Coconut Thai-Style Rotisserie Chicken Curry
Coconut Curry Chicken is made easy by using cooked rotisserie chicken. This is a great weeknight meal filled with lots of flavor.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons curry powder
- ½ onion thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups diced rotisserie chicken
- 1 (14.5oz) can undrained stewed tomatoes
- 1 (13.5oz) can lite coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- juice from 1/2 lime
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- ½ cup crushed cashews
- cooked rice
- sliced green onions and/or fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the curry powder and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the sliced onion and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, pepper and paprika and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add the chicken and stir to coat it with the mixture. Add the stewed tomatoes, coconut milk, brown sugar and ginger. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the curry has thickened as much as you would like. Stir in the lime juice, coconut and cashews.
- Serve the curry over cooked rice. Garnish with green onions and/or cilantro and additional coconut and cashews, if desired.
Notes
Bryan’s Notes
We had some left-over rotisserie chicken, and had a hankering for a curry. I found this recipe, and it seemed potentially good. So I made it. It turned out well. Some points:- My lovely wife found the 3 tablespoons of curry powder a little to strong for her current tastes, although I liked it. Next time, I’ll tone it down a little.
- I found that the 40 minutes of simmering was not necessary. I did a little over 20 minutes and the results were fine.
- We had diced tomatoes, which were a good substitute for the specified stewed tomatoes
- I omitted the cashews – we didn’t have any on hand.
