Coconut Lime Chicken Sweet Potato Curry — An EASY, one-skillet curry that’s ready in 20 minutes and tastes BETTER than a restaurant!! Juicy chicken and tender sweet potatoes simmer in a lime-scented coconut milk sauce that tastes AMAZING! Healthy comfort food!!
Easy Sweet Potato Curry Recipe
I am a huge Thai curry fan and was craving something with Thai red curry paste, coconut milk, spiked with lime. This easy, one-skillet curry that’s ready in 20 minutes really hit the spot.
There’s sweet Vidalia onion, sweet potatoes, and chicken that simmer in a mixture of creamy coconut milk that’s spiced with garlic, ginger, coriander, and Thai red curry paste before adding lime zest and lime juice.
Fresh cilantro and the lime elements really add a pop of tangy