Name: Coconut chicken noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp vegetable oil; 500g chicken breast fillets, trimmed, thinly sliced; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 Tbsp finely grated ginger; 2 Tbsp red curry paste; 1 tsp ground cumin; 4 cups water; 270ml can coconut milk; 2 carrots, coarsely grated; 1 head broccoli, trimmed, cut into florets; 1 red capsicum, deseeded, cut into strips; 120g pkt instant dried noodles; 100g snow peas, trimmed; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; Juice of ½ lime; 1/3 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped

Coconut chicken noodles

A cheap and chookful weeknight dinner.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

20M

Total

35M

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To make this coconut chicken noodle dish. tender slices of chicken breast are stir-fried to golden perfection, then simmered in a rich, aromatic broth of coconut milk, red curry paste, and spices.

This hearty and wholesome meal is quick to prepare. It’s loaded with fresh vegetables and topped off with a zesty lime finish.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

500g chicken breast fillets, trimmed, thinly sliced

4 cloves garlic, crushed

1 Tbsp finely grated ginger

2 Tbsp red curry paste

1 tsp ground cumin

4 cups water

270ml can coconut milk

2 carrots, coarsely grated

1 head broccoli, trimmed, cut into florets

1 red capsicum, deseeded, cut into strips

120g pkt instant dried noodles

100g snow peas, trimmed

2 Tbsp soy sauce

Juice of ½ lime

1/3 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped

Method

Heat 2 tsp of the oil in a large wok or saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add ½ of the chicken and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with 2 tsp of the oil and remaining chicken.

Add remaining oil with garlic, ginger, curry paste and cumin, and cook for 1 minute. Add water and coconut milk, bring to the boil, then boil gently for 5 minutes or until hot. Return chicken to wok with carrots, broccoli and capsicum, and simmer for 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Put noodles in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to stand for 2 minutes. Drain.

Add noodles, snow peas, soy sauce and lime juice to the chicken mixture and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until snow peas are bright green. Remove from heat, scatter over the coriander and serve.

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