Tantalizing aromas of fragrant spices and zesty citrus fill the air as you embark on a delectable culinary journey to create the exquisite dish known as "Spicy Chicken with Coconut Lime Sauce." This tantalizing main course combines the vibrant flavors of the tropics with the piquant heat of chili peppers to create a symphony of tastes that will set your taste buds alight. Prepare to indulge in tender, juicy chicken coated in a rich and creamy coconut lime sauce, complemented by fresh herbs and aromatic spices. Dive into the depths of flavor and experience the captivating essence of this tantalizing dish, leaving you craving more with every bite.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
COCONUT LIME CHICKEN
Coconut Lime Chicken is dairy free and oh so good. You'll really love this creamy sauce!
Provided by Christina
Categories Entree
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Add your cooking fat of choice to a large skillet and heat on medium high heat.
- Unless your chicken breasts are already fairly thin slice them horizontally. This will give you very thin cutlets so they'll cook faster and more evenly.
- Add your chicken breasts to the hot pan. Liberally salt and pepper the side facing up. Saute until each side has some browning and chicken is cooked through or mostly cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside on a plate. Lower heat to medium.
- Add chicken stock, lime juice, coconut milk (stir it in the can so that you don't have any separation), minced garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper to the skillet. You'll have a bit of coconut milk remaining in your can. Set it aside because we'll drizzle some of that on top after everything is finished. Stir your sauce, scraping up any browned bits remaining in the pan from when you cooked your chicken.
- Add the chicken breasts back to the skillet with the sauce. Cover. Let simmer on medium to medium low for 5 minutes.
- Right before serving use a spoon to scrape up some of the remaining coconut milk from the can and drizzle it over your chicken. Sprinkle fresh chopped cilantro. You're done!
- Serve with vegetables or potatoes to take full advantage of the yummy coconut lime sauce!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 chicken breast, Calories 407 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Protein 26 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 25 g, Cholesterol 72 mg, Sodium 457 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g
COCONUT-LIME CHICKEN
Marry tangy lime with sweet coconut and you get this exotic tasting chicken dish. Fragrant jasmine rice is a wonderful accompaniment.-Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring the rice, water, coconut milk, sugar and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the lime juice, soy sauce, lime zest, ginger, vinegar and honey; set aside. In a large skillet, saute chicken in canola and sesame oils until no longer pink. Add lime mixture to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with coconut and cilantro. Fluff rice with a fork and serve with chicken mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 671mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
SPICED COCONUT CHICKEN WITH CORIANDER & LIME
Make this one-pot coconut chicken for an easy and filling midweek meal. If you want to boost the heat, leave the seeds in one of the green chillies
Provided by Diana Henry
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h20m
Yield Serves 4-6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a 30cm shallow casserole dish or high-sided frying pan. Fry the chicken thighs, skin-side down, just to get some colour on them (they will take on a deeper colour in the oven). Transfer them to another dish. Fry the onion in the pan until soft and pale gold. Add the garlic, spices and chillies. Cook for 2 mins more, then stir in the squash, cauliflower, rice, half the coriander, the lime zest, half the lime juice, the lime leaves and some seasoning. Put the chicken back in the pan, this time skin-side up, and season that as well.
- Heat the coconut milk and the chicken stock together until just below boiling point. Pour this around the chicken and put the pan in the oven, uncovered. Cook for 40 mins, or until the chicken is cooked through and the liquid has been absorbed by the rice. Squeeze over the remaining lime and scatter with the rest of the coriander. You could gently push the coriander into the rice, so it's not all on top. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 25 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
SPICY CHICKEN WITH COCONUT LIME SAUCE
From a Tyson chicken cookbook. This recipe was a contest winner and was submitted by Melissa Gilbert of Frederick, MD. I haven't tried it yet.
Provided by Oolala
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large, nonstick frypan, place oil over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken and cook about 5 minutes to brown on all sides; remove from the frypan and keep warm.
- To the pan, add onions, salsa, garlic, peppers, curry, salt, and pepper and cook about 2 minutes, stirring until onion has browned.
- Return chicken to the pan; pour coconut milk and lime juice over the chicken and simmer on low heat about 30 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.
- Remove and discard the peppers.
- To serve, place rice in serving platter and then top with chicken mixture.
- Garnish with lime slices and sprinkle with some of the grated coconut and pass the remainder.
SPICY TOMATO COCONUT CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: chicken, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic, ginger, jalapeñoes, onion, tomato puree, coconut milk, chicken stock, fresh cilantro
Provided by Tasty
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Salt and pepper chicken.
- In a large pot, brown chicken in olive oil. Remove chicken and set aside.
- In the same pot, add garlic, ginger, jalapeños and onions. Cook until translucent.
- Pour in the tomato puree, unsweetened coconut milk and chicken broth.
