Quick and Easy Coconut Chicken Anyone Can Make

This meal is so easy it can be made in less than 20 minutes - so its perfect for those nights when you don't have a lot of time to make dinner!

First put the rice on to cook - I use a rice cooker that takes about 15min to cook 2 cups of rice - but you can make the rice in the microwave or on the stove top in a pot if you prefer or don't have access to a rice cooker.

Take one large chicken breast (or two small) and cut into bite size pieces.

Add it to a fry-pan with a 'glug' of olive oil over a medium heat.

As it starts to cook add a tsp of vegetable stock and 1/2 tsp of turmeric to the chicken and stir.

You will need a can of coconut milk (or I often use coconut milk powder made into milk with hot water) but either way add half of your milk to the chicken, stir and simmer for a few minutes.

Add a good handful of vegetables into the pan - here I used peas and green beans from the freezer!

Add the rest of the coconut milk and leave to simmer until the vegetables are tender.

Now have a quick taste of the sauce... I often find it needs a tea spoon of sugar to help balance out the savoury coconut milk taste. Stir this in and simmer for another minute or two if it does.

Then go ahead and serve over your rice!

This is a smooth coconut milk sauce.  If you want a spicier coconut curry have a play around adding chilli, garlic and ginger to give it more kick!

Also try adding some pumpkin into the mix as it goes really well with the creamy sauce.

And of course salt and pepper to taste!