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Chicken Skillet with Coconut Milk Curry

Updated Aug 3, 2023Published Oct 14, 2016 By Julia 16 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
This chicken skillet is simmered in a spicy coconut milk curry along with baby spinach leaves and sun-dried tomatoes. It's a one-pan recipe for fast, moist, and flavorful chicken.
Chicken skillet with coconut milk curry

Chicken Skillet with Coconut Milk Curry

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Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 25 minutes mins
Yield: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 chicken breasts boneless and skinless
  • 3 ounces baby spinach
  • 1/2 ounce sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

For the coconut milk curry:

  • 13.5 ounce can coconut milk stirred
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Combine all of the coconut milk curry ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts in a single layer to the pan. Cook until seared on both sides, about 1 minute per side.
  • Add the coconut milk curry to the pan, and mix it with the chicken. Cover the pan with a lid. Let the sauce simmer over medium-low heat until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
  • Uncover the pan. Stir in spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. Serve with rice or noodles.

NUTRITION

694 kcal/serving

PHOTOS

Chicken skillet with coconut milk curry
Chicken skillet with coconut milk curry
Chicken skillet with coconut milk curry

NOTES & TIPS

This Thai-inspired coconut milk curry sauce is a blend of coconut milk, lime juice, ground ginger, a few tablespoons of curry powder (any kind will work), and a bit of sriracha for extra heat. Throw all of that into the skillet to simmer with the chicken, and you end up with a very flavorful sauce that’s great for sopping up with rice or noodles. The curry sauce is almost soup-like and not thick or heavy.
This recipe makes a generous amount of curry sauce, so I recommend pairing this dish with rice or noodles.

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Filed Under: Mains: Poultry Tagged With: chicken breasts, coconut, curry powder, ginger, gluten free, milk, spinach

About Julia

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia is a recipe developer and the founder of Savory Tooth, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2015, she has been sharing simple recipes for tasty dishes in a user-friendly format. She typically prefers savory foods over sweet, hence the name of the site. Contact her at julia@savorytooth.null.com.

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Jessica Jackson

This was phenomenal! Only thing I changed was i used Jamaican curry, added sweet chili sauce and chicken stock to the curry mix! I used jasmine rice for fragrance and taste! Excellent!

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6 years ago
Julia

Those are great additions. Thanks for sharing your feedback, Jessica.

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6 years ago
Linda

I am in the process of making this dish and wonder if doubling the chicken do I double all the ingredients of the sauce?

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2 years ago
Julia

Yes, all of the ingredients should be doubled.

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2 years ago
Rachel

This was delicious, and so easy! I didn’t have two tbsp of curry powder left, which I didn’t realise until I came back from the shop, so I improvised: 4 tsp curry powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp red Thai curry paste. If you happen to have this stuff lying around, I’d highly recommend it, but I think even just switching out 1 tsp of the curry powder for garam masala would be great. I also seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper, cumin, and garlic powder before putting it in the pan and again before flipping it, but I never cook plain chicken. 🙂

I do wish the sauce was a little thicker. Any advice on how to accomplish that?

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7 years ago
Julia

Hi Rachel, I’m so glad that you liked this dish 🙂 To thicken the sauce, you can combine the sauce ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil, letting it simmer until thickened to your liking. Then proceed with searing the chicken, and then adding the thickened sauce with the chicken. Hope that makes sense!

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7 years ago
Rachel

It does indeed, thanks. And even with that addition, this is still a recipe with very little cleanup, which is another excellent feature!

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7 years ago
Lars

I have some rice noodles lying around and was thinking that after the chicken has simmered in the sauce, I would take the chicken out and put the dry rice noodles in to soak up the sauce. Any thoughts/suggestions?

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7 years ago
Julia

Hi Lars, I haven’t tried that before but it sounds like a delicious idea. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!

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7 years ago
Lars Hollingsed

I did give it a try and it worked out great! I added a little chicken broth and a little more coconut milk (since those rice noodles are thirsty) and it turned out both beautiful and delicious.

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7 years ago
Julia

Thanks for reporting back! Glad it worked out well 🙂

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7 years ago
Jessica

This looks AMAZING! I have an entire container of coconut milk sitting in my refrigerator that I need to use so this is the perfect recipe for it. My husband and I like spicy food so I might add a bit more Sriracha for some added heat. Thanks for the recipe!

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7 years ago
Amanda

This dish was awesome! I made it tonight for my husband and myself. It was super easy, flavorful and tasty! Although I wanted to, I did not add the sun dried tomatoes because I did not have any. Instead of sirracha I used 1 tablespoon of a chili garlic sauce I had on hand. It still came out delicious. The chicken was moist and I added extra spinach. Yum!! Thank you.

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8 years ago
Julia

You’re welcome Amanda, glad to hear you liked it!! 🙂

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8 years ago
Amy|The Cook Report

This looks fantastic! I love coconut milk sauces, love the idea of adding sun-dried tomatoes as well

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8 years ago
Julia @ HappyFoods Tube

Julia, this dish looks soo good. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂 Cant’ wait to try it!

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8 years ago

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