Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce

This easy stove-top basil chicken coconut curry recipe will knock your socks off. Don't worry, it's not too hot, just very tasty.

⏱ 87 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 12min 📊 Medium 🍽 4 servings 👁 13
Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces. Place in medium bowl. Stir together curry, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper and chili powder. Sprinkle over chicken, tossing to coat evenly. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
  2. In a large nonstick frying pan, stir onion, basil, garlic and peppers in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes, until onion is translucent. Add chicken and cook for 5-6 minutes until no longer pink.
  3. Combine coconut milk and cornstarch and whisk well to combine. Carefully add to skillet, whisking vigorously. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in ginger. Cook and stir for another minute. Serve over hot rice.
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Nutrition per serving

402kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1856.00
Per Serving
$464.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3712.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (86% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
skinless 3 -
curry powder 2 tsp $47.00
salt 1 tsp $1.00
pepper 0.5 tsp $11.00
chili powder 0.25 tsp $4.00
red onion 1 medium $70.00
garlic 5 cloves $988.00
jalapeno peppers 2 $234.00
olive oil 1 tbsp $21.00
1 -
cornstarch 1 tbsp $8.00
dried basil 1 tbsp $285.00
grated fresh ginger 1 tsp $5.00
hot cooked rice 3 cups $182.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce

Ingredients:
  • 3 skinless (boneless chicken breast halves)
  • 2 tsp curry powder (I used more)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ tsp chili powder (I used more)
  • 1 medium red onion (chopped)
  • 5 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and finely chopped (by seeding the jalapeno you lose most of the spice/heat but retain great flavor))
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cups hot cooked rice

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