- Add the chicken back to the pot. Bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 45 - 60 minutes.
- Serve with rice. Garnish with cilantro or parsley.
- Enjoy!
SPICY GARLIC LIME CHICKEN
A delightful chicken dish with a little spicy kick. Serve with rice and your favorite vegetable.
Provided by C. PEREZ
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Skillet
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix together salt, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and parsley. Sprinkle spice mixture generously on both sides of chicken breasts.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken until golden brown, about 6 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons garlic powder and lime juice. Cook 5 minutes more, stirring frequently to coat evenly with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.1 calories, Carbohydrate 2.4 g, Cholesterol 83.7 mg, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 27.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 554.7 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
CHICKEN WITH LIME SAUCE
Another great recipe from the magazine Cooking Light. This silky sauce coats the chicken with rich, tangy flavor. Substitute lemon if you don't have a lime on hand. For a splash of color, garnish with chopped parsley or chives.
Provided by skigb
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy duty plastic wrap and pound to 1/4 inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken ; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
- Remove from pan ; keep warm.
- Add chicken broth, sugar , 2 tablespoons juice, and mustard to pan ; cook over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
- Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add cornstarch mixture to pan ; stir well with whisk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat ; cook 1 minute or until sauce thickens slightly.
- Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and butter, stirring until butter melts.
- Return chicken to pan ; simmer w minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.
STEWED SPICY CHICKEN WITH LEMONGRASS AND LIME
This wildly flavorful chicken dish is inspired by the bright flavors found in Thai cooking - garlic, galangal (or ginger), chiles, turmeric, cilantro and lemongrass. While its flavor profile is complex, it is blessedly easy to make. Just sauté the savories, herbs and spices and add the chicken to the pan. Allow it to cook, covered, for about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the lid, let the chicken brown a bit, and that's it. Serve over rice so you don't miss out on a single drop of the exquisite sauce.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place the oil in a large, deep skillet and turn the heat to medium. Add the shallot, garlic, ginger and chilies and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender and the mixture pasty. Add the turmeric, cilantro and sugar and cook, stirring, for another minute. Trim the lemongrass stalks of their toughest outer layers, then bruise them with the back of a knife; cut them into sections and add them to the mixture along with 1 cup water.
- Add the chicken and turn it once or twice in the sauce, then nestle it in the sauce; season with a little salt and pepper. Turn the heat to low and cover the skillet. Cook, turning once or twice, until the chicken is cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Uncover the skillet and raise the heat to medium-high; turn the chicken skin-side down. Let most (but not all) of the liquid evaporate and brown the chicken just a little on the bottom. Stir in the lime leaves and nam pla; taste and adjust seasoning as necessary, then garnish and serve with white rice.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 602, UnsaturatedFat 28 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 42 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 45 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 920 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN IN SPICY COCONUT SAUCE
Categories Sauce Milk/Cream Chicken Braise Spice Hot Pepper Shallot Lemongrass Gourmet
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Rub chicken with salt and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
- While chicken stands, gently mash tamarind with hot water in a bowl using your fingertips until pulp is softened, then force with a rubber spatula through a medium-mesh sieve into a small bowl, discarding solids. Pulse shallots, chiles, ginger, and turmeric with cumin and coriander in a food processor until finely chopped. Lightly smash lemongrass stalks with bottom of a heavy skillet.
- Stir together coconut milk, tamarind purée, shallot mixture, lemongrass, galangal, and palm sugar in a 6- to 7-quart wide heavy pot. Add chicken and bring to a simmer over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, then reduce heat and gently simmer, partially covered, until very tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl and simmer sauce, uncovered, stirring frequently, until thickened and reduced to about 4 cups, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes, then skim off any fat if desired. Discard lemongrass and season sauce with salt. Add chicken and stir to coat.
Tips:
- To achieve a crispy chicken coating, ensure the chicken is well-coated in the cornstarch mixture before frying.
- Use fresh and flavorful ingredients for the coconut-lime sauce to create a vibrant and aromatic dish.
- Adjust the amount of chili flakes in the sauce according to your desired spice level.
- Serve the chicken immediately after cooking to maintain its crispiness and enjoy the best flavor.
- Garnish the dish with fresh cilantro and lime wedges for an extra burst of flavor and visual appeal.
Conclusion:
The Spicy Chicken with Coconut-Lime Sauce is a tantalizing dish that combines crispy chicken tossed in a tangy, creamy, and slightly spicy sauce. The coconut milk and lime juice in the sauce lend a unique and refreshing flavor that complements the savory chicken perfectly. This dish is sure to impress your taste buds and is perfect for a quick and flavorful weeknight meal or as an appetizer for a party. Experiment with different chili pepper varieties to create a sauce that suits your spice preferences. Enjoy this delicious and easy-to-make recipe!
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