

Curries, Asian-style
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Green curry chicken
Photographer: Mark O'Meara
Try our green curry chicken for lunch or dinner, so quick to make, yet the flavours are really complex, refreshing and delicious, guaranteed to warm you up on a cold winter day. Diabetes friendly with an easy gluten free option and freezes really well.
Serves: 4
Time to make: 45 mins
Ingredients
Units: Metric | Imperial (US)
- spray oil
- 600g skinless chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed, cut into 2cm pieces
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 2–3 tablespoons green curry paste
- ½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
- ½ cup light coconut milk
- 2 large carrots, cut into rounds
- 2 cups snow peas or green beans, fresh or frozen
- 1 red capsicum, sliced
- 225g can bamboo shoots, drained
- 2 cups steamed brown rice, to serve
- ¼ cup fresh coriandercilantroX, to garnish
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Instructions
- Spray a large saucepan or wok with oil and set over high heat. Cook chicken, in two batches, turning, for 2–3 minutes, or until browned. Set aside.
- Spray same pan with a little more oil and return to medium heat. Gently fry onion for 3–4 minutes, or until softened. Add curry paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Add stock, coconut milk and carrots, and return chicken to pan. Bring to the boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until carrot is tender.
- Add snow peas or beans, capsicum and bamboo. Cover and simmer for a further 2–3 minutes, or until vegetables are just tender. Serve curry with steamed rice and garnish with coriander.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check curry paste and stock are gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 446cal
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Kilojoules 1870kJ
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Protein 36g
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Total fat 13g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 45g
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–Sugars 12g
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Dietary fibre 8g
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Sodium 510mg
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Calcium 80mg
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Iron 3.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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First published: Aug 2017
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