Dinner tonight? Curry? Yes!
Super simple Coconut Chicken Curry. Lets call it the Monday night curry.
Oh, Monday. You came way too fast. Why does this always happen?
After last nights Superbowl feast I am betting you all want something not laden with cheese, buffalo sauce, or anything fried. Maybe, just maybe, you want something with a little green. You know for good measure.
If you can believe it, we actually had no Superbowl food. Like nothing, notta, zip, zap, zero! I know, what the?!?
Honestly, we did not even watch the game live! I know, please do not hate me.
See, I know nothing about football and the people who love it and know everything were not around. My mom and younger brother had to catch a flight to Europe (my brother is competing in the European Open for snowboarding), which meant my dad had to drive them down to Denver. So he taped the game and we watched it about two hours behind, fast forwarded through the commercials and watched just a little bit of Beyonce.
Then to top it off, we ate Curry. On Superbowl Sunday. I know. What the heck is wrong with us?
In our defense this curry is really good. It is healthy Indian comfort food and it easy and quick which is just pretty freaking awesome. It is creamy, spicy, healthy and delicious. See, Monday does not have to be all bad!
Ingredients
- 2 (about 1 pound) boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small bite size pieces
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 heads broccoli, separated into bit size pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 can coconut milk (I used regular, but lite works great)
- 3 tablespoons red curry paste
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- In a medium size pan over medium-high heat add peanut peanut oil. Toss the chicken with the curry powder and saute until cooked, about 5-8 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In the same pan add more oil if needed and saute the broccoli, garlic and ginger. After a few minutes, add the coconut milk and let simmer for 5-8 minutes. The broccoli should soften but still be tender-crisp.Add the curry paste to the pan and stir it until it combines with the coconut milk. Slide back in the chicken and any juices. Bring to a slight boil and add the cornstarch. Boil for about a minute, then reduce heat and let cool slightly (about another 2 to three minutes). Sauce will thicken as the mixture cools. Watch it closely, you do not want it to get to thick!
- Serve over white or brown rice.
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Looks and sound yummy.
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
This looks delicious! I love curry!
I have been on the hunt today for low carb recipes.
My mom comes over every Wednesday for dinner, & she has just started a low carb diet. I will sub the white rice for brown. Pinned it! 
Thanks!
Thanks for pinning!
This looks delicious. I love curry and now I have a simple chicken curry recipe!
Oh, wow! This looks delicious. I would love for you to come over to my blog hop and share this and other posts there!
http://countrifiedhicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/mondays-with-countrified-hicks-blog-hop.html
This looks really good! I wanted to try this out, but I was wondering if the cornstarch is really necessary, because I’m on a diet where I can’t have any type of starch. I’m pretty sure all the cornstarch is for is just to thicken the sauce, but if I left that out, do you think it would be overly thin/liquidly?
Thanks!
I think you could leave the cornstarch out for sure! It will be a little more liquidly, nut just simmer the sauce longer until you get the thickness you want. Good luck!
I made curry for dinner just now!
) I am pinning this to try though and it looks beautiful, rich and creamy 
)Thanks for sharing at Tasteful Tuesdays this week! Do you sew or know someone who does? I have a fabulous pattern sale (18 patterns for under $25) and giveaway going on right now.http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2013/02/sew-fab-e-pattern-sale-and-giveaway.html
Oh this looks FANTASTIC!!! I love curries, and I’m gonna pin this one so I can try it out sometime! Looks fabulous!
Thank you and thanks for pinning!
My husband and I love curry. Will definitely try this and I am adding it to my Pinterest food board.
The best part is that it really is so simple! Thanks for pinning!
I can’t wait to try this! It is going on my meal list for this week. Simple and delicious are my two favorite words when it comes to weeknight cooking.
I’m so glad to have found your lovely blog!
Aw thank you! I am always happy to have a new reader!!
So saucy! I love when everything is drenched in curry
I LOVE chicken curry!! Just pinned this and can’t wait to try!
That looks delicious. I cannot wait to make this tasty looking dish!
This looks wonderful! I will need to try this very soon! Thanks for sharing this! =D
This looks great! Thank you for sharing at last week’s week’s All My Bloggy Friends
This looks so good and is easier than my usual recipe! I’m excited to try it.
Hi Tieghan
I am making the curry right now. Ben and Gabe are so excited. I’ve never made anything like this before. But I have to tell you that your taquitos were a huge hit. I made them when we were out in Colorado and then again for the super bowl. Definitely a crowd favorite. I also made your Triple Chocolate Cake Balls for our Sunday dinner with the grandparents. I told them they had a secret ingredient but no even came close to guessing avocado, even after I told them it was something green. Everyone really enjoyed them and they were so different from the desserts I usually do. Thanks for the amazing recipes, it’s been fun trying new things. Tell your family hello. Hopefully we’ll be see you all soon.
Thanks so much for giving my recipes a try and for reading!! I will try and keep the recipes coming! I hear Gabe likes chocolate! Thanks again for reading and I hope to see you guys soon!
Oh my goodness, my husband would be so happy if I made this! Thanks for sharing. I better pin it.
Hi! I made this for dinner tonight. We just got done eating and my mouth is on fire! It was delicious but a little too spicy for me. I’ve never made curry at home before but I’m assuming its the curry paste? Any suggestions on how to cut the heat? Otherwise it was delicious!
Thanks!
I am so glad you like it! To cute down on the heat I would reduce the curry paste to 1 tablespoon, hopefully that should be less spicy! Enjoy!
Just made this curry dish and it was great! It looked super easy and I LOVE most any kind of curry. True to form, I adapted to fit what I had in my fridge. I used cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and a bit of green pepper. Brown rice rounded the meal out. Thanks for making curry so accessible!
This recipe looks delicious. I have all the ingredients but the curry paste. Can I subsitute it for anything or leave it out completely? Thanks!
This was so good! Next time we are going to add more coconut milk, because we like it a bit more liquidy. Very good flavor. I am Celiac, and easily found everything I needed GF. This is going in my recipe book. Thank you!
I am so glad you liked! Thanks for letting me know, I love to here when someone try’s things!
My taste buds forced me to add some salt ( I know, it’s bad, but don’t put the shaker on the table). I don’t know if my broccoli heads were bigger than the original, but I had way more broccoli to chicken ratio. Next time I’d add another breast of chicken. Live and learn.
LOL, I love salt! And honestly, I had more broccoli than chicken as well, but that is the way we like it. Glad you still enjoyes it!
This recipe was amazing!! Thank you so much. Even my not-too-fond-of-curry husband loved it…and my 8 months old. I’m slowing making my way through all your recipes so keep ‘em coming!
P.S. Great name!
Teagan! Ha, I do not see many people with my name let alone someone who reads my blog! I am so glad you guys liked this! Thanks so much for reading!