Spicy Thai Chicken and Rice

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🌟Main ingredient:Chicken

✨secondary ingredients: long-grain-rice and onions

⏱️Cooking time: 15 minutes

🌶️Spice level: Spicy

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦Number of diners: Only me

Ingredients

  • 1

    lb

    chicken

    breasts,

    cut

    into

    bite-sized

    pieces

  • 1

    cup

    long-grain

    rice

  • 1

    onion,

    sliced

  • 2

    tbsp

    Thai

    red

    curry

    paste

  • 1

    can

    coconut

    milk

  • 1

    tbsp

    fish

    sauce

  • 1

    tbsp

    soy

    sauce

  • 1

    tsp

    sugar

  • 1

    tbsp

    vegetable

    oil

  • Salt

    and

    pepper

    to

    taste

  • Optional:

    Thai

    basil

    leaves,

    lime

    wedges

    for

    serving

Cooking steps

  • In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat.

  • Add chicken pieces and sliced onions to the skillet and cook until chicken is browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.

  • Stir in Thai red curry paste and cook for another 2 minutes.

  • Add long-grain rice, coconut milk, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper to the skillet. Bring to a boil.

  • Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until rice is cooked and chicken is tender.

  • Remove from heat and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.

  • Serve hot with optional Thai basil leaves and lime wedges on the side.

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