Thai Red Curry Chicken with Coconut Rice
Creamy Thai-style red curry chicken with vegetables, served over coconut rice.

Total
32 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
1
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Recipe serves 1
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Cooked jasmine rice
- 1/2 cup Coconut milk
- 1.5 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 6 oz Chicken thigh (boneless, bite-size)
- 1 tsp Neutral oil
- 1/2 cup sliced Bell pepper
- 1/2 cup sliced Zucchini
- 1/2 cup Baby spinach
- 1 tbsp Fish sauce
- 1 tsp Lime juice
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
Instructions
- 1
In a small pot, warm coconut milk and stir in a pinch of sugar; keep warm (for coconut rice flavor).
- 2
Heat a skillet over medium heat with neutral oil. Add red curry paste and stir 30–60 seconds until fragrant.
- 3
Add chicken and cook 5–7 minutes until mostly cooked through.
- 4
Pour in coconut milk; simmer 5 minutes until sauce is creamy and chicken is tender.
- 5
Add bell pepper and zucchini; simmer 3 minutes until crisp-tender.
- 6
Stir in spinach until wilted. Season with fish sauce and lime juice.
- 7
Serve over jasmine rice (optionally stir a spoonful of warm coconut milk into the rice).
Nutrition per serving
Calories
780
39% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 44 g |
| Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Fat | 45 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Sodium | 1050 mg |
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