5 from 30 votes
Chicken Curry
This Chicken Curry combines thinly sliced chicken breast cooked with fresh green beans and bell pepper in a thickened yellow curry sauce made with coconut milk, sugar, ginger, and curry powder. The dish offers a balance of savory and mildly sweet flavors with tender chicken and crisp vegetables, finished with fresh basil and scallions.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
266 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ oz coconut milk well shaken, canned
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon corn starch
- 2 teaspoon yellow curry powder
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pound chicken breast sliced into even sized pieces
- 3 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ lb green beans fresh, trimmed
- 1 red bell pepper or yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
- 2 scallion chopped
- basil for garnish
Instructions
- Add first 6 ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk well. It's okay if the coconut oil is a bit lumpy. Set aside.
- Heat 1 ½ tablespoon sesame oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and cook 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken from pan and cover with foil.
- Add remaining 1 ½ tablespoon oil to the pan. Add beans and peppers and saute for 4-5 minutes.
- Add chicken back to pan. Whisk the sauce again then add to the pan. Cook until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh basil and chopped scallions.
- Serve with rice or cauliflower rice.
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Notes
- This recipe has a Weight Watchers SmartPoints value of 7.
Nutrition Information
Calories
266kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
426mg
(18%)
Potassium
617mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
485IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
62.9mg
(70%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 266
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 266kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 426mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 617mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 485IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 62.9mg | 70% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.