Quick green curry chicken with peanuts

Quick green curry chicken with peanuts

This is a quick and easy low carb Thai-inspired dish, perfect for any weeknight. Coconut milk, curry, and peanut butter give this sauce a rich, smooth flavor. All topped with chopped peanuts for a satisfying crunch to finish.
August 2 2016 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Meal

Quick green curry chicken with peanuts

This is a quick and easy low carb Thai-inspired dish, perfect for any weeknight. Coconut milk, curry, and peanut butter give this sauce a rich, smooth flavor. All topped with chopped peanuts for a satisfying crunch to finish.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. (1½ cups) 230 g (350 ml) yellow onion, cut into thin wedgesyellow onions, cut into thin wedges
  • 10 oz. (3 cups) 280 g (750 ml) fresh broccoli
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 lb 450 g cooked chicken breast, slicedcooked chicken breasts, sliced
  • 14 oz. 400 g unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1½ tbsp 1½ tbsp green curry paste
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp unsweetened peanut butter
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1½ oz. 45 g salted peanuts finely chopped, for topping
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Instructions

  1. Peel the lower part of the broccoli stem with a potato peeler or a small sharp knife. Cut the remaining broccoli into thin rods lengthwise, so that the florets and the stem are still joined together.
  2. Heat the oil in a wok or a sauté pan, over high heat. Fry the broccoli and onion for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender.
  3. Add the chicken breast, coconut milk, curry paste, and peanut butter to the wok. Stir together, and let it simmer for a few minutes to enhance the flavors. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Just before serving, sprinkle each dish with chopped peanuts! Enjoy.
 

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20 comments

  1. 1
    Doreen
    June 29 2016
    It would be great if you had a "print my recipe" next to recipe. When one prints the recipe we have to print all the stuff at the bottom of the page wasting ink and paper. I only want the recipe on a nice page and not all the other stuff.

    Thank you, love your site.

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    Kristin Berglund Team Diet Doctor
    June 29 2016

    It would be great if you had a "print my recipe" next to recipe. When one prints the recipe we have to print all the stuff at the bottom of the page wasting ink and paper. I only want the recipe on a nice page and not all the other stuff.

    Thank you, love your site.

    Hi Doreen!

    Use the print icon right above your comment, next to the Facebook and Pinterest icons. That way, all you get is the picture and the recipe.

    Good luck!

  3. 3
    Tamara
    March 14 2017
    This dish is aaaamaaaaaziiiiing! I followed it to a T & it came out perfectly. No need for a side dish, very filling on its own.
  4. 4
    Kathy
    May 14 2017
    Super tasty!! Part of the success may be with the base green curry paste. I finally found a good one (Thai and True, Oregon US). Used 2 tbsp of paste with 2 tbsp of Adam's peanut butter. So good, my 13 year old had seconds! Highly recommended for a quick and easy mid-week meal, especially with leftover chicken or turkey. No sides required...
  5. 5
    Trish
    May 28 2017
    yummy! used coconut milk(not the coconut cream) and the full amount of pb and green curry. thought it was filling without the zucchini or shirataki
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    Penelope
    March 25 2018
    This is AMAZING!! I am not a big fan of coconut but this tastes sooo good
  8. 8
    Ewa
    May 9 2018
    one of my top favourite I made my own peanut butter and instead curry paste I used curry powder and it was aaaaaamazing!!!! I love This site !!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. 9
    RoAnn
    August 14 2018
    I am following the diet - going on the third week but my body is not in the ketosis stage yet. Please advise
  10. 10
    Robin
    August 18 2018
    Just made this tonight and was fantastically surprised by the amazing taste. The only change I made was to use red curry instead of green curry because that's what I had on hand. I thought I would eat 2 servings because it tasted so delicious and was surprised to hardly eat 1!! Very filling! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
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    Yvonne
    September 13 2018
    Made this last night, absolutely delicious.
  12. 12
    Enrico
    February 3 2019
    Is the chicken supposed to be cooked before adding it in? It seems like just adding raw chicken and let it simmer "for a few minutes" won't cook it through.
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    Reply to comment #12 by Enrico
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    February 4 2019

    Is the chicken supposed to be cooked before adding it in? It seems like just adding raw chicken and let it simmer "for a few minutes" won't cook it through.

    Yes, the ingredient list specifies cooked chicken.

  14. 14
    Andrea
    June 13 2019
    great recipe! love it! and so did the kids!
  15. 15
    Serrena McDonald
    November 28 2019
    Whole family loved this. Made as per recipe except browned raw chicken breast cubes first. Added the rest of the ingredients and simmered for 15mins and the brocolli remained crisp. Served on zoodles. Amazing dish.
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    Andrea
    March 1 2020
    I added fish sauce to add to the flavor! Was great!
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    matthew.felicidario
    July 18 2020
    Learn from my mistake: be sure to use UNSWEETENED coconut cream. I bought the Goya brand coconut cream and didn’t notice that it had a whopping 18 g net carbs per serving, with 12 servings per 15 oz can. We didn’t notice until after we devoured our servings. I should have known something was up with how sweet it tasted. I never would have suspected the 17g of added sugar per serving. My wife and I were so close to our 2 month keto milestone, but no way we aren’t kicked out of ketosis.
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    Reply to comment #17 by matthew.felicidario
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    July 18 2020

    Learn from my mistake: be sure to use UNSWEETENED coconut cream. I bought the Goya brand coconut cream and didn’t notice that it had a whopping 18 g net carbs per serving, with 12 servings per 15 oz can. We didn’t notice until after we devoured our servings. I should have known something was up with how sweet it tasted. I never would have suspected the 17g of added sugar per serving. My wife and I were so close to our 2 month keto milestone, but no way we aren’t kicked out of ketosis.

    Good reminder to always check labels and ingredients! Thanks!

  19. 19
    Carla
    December 29 2021
    I got this recipe about 95% correct as far as keto goes. It's AMAZINGLY delicious! I used Maesri green curry paste and realized when I was done cooking that it contains sugar. So I accidentally added sugar + extra carbs. I also used unsweetened coconut cream because I didn't have coconut milk, and unsweetened almond butter as I was out of natural peanut butter. I will definitely make this again with curry paste that doesn't contain sugar!
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    Reply to comment #19 by Carla
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    December 30 2021

    I got this recipe about 95% correct as far as keto goes. It's AMAZINGLY delicious! I used Maesri green curry paste and realized when I was done cooking that it contains sugar. So I accidentally added sugar + extra carbs. I also used unsweetened coconut cream because I didn't have coconut milk, and unsweetened almond butter as I was out of natural peanut butter. I will definitely make this again with curry paste that doesn't contain sugar!

    So glad you enjoyed it! And it's good that you caught that added sugar so you can avoid next time!

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    Maura Lacelle
    February 21 2022
    One if the best dish's I have had. So flavourful. I did sauté a orange pepper with it. Thank you for sharing this. I have passed this on to my family to make. 😋

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