Coconut Lime Chicken
Creamy chicken dish flavored with coconut and lime.
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken breast zest and juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion diced
- 1 garlic clove minced or grated
- 2 tsp fresh finger grated
- ½ can lite coconut milk
- 1 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 large lime zest and juice
- cilantro chopped
- 2 servings rice
Instructions
- Chop chicken breast into small bite-size pieces. Add to a bowl along with the salt, pepper, and flour. Toss to coat the chicken in the flour.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Heat the oil and add the chicken. Reserve the flour left in the bowl.
- Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes until browned. Remove the chicken from the skillet. If the skillet looks dry, add a bit more oil.
- Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes or until it begins to soften. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute longer. Add the reserved flour and stir until the flour is incorporated into the oil and veggies.
- Add canned coconut milk, soy sauce, brown sugar, lime zest, and lime juice. Allow the sauce to begin to thicken for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the chicken to the sauce and heat until the chicken is cooked through.
- Plate over rice and sprinkle with cilantro.