Name: Easy Thai Green Curry with Chicken, Bell Pepper, and Sugar Snap Peas
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon virgin coconut or canola oil; 1/4 cup green curry paste; 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger; 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest; 1 medium onion, sliced into 1/4-inch strips; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 red bell pepper, sliced into 1/4-inch strips; 1 cup homemade chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth; 4 cups 1/2-inch cubed cooked chicken (from 1 [2 1/2-pound] rotisserie chicken); 1/2 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed (about 2 1/2 cups); 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk; 1/4 cup basil leaves; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; Cooked rice or rice noodles and lime wedges (for serving)

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This Thai-inspired green curry is ready in just 20 minutes with a little help from a store-bought rotisserie chicken. That may be even faster than any takeout could arrive to your door.

Recipe information

Total Time
20 minutes
Yield
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon virgin coconut or canola oil

1/4 cup green curry paste

1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest

1 medium onion, sliced into 1/4-inch strips

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 red bell pepper, sliced into 1/4-inch strips

1 cup homemade chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth

4 cups 1/2-inch cubed cooked chicken (from 1 [2 1/2-pound] rotisserie chicken)

1/2 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed (about 2 1/2 cups)

1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk

1/4 cup basil leaves

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Cooked rice or rice noodles and lime wedges (for serving)

Preparation

Heat oil in a medium pot over medium. Cook curry paste, ginger, and lime zest, stirring, until heated through, about 1 minute. Add onion and salt and cook, stirring, until onion is soft, about 3 minutes. Add bell pepper and stir to combine. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until pepper is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add chicken, snap peas, and coconut milk and cook over medium, being careful not to boil, until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil and lime juice. Serve with rice or rice noodles and lime wedges alongside.

TagsCurry Chicken Poultry Coconut Milk Bell Pepper Vegetable Sugar Snap Pea Pea Bean and Legume Main Dinner Dairy Free Gluten Free Nut Free Quick Easy One-Pot Meals Weeknight Meals 30 Minutes or Less Simmer Epicurious

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