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Coconut lime chicken is competing for my number one chicken recipe. Served it with some cauli rice seasoned with lime and cilantro and some roasted broccoli.
AUTHOR: broccyourbody
Coconut Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, cut longways to make them thinner
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 can coconut milk, just the hard top part
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 limes
- 2 tablespoons cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts in half longways and sear in coconut oil on medium high heat for about 4-5 minutes each side. Remove chicken from the pan and reduce heat to medium.
- Add in the shallot, garlic, and a little more coconut oil. Sauté until fragrant/soft.
- Add in the cream (top part) of the canned coconut milk, juice from the limes, cilantro, and salt, pepper, turmeric, & red chili flakes.
- Add chicken back in and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
- Top with red chili flakes for added spice and serve with rice.
Notes
Option to serve with cauliflower rice.
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Hi, I’m Carissa Stanton aka @broccyourbody. I run my food blog full time out of Los Angeles, CA.
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So simple and delicious! Topped with some chili oil and it was just perfect.
This was such a great recipe! We were looking for something flavorful to add to our new healthy weekly dinner menu and we got it! So light, fresh and flavorful. Highly recommend!
Love this one.
One of my go to fav and super easy to put together