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Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes Recipe

 ·  ☕ 3 min read  ·  ✍️ Theresa Holloway

Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, coconut milk chicken with sweet potatoes. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook coconut milk chicken with sweet potatoes using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes:
  1. Get 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
  2. Prepare 1 tsp ground turmeric
  3. Take 2 tsp ground ginger
  4. Get 3 tbs sesame oil
  5. Prepare 2 medium shallots, chopped
  6. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  7. Take 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  8. Make ready 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped plus more for serving
  10. Make ready 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks (thicker is better)
  11. Make ready 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  12. Take 2 cups canned coconut milk
  13. Take 2 tbs fish sauce
  14. Take 2 cups fresh baby spinach
  15. Prepare juice of 2 limes
  16. Get To taste kosher salt
  17. Make ready 2 cups cooked rice, for serving
  18. Prepare naan, for serving - we warm the pre-packaged ones in the oven (optional)
Instructions to make Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes:
  1. Toss the chicken with the turmeric, ginger, and 1 tablespoon oil. Let sit 5 minutes.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat.
  3. Add the chicken and sear on both sides until browned, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger, cayenne, and cilantro, cook 3 minutes, then toss in the sweet potato.
  5. Season to taste with salt.
  6. Reduce the heat to low. Add 1 cup broth, the coconut milk, and fish sauce. Partially cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. If the sauce is too thick, add additional broth. Stir in the spinach and lime juice.
  7. Serve the chicken and sauce over rice. Top with fresh cilantro. Enjoy with naan.
  8. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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