Coconut Chicken

Name: Coconut Chicken
Prep time: 3 h 50 min
Cook time: 3 h 50 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 397 grams coconut milk, divided; 1 egg, beaten; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp lime juice; 118 milliliters reduced-fat mayonnaise; 237 milliliters panko bread crumbs; 1 teaspoons salt; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into strips; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 237 milliliters sweetened shredded coconut

Coconut Chicken might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 492 calories, 30g of protein, and 30g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up coconut milk, salt, panko bread crumbs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the canned coconut milk you could follow this main course with the Healthy Key Lime Tarts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Pour half the coconut milk, the garlic, soy sauce, and lime juice into a resealable plastic zipper bag, and shake to thoroughly combine the marinade.

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Coconut Milk

Lime Juice

Soy Sauce

Marinade

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Place the chicken strips into the bag, squeeze several times to coat the chicken with marinade, and refrigerate at least 3 hours. Reserve the rest of the coconut milk.

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Chicken Tenders

Coconut Milk

Marinade

Whole Chicken

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Place the shredded coconut into a blender or food processor and pulse several times until the coconut is ground into crumbs.

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Shredded Coconut

Coconut

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Mix it with panko crumbs, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.

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Black Pepper

Panko

Salt

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Place the flour into a second bowl, and the egg into a third shallow bowl. Shake excess marinade from chicken strips, and dip them into the flour to thoroughly coat; then dip into egg, and finally into the coconut crumb mixture.

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Marinade

Coconut

All Purpose Flour

Dip

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Place the coated strips onto the prepared baking sheet.

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Bake the chicken strips in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

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Mix the reserved coconut milk and mayonnaise in a small saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat; serve the sauce drizzled over the chicken strips or on the side for dipping.

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Coconut Milk

Mayonnaise