Thai Green Curry Chicken with Coconut Rice

40 minutes
1590 calories
Serves 4
Lunch
Balanced Asian

Fragrant chicken‑vegetable curry in coconut milk over buttery coconut rice – nut‑free and high in calories.

Ingredients

  • Chicken, green‑curry paste, coconut milk, eggplant, green beans, bell pepper, fish sauce, sugar; coconut‑rice ingredients.

Instructions

  1. PREP AHEAD
  2. - Rinse 1 c jasmine rice; swap ½ water for coconut milk; start cooker.
  3. - Slice chicken thighs bite-size.
  4. - Halve Thai eggplant or zucchini; slice bell pepper.
  5. - Open coconut milk can; stir curry paste jar.
  6. - Tear kaffir lime leaves; pick Thai basil.
  7. COOKING STEPS
  8. 1. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in saucepan; fry 2 Tbsp green curry paste 30 sec until aromatic.
  9. 2. Add chicken; toss 2 min to coat.
  10. 3. Pour in 1 can coconut milk + ½ c water; drop lime leaves. Simmer 5 min.
  11. 4. Stir in eggplant & bell pepper; cook 6 min until veg tender and chicken cooked.
  12. 5. Finish with fish sauce, palm sugar, and handful Thai basil.
  13. 6. Fluff coconut rice; serve curry ladled over, garnish extra basil.
  14. (Active time ≈ 15 min | Total ≈ 30 min)

Nutrition Facts

1590
Calories
72
Protein
135
Carbs
85
Fat
6g
Fiber
8g
Sugar