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One Pot Coconut Chicken Rice Recipe

One Pot Coconut Chicken Rice Recipe
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This One Pot Coconut Chicken Rice is a flavorful and aromatic dish with tender chicken thighs cooked to perfection on a bed of fragrant jasmine rice in a creamy coconut and Thai-inspired sauce. The dish is easy to make and perfect for a cozy dinner at home.

Ingredients

Chicken:

  • 3 – 4 chicken thighs, skin on
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • Good amount of Pepper & Salt
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Rice:

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 3–4 cm fresh ginger, grated (or 2 tsp ginger)
  • 2–3 Thai green chilis, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
  • 4 Spring onions, roughly chopped
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 250 ml full fat coconut milk
  • 1 tbs fish sauce (more to taste)
  • Big handful coriander, roughly chopped
  • 250 g pointed cabbage, roughly chopped (optional, see notes)

To serve:

  • Red chilis, finely sliced
  • Extra coriander leaves
  • Lime slices

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C.

    2. Pat the chicken dry and season well with pepper, salt, and lime zest. Heat oil in a skillet, add chicken skin side down, and cook until golden. Set aside.

  2. In the same pan, sauté shallots, ginger, garlic, and chilis until fragrant.

    3. Add rice, spring onions, and toast for a few minutes. Pour in chicken stock, coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce, and cabbage. Mix well.

  3. Place the chicken on top of the rice.

    4. Cover and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until chicken is cooked through.

  4. Fluff the rice and serve with chilis, coriander, and lime.

Notes

  • Feel free to customize with additional vegetables like snow peas, broccoli, or peppers.

Nutrition

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