Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.
Approximate cooking time: 35 minutes (with an additional hour for marinade)
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
- Marinate chicken in 1 Tbs olive oil, sea salt (optional), black pepper, chili powder and garlic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Shortly before meal time, heat 2 medium skillets over medium-high heat.
- In one, saute marinated chicken until browned and almost fully cooked.
- 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.
- Add red pepper, coconut milk and browned chicken and stir. Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is completely done.
30 Comments
JCrow
Best thing I cooked yet! I used cream, next time I will use coconut milk.
kic1970
How much chili?
JCrow
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.
Felix Olschewski
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
Tammy
We added a handful of sun-dried tomatoes to the sauce. It was great!
Julie
What does the 0.5p+0.5C mean against the coconut milk mean
Stefania
Great meal!
I really enjoyed it…
Heather
Yummy! I was out of coconut milk and subbed almond milk instead. Still very good!
wingman
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?
JimmyF
is it red peppers like red bell pepper? or chili peppers?
Holly
We LOVED this recipe! Plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day! Even excellent cold!
Jacina
Very good!! Just had it for dinner
beagle99
I’m with you Julie. What does the 0.5p+0.5C mean regarding the coconut milk mean
kabaucom
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.
mcole760
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.
tjw6150
I think the 0.5p+0.5C means 1/2 protein, 1/2 carb for those of us who count the nutrients.
beerninja
is it supposed to be soupie? or is the sauce supposed to be thick?
rtaco2
Should I be using unsweetened coconut milk? Why would I choose one over another? Thanks.
Neely
@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.
Kathy
Is this a receipe you can make in advance and freeze?
Neely
@Kathy – Yes, definitely!
Andrea
Do u think this recipe will work well if I used steak ?
peather
I am also looking for a substitute for the mushrooms; any suggestions?
Stefanie
My husband and I loved this! It was our first Paleo dish! We had 2 lbs of chicken so we doubled the recipe. Everything went so well together and we didn’t crave any sides with it. The only change we will make next time will be to add more chili powder. Wish I could add a picture we took of the dish!
Neely Quinn
Stefanie – Glad you liked it! We love pics. If you have a great one, please send it to me at neely@paleoplan.com. If I use it I’ll be sure to give you proper credit :)
lisa
When cooking these recipes i see that you use a lot of ccconut milk. Do you use the can of the gallon. I know theres a difference between the two , just wanting to make sure to grab the right one.
Neely Quinn
lisa – It should always specify “canned” coconut milk, and that’s always what we mean :)
tla
Did this without the peppers, and it was simple but very nice. I was conservative with the chili powder but it turns out I didn’t really need to be! The coconut milk tempers it nicely.
Julzjay13
Another great recipe. Family loved it :) this whole web site makes our paleo journey much easier.. Thanks!
mroute
Fantastic meal. I quadrupled for the whole family and everyone loved it…kids and adults alike.