Name: Chicken & apricot baked in coconut milk
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 500g chicken fillet (breast or thigh); 1 tin coconut milk (400 ml); 1 Tbsp light soy sauce; ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes; zest and juice of 1 Lime; 100g dried apricots; 1 handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves, chopped; 300g Jasmine rice

Chicken & apricot baked in coconut milk

11 Aug 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

This chicken & apricot baked in coconut milk is a fragrant, delicate dish that's not only easy to make but very healthy too! In this recipe it's served with jasmine rice but you can use other types and brown rice too. A perfect midweek supper.

Ingredients

500g chicken fillet (breast or thigh)
1 tin coconut milk (400 ml)
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
¼ tsp dried chilli flakes
zest and juice of 1 Lime
100g dried apricots
1 handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves, chopped
300g Jasmine rice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Put the chicken in a roasting tray or ovenproof dish. Scatter the apricots around the chicken. Season to taste.
Mix the coconut milk with the soy sauce, chilli flakes, lime zest and juice. Pour this mixture on top of the chicken and apricot.
Bake in the oven for about half an hour (it's ready when the chicken is no longer pink).
Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the instruction on the pack, then mix with half of the coriander.
Add the remaining coriander to the chicken, mix in with the sauce.
Serve the chicken with the rice and the sauce.

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