Creamy Coconut-Lime Chicken

Sesame-Ginger Sugar Snap Slaw
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Ingredients

  • 3 (8-oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp unsweetened coconut cream (such as Thai Kitchen)
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice 

Instructions

  1. Pound chicken to ¼-inch thickness in a zip-top plastic bag using the heel of your hand or a meat mallet.
  2. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Cook in hot oil, in batches, in a large skillet 2 minutes per side or until golden brown and done. Remove from skillet; keep warm.
  3. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in coconut cream and lime juice to skillet, scraping up any browned bits. Pour over chicken.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (12-oz) pkg angel hair coleslaw
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 8 oz sugar snap peas, trimmed
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup sesame-ginger vinaigrette (such as Annie's) 
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Place slaw, onions, and bell pepper in a bowl.
  2. Thinly slice peas lengthwise into matchsticks. Add to slaw with cilantro, vinaigrette, salt, and pepper; toss.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
212
99
311
Fat (g) 9 5 14
Sat. Fat (g) 3 1 4
Protein (g) 26 3 29
Carb (g) 6 11 17
Fiber (g) 0 3 3
Sodium (mg) 345 373 718

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