How To Make Coconut Lime Chicken and Broccoli
Do something new with your stir-fries with this coconut lime chicken recipe. Meat and broccoli are cooked until tender in a bright & zesty coconut sauce.
Ingredients
For Coconut Lime Sauce:
- 14ozfull-fat coconut milk,(1¾ cups)
- ½cupchicken stock
- 4tbsplime juice,freshly-squeezed
- 2tbsphoney
- 1tbspcornstarch
- 1tbspfresh ginger,grated
- 11stalk lemongrass,peeled and grated, optional
For Stir-Fry:
- 1lbchicken breasts,boneless skinless, thinly sliced into bite-sized pieces
- fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
- 2tbspolive oil,divided
- 2scallions,thinly sliced with white and green green parts separated
- 3clovesgarlic,pressed or minced
- 3cupsbroccoli florets
For Toppings:
- fresh cilantro,toppings
- Thai bird chiles,thinly-sliced, optional
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, chicken stock, lime juice, sugar, cornstarch, grated ginger and grated lemongrass until combined. Set aside until ready to use.
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Season the chicken with a few generous pinches of salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat in a large sauté pan.Â
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Add the chicken and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring and flipping occasionally, until cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a clean plate and set aside.
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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the sauté pan. Add the white parts of the scallions and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.Â
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Pour in the sauce mixture and whisk to combine. Let the sauce continue cooking until it reaches a simmer.
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Add the broccoli to the sauce and gently toss for 1 minute until it is completely coated. Add in the chicken and toss until combined. Remove from heat.
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Taste and season the dish with extra salt, pepper, lime juice and/or sugar if needed.
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Serve warm over rice or noodles, garnished with lots of fresh cilantro and the dark parts of the green onions, plus a few sliced chiles, if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 357.43kcal
- Fat:Â 26.06g
- Saturated Fat:Â 15.24g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 6.91g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.25g
- Carbohydrates:Â 14.85g
- Fiber:Â 0.42g
- Sugar:Â 6.77g
- Protein:Â 19.17g
- Cholesterol:Â 48.98mg
- Sodium:Â 559.11mg
- Calcium:Â 51.24mg
- Potassium:Â 546.49mg
- Iron:Â 3.66mg
- Vitamin A: 85.42µg
- Vitamin C:Â 49.04mg
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