Description
Experience a tropical escape with Simple Coconut Chicken Meatball Curry served over rice noodles. This dish features tender chicken meatballs enveloped in a velvety coconut milk sauce, complemented by aromatic spices and fresh herbs. Perfect for cozy family dinners or lively gatherings, this curry is both comforting and exotic, promising to delight your taste buds with every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 can (14 oz) full-fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons red or green curry paste
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 4 ounces rice noodles
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients by chopping vegetables and measuring spices.
- In a bowl, combine ground chicken, grated ginger, salt, and pepper. Form small meatballs about the size of golf balls.
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Sauté meatballs until golden brown on all sides.
- Pour in coconut milk, curry paste, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar into the same pan. Whisk until smooth.
- Cook rice noodles according to package directions in a separate pot; drain well.
- Gently fold cooked rice noodles into the coconut sauce with the meatballs until evenly coated. Serve hot garnished with cilantro.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Tropical/Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg