to the pot and fold in the green onions, cilantro and mint and season with salt, pepper and honey, if needed.
- To serve: Spoon the rice into bowls and ladle some chicken curry over.
TAMARI AND GARLIC MARINATED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH COCONUT RICE RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by Beszhak
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Chicken Thighs: In a bowl, press in the garlic, and grate in the ginger. Add the Tamari, rice wine vinegar, olive oil and honey. Pepper to taste. Whisk to combine. Toss the chicken in the marinade until completely coated, then either cook straight away or cover and chill for a hew hours to marinate. To cook the chicken thighs, heat grill pan over medium-high heat. Place the chicken pieces on the grill pan and cook 4-5 minutes on each side. Pour remaining marinade into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Glaze the thighs with the remaining marinade mixture. Continue to turn and grill the thighs until cooked through and well glazed - 10 to 12 minutes. Coconut rice: Place rice in a saucepan with water, coconut milk, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir the rice once and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot tightly with the lid and continue cooking for 15 minutes. Remove rice from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. To Serve: Remove to a platter and sprinkle with the scallions and sesame seeds. Serve with coconut rice.
ONE-PAN COCONUT CURRY RICE WITH CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES
Baking rice is a fail-safe way to a fluffy bowl of grains - and a quick route to a fragrant, hearty dinner. Red curry paste, coconut milk and peanut butter spice the chicken, rice and vegetables in this hands-off, one-pot recipe. Chunky peanut butter adds nuttiness, crunch and creaminess all at once. Feel free to swap out the carrots and broccoli for vegetables with similar cooking times, like sweet potato or snap peas. Drizzle your red curry rice with lime-spiked coconut milk for brightness just before digging in.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories dinner, weekday, grains and rice, poultry, vegetables, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch/3-quart baking pan, combine 1 cup of the coconut milk with the red curry paste, peanut butter, fish sauce and garlic; whisk until blended. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken and carrots, then scatter the rice over everything. Add the boiling water, seal the pan tightly with foil, and bake until the rice is just tender, about 40 minutes.
- Remove the foil from the pan, scatter the broccoli florets over the rice, season with salt and pepper, then reseal with foil and bake for another 5 minutes, until the broccoli has steamed. Remove from the oven and let sit for 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir the lime juice into the remaining coconut milk and season with salt and pepper. Fluff the rice with a fork and stir to mix. Serve with a drizzle of coconut sauce.
CURRIED CHICKEN WITH COCONUT RICE
All you need with this one-pot dish is a quick salad. Toss sliced cucumber and tomato with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and salt and pepper.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lower third. Toss chicken with curry powder, cayenne, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, heat 2 teaspoons oil over high. In batches, cook chicken until browned on all sides, about 12 minutes total. Transfer to a large plate.
- Reduce heat to medium and add 1 teaspoon each salt and oil, garlic, ginger, and onion. Cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until onion is translucent, 6 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Add rice, coconut milk, and 2 cups water; stir to combine and bring to a boil. Arrange chicken in pot, skin side up, cover, and transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 466 g, Fat 18 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 6 g
COCONUT CHICKEN WITH RICE NOODLES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Add skin-side down to the skillet and cook until dark brown and crisp, about 8 minutes; flip and brown the other side, 2 minutes. Remove to a plate and wipe out the skillet.
- Off the heat, add 2 tablespoons brown sugar to the skillet and sprinkle the fish sauce over the sugar. Return the skillet to medium heat, stir and bring to a simmer. Add the coconut milk and 1 teaspoon vinegar; stir to combine. Return the chicken skin-side up to the skillet and gently simmer in the sauce, turning occasionally, until cooked through, about 25 minutes. Add a splash of water occasionally if the sauce gets too thick.
- Meanwhile, halve the cucumber lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Cut the cucumber and carrot into thin matchsticks. Toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon brown sugar and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
- Remove the boiling water from the heat, add the rice noodles and stir to loosen. Let sit until tender, 2 to 4 minutes, then drain and rinse under cold water. Shake out as much water as possible.
- Divide the noodles and chicken among plates. Spoon the coconut sauce on top. Serve with the vegetables; top with the mint.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 690, Fat 35 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Cholesterol 270 milligrams, Sodium 610 milligrams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 48 grams, Sugar 10 grams
STICKY COCONUT CHICKEN AND RICE
This comforting one-pot chicken dish features fragrant coconut rice infused with aromatic ginger, garlic and scallion, and studded with toasty cashews. The cashews soften as the rice steams, adding subtle nuttiness to the dish. Chicken thighs absorb the coconut milk as they cook, which keeps the meat tender and juicy. Fresh chopped cilantro brightens the dish, while hot sauce adds nice heat and tang to balance the creamy, rich and slightly sweet rice.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories dinner, weekday, poultry, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Rub chicken with 1 tablespoon of oil, and season with 1 teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper.
- In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium. Working in two batches, brown chicken, turning halfway, until no longer pink, around 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the ginger and the garlic to the empty pot, and stir until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add rice and stir until evenly coated in the oil. Add broth, coconut milk, bell pepper, cashews, scallions and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Stir to lift up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Arrange chicken on top, add any accumulated juices from the plate and bring to a boil over high.
- Cover and bake until all of the liquid is absorbed, rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, 25 minutes. Scatter cilantro over the chicken and rice, then divide among bowls. Serve with hot sauce.
STICKY COCONUT CHICKEN WITH CHILI GLAZE AND COCONUT RICE
The recipe comes from "The Best of Sunset" and it's a delicious grilled thai style recipe. I usually double the glaze as it keeps in the fridge and is delicious with noodles or over any other grilled meat. I serve this with Don Mauer's Coconut Rice.
