* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutty lemongrass chicken
A quick and healthy chicken dish that's full of flavour
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4
Calories: 794kcal
Author: Dale Pinnock
Equipment
Deep frying pan or sauté pan
Ingredients
1red onion
5garlic clovesfinely chopped
2sticks of lemongrassbashed
1green chillifinely chopped
Olive oil
800mlcanned coconut milk
2tbsp(heaped) peanut butter
1tsp ground turmeric
4chicken breastsdiced
2large handfuls of baby spinach
1limejuiced
Saltto taste
Method
In a pan, sauté the onion, garlic, lemon grass and chilli in a little olive oil, along with a good pinch of salt, until the onion has softened.
Add the coconut milk, stir in the peanut butter and turmeric and simmer for around 10 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken and the flavour of the lemon grass really begins to penetrate the dish.
Add the diced chicken and continue to simmer for around 15 minutes until cooked through.
Add the spinach and allow it to wilt before squeezing in the lime juice. Serve.