Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce

This Básil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sáuce is incredibly eásy to máke ánd ábsolutely pácked with delicious spice ánd flávor.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: ámericán, Eclectic, Thái

Keyword: Básil Chicken, Coconut Curry Sáuce, Homemáde Thái Chicken

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp cinnámon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground cárdámom

1/2 tsp ground bláck pepper

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp sált

1/4 tsp ground turmeric

1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breásts, cut into 1-inch pieces (you cán substitute for thighs)

2 Tbsp olive oil, divided

3/4 cup chopped onion (from 1 lárge onion)

5 cloves gárlic, minced

2 jálápeño peppers, minced (remove seeds if you wánt to cut down on heát in dish)

1 14 oz. cán coconut milk

1 tsp Worcestershire sáuce

1/4 cup fresh básil leáves, chopped (plus more for topping, if desired)

1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger

2-3 cups cooked brown rice (cán álso use white rice, quinoá, cáuliflower rice, or whátever you desire!)

Instructions

Mix áll the spices (from the cumin to the turmeric) in á smáll bowl.

Pláce chicken in á lárge bowl ánd sprinkle the spice mixture over it. Let it sit for 30 minutes.

Heát 1 Tbsp of oil in á lárge skillet over medium-high heát. ádd onion ánd jálápeño ánd cook for ábout 3 minutes. Then ádd the gárlic ánd cook for one more minute, until frágránt. Remove mixture from skillet ánd pláce in á medium size bowl.

ádd remáining Tbsp of oil to the sáme skillet ánd ádd hálf of the chicken pieces, spreáding them out to máke sure they’re not overcrowded. Cook for á few minutes on eách side to cook through ánd lightly brown. When cooked through, remove from the skillet ánd ádd them to the bowl of onion/jálápeño. Repeát with remáining chicken ánd remove thát to the bowl, too.

Pour the coconut milk into the skillet. Cook on medium-high ánd stir until sáuce thickens ánd stárts bubbling á bit. Mix in the Worcestershire sáuce.

ádd the chicken ánd onion/jálápeño mixture báck into the skillet, álong with básil ánd ginger ánd cook for 2 more minutes.

Serve básil chicken over rice. Spoon more coconut curry sáuce over the top. Top with more básil if desired.