Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken Skillet
Enjoy a quick yet flavorful meal with this Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken Skillet recipe—ready in under 30 minutes! Try it today!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Tropical
Ingredients
Scale
- 4–6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small yellow onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 red chili (seeded and diced)
- 13.5 oz coconut milk
- 1 cup chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- Juice & zest of 1 lime
- Kosher salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 tbsp. olive or coconut oil
- 1–2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Dice the onion and bell pepper. Whisk together chicken stock and cornstarch.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper; heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Sear chicken until golden brown.
- Remove chicken, then sauté onion, bell pepper, garlic, and red chili until softened.
- Add stock mixture and coconut milk; whisk to combine. Stir in lime juice and zest.
- Return chicken to the skillet; simmer for about 5 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 110mg