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Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken

Name: Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts, cut into bite-sized cubes; 3 Carrots, peeled and diced; 1 ½ tbsp Garlic, minced; 1 cup Butternut Squash, medium diced; ½ Red Onion, cut into thin strips; 1 can Light Coconut Milk; 1 Jalapeno, diced (if you leave seeds in, it will be hotter); ¼ cup Cilantro, roughly chopped; 3 Green Onion, sliced; Cooked Rice or Naan bread to serve with; 1 tbsp Curry Powder; 2 tbsp Agave Nectar/Sweetener of Choice; 2 tbsp PB 2 or Peanut Butter; Salt and Pepper; ½-1 Lime, juice; Olive Oil; Optional Toppings: Sliced Red Cabbage, Bean Sprouts; Optional Sides: Cooked Rice, Naan Bread

October 23, 2018

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Get ready for your new favorite comfort food. Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken.

Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken is something I definitely learned to love later on in life. Anyone who has been in the apartment industry will know why. Curry is a blend of very pungent spices and those who cook with it often end up with a home that will forever smell like it.

So having this as my only experience with Curry, you can imagine I was a little hesitant to try it out. But boy, I was missing out on such a great part of culinary indulgent. And then when I went to Thailand, my curry world was turned upside down.

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There are differences between Thai and Indian Curry recipes, but they are both equally delicious. This Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken is closer to the Indian curry recipes, because I’ve mainly used dry spices.

I know that the world of curry can be intimidating. With so many curries to choose from, how do you know which you want to cook with?

Great question! You can check out this article from Asian Inspirations that talks about what makes a curry red, green, or yellow. And feel free to get creative with your chicken coconut curry recipe. If you wanted to add some chili’s that I didn’t, you go ahead and knock your little spicy socks off!

Now if this Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken is your first time experimenting with an Indian curry recipe, it is a good place to start. The recipe is not overly difficult and comes together in about twenty-five to thirty minutes. Which you guessed it the bowled beauty is an excellent option for any day of the week. And I used light coconut milk, so the good news is this Easy Coconut Curry with Chicken is on the healthier side, but you probably won’t be able to tell with all the levels of flavor in this weeknight recipe wonder.

Now what the heck do I eat with this Chicken Coconut Curry?!

Chicken Coconut Curry can be served with many things ranging from jasmine rice or na’an bread. Something about dipping some fresh na’an bread into anything curry is enough to send me into culinary love. To keep things nutritious I served mine over a mixture of quinoa and brown jasmine rice. Let me tell you, it was perfection.

Anywho, there is nothing left to do, but make this Easy Coconut Curry weeknight recipe. So go get it!

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