Description
Baked Coconut Lime Chicken is a tasty weeknight meal that’s made in one skillet and comes together in under 30 minutes. Chicken is pan-seared, then coated in a creamy coconut milk sauce and then baked to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 total)
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, plus more for topping
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2/3 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 limes
- 1 chopped green onion
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven to 375°.
- Heat Oil: Heat a large, oven-safe skillet or dutch oven over medium heat, then add the coconut oil and olive oil.
- Sear Chicken: Combine the flour and cilantro in a bowl, then dip each chicken breast into the mixture until coated, placing it directly into the hot skillet. Pan-sear the chicken for 3-4 minutes per side, or until slightly browned. Once the chicken is almost done, add the minced garlic and let it cook down for 30 seconds or so.
- Prepare Sauce: While the chicken is searing, mix the coconut milk, broth, sugar, and juice from 1 lime in a bowl.
- Bake: Remove skillet from the heat, then pour the coconut milk mixture over top of the chicken. Place the skillet into the oven and bake the chicken for 10-15 minutes, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°.
- Finish: Remove skillet from the oven, and drizzle the remaining lime juice (juice from 1 lime) over the chicken. Sprinkle everything with salt, pepper, extra chopped cilantro and chopped green onions and enjoy!
Notes
If chicken breasts are too large, slice them in half length-ways to reduce bake time to 5-8 minutes. For a gluten-free or Paleo version, use arrowroot starch instead of all purpose flour. For a Whole30 version, use arrowroot starch and omit the sugar.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 464 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 416 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 51 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg