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Garlic Chicken, Red Peppers and Mushroom Sauce

Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.

Approximate cooking time: 35 minutes (with an additional hour for marinade)

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • 2 Tbs olive oil, divided
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 8-10 white button or cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 red bell peppers, sliced
  • 1/3 cup coconut milk

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken in 1 Tbs olive oil, sea salt (optional), black pepper, chili powder and garlic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  2. Shortly before meal time, heat 2 medium skillets over medium-high heat.
  3. In one, saute marinated chicken until browned and almost fully cooked.
  4. Heat 1 Tbs olive (or coconut) oil in the other skillet. Add onion and saute for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add mushrooms and continue to cook until tender.
  5. Add red pepper, coconut milk and browned chicken and stir. Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is completely done.

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21 Comments

  1. Best thing I cooked yet! I used cream, next time I will use coconut milk.

  2. How much chili?

  3. I just used a few sprinkles of red chilli flakes. Next time when I use the coconut milk I’m going to use more to balance the sweetness.

  4. I’m glad you like the recipe. I had a lot of fun developing it.
    @kic1970: Use just as much Chili as you like!
    You can find more of my recipes on http://kitchen.felixolschewski.com

  5. We added a handful of sun-dried tomatoes to the sauce. It was great!

  6. What does the 0.5p+0.5C mean against the coconut milk mean

  7. Great meal!

    I really enjoyed it…

  8. Yummy! I was out of coconut milk and subbed almond milk instead. Still very good!

  9. Is there a substitute for mushrooms if I really dislikes them? Cooking the chicken in marinated chili / garlic sounds awesome, but is there a different sauce that could be used?

  10. is it red peppers like red bell pepper? or chili peppers?

  11. We LOVED this recipe! Plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day! Even excellent cold!

  12. Very good!! Just had it for dinner

  13. I’m with you Julie. What does the 0.5p+0.5C mean regarding the coconut milk mean

  14. This was sooo tastey!! I added curry with the coconut milk and veggies and it was delicious. Next time, I will probably allow the sauce to thicken in consistency.

    kabaucom

  15. This was a great recipe. I added the juice of 1 lime to the pan after everything had been incorporated and it really kicked it up a notch. I think cilantro would be a nice addition as well.

    mcole760

  16. I think the 0.5p+0.5C means 1/2 protein, 1/2 carb for those of us who count the nutrients.

    tjw6150

  17. is it supposed to be soupie? or is the sauce supposed to be thick?

    beerninja

  18. Should I be using unsweetened coconut milk? Why would I choose one over another? Thanks.

  19. @rtaco2 – I’ve actually never seen sweetened coconut milk in a can. Maybe they sell it at Asian markets? If you’re using the coconut milk in a carton, which is just water, some coconut milk, sugar and other additives, this recipe calls for coconut milk in a can, which is just coconut flesh ground up with water and thickened with guar gum. It’s much thicker than the stuff in the carton, which is more like coconut beverage. Hope that helps.

  20. Is this a receipe you can make in advance and freeze?

  21. @Kathy – Yes, definitely!

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