Provided by greysangel
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 1h25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For Chicken:.
- Rinse chicken and pat dry. In a large bowl, mix coconut milk, ginger, pepper, and hot chili flakes. Add chicken and mix; cover airtight and chill at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.
- Prepare Glaze.
- (Start rice when you start the grill or the broiler).
- Lift chicken from bowl, reserving marinade; pull thighs open and lay flat on a lightly oiled barbecue grill over a solid bed of hot coals or high heat on a gas grill; close lid on gas grill. Cook, turning thighs as needed to brown on both sides, until meat is no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 10 to 12 minutes, basting frequently with remaining marinade (use it all) until 2 minutes before chicken is done.
- Transfer thighs to a warm platter and pour the chili glaze evenly over meat; garnish platter with green onions.
- For Glaze:.
- In a 2- to 3-quart pan, combine ¾ cup rice vinegar, ½ cup sugar, 3 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp hot chili flakes. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook, stirring often, until mixture is reduced to ½ cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Use hot. If making glaze up to 1 week ahead, cover and chill; reheat before serving.
- For Rice:.
- Bring coconut milk (reserve 2 tablespoons), water, garlic, and salt to a boil. Add rice. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. When rice is done, stir in reserved coconut milk, pineapple and basil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 376.5, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 75.5, Sodium 844.2, Carbohydrate 51, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 25.1, Protein 29
SPICED COCONUT CHICKEN AND RICE
This punched-up chicken-and-rice dish, made in the Instant Pot, is inspired by mulligatawny soup, with curry spices, creamy coconut milk, bright ginger, and fresh lime juice.
Provided by Laurel Randolph
Categories Pressure Cooker Chicken Coconut Curry Rice Instant Pot
Yield Serves 4-5
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Select Sauté on high heat on the Instant Pot and add the oil.
- Once hot, add the onion and ginger and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, curry powder, and turmeric and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Add the coconut milk and water. Secure the lid.
- Select Manual and cook for 13 minutes on high pressure.
- When cooking is complete, use a quick release. Transfer the chicken to a platter.
- Add the rice, chopped cilantro stems, and sugar and secure the lid. Select Manual and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, remove the skin and bones from the chicken and discard.
- When the rice is cooked, select Cancel and let naturally release for 10 minutes. Release any remaining steam.
- Add the chicken back to the pot and add the juice of half the lime. Stir and season with salt and pepper. Serve in bowls topped with cilantro leaves and lime wedges.
- Variation
- To boost the nutritional value, use brown rice, adding an extra 1/4 cup water and cooking the rice for 22 minutes on high pressure with a 10-minute natural release.
COCONUT & TURMERIC BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS
Enjoy these coconut and turmeric baked chicken thighs with spring greens and rice for a nutritionally balanced family meal that's big on flavour
Provided by Melissa Thompson - Journalist and food writer
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Put the chicken thighs in a bowl and add the turmeric, cumin, garlic, ginger and 3 tbsp of the coconut milk. Rub the marinade in and leave for at least 15 mins, or longer if you have time.
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Scatter the onion and spring greens in a baking tray, add the rest of the coconut milk, the maple syrup and 150ml water. Cook in the oven for 10 mins, stirring regularly to wilt the greens. Place the chicken thighs on top, then return to the oven for 30 mins, stirring the greens underneath occasionally.
- Heat the grill and cook for a further 8-10 mins until the skin is crispy. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 28 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
COCONUT BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS
Staightforward one-dish meal for a weeknight. Uses the slightly exotic Ume plum vinegar that I personally believe no kitchen should ever be without. Also uses the currently faddish but still delicious coconut milk. I use full-fat coconut milk because it's delicious and there are rumors afoot that that kind of fat is good for you. #winning
Provided by Paprika Pink
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 53m
Yield 1 Casserole, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Defrost spinach in microwave.
- Spread rice in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch baking dish.
- Add coconut milk and chicken broth.
- Sprinkle with vinegar, oil, and spices.
- Add chicken pieces. Using chopsticks, turn pieces to coat with coconut milk mixture.
- Use chopsticks to distribute spinach throughout casserole.
- Cover baking dish tightly with foil. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until rice is tender, chicken is no longer pink, and most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Notes: Ume plum vinegar is found in specialty stores. It's very sour and salty. If it's not available, use any good flavored vinegar and add salt to taste with the spices. This is delicious served with a squeeze of lime juice and a simple "salad" of diced fresh tomatoes, lightly salted.
Tips:
- To achieve perfectly cooked coconut rice, ensure the water to rice ratio is correct. This recipe calls for 1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water.
- Use fresh coconut milk for the best flavor. Canned coconut milk can be used, but it may not be as flavorful.
- Add some chopped aromatics like shallots, garlic, or ginger to the rice while cooking for extra flavor.
- If you prefer a crispy chicken thigh, sear it in a hot pan before adding it to the rice.
- Adjust the amount of chili peppers based on your preferred level of spiciness.
- Serve the coconut rice with chicken thighs immediately, garnished with fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
Conclusion:
This flavorful and easy-to-make coconut rice with chicken thighs is a perfect meal for busy weeknights or a casual weekend lunch. The tender chicken thighs, fragrant coconut rice, and spicy chili peppers come together to create a delicious and satisfying dish that is sure to please the whole family. With minimal prep time and simple ingredients, this recipe is a great option for those who want a flavorful and hassle-free meal.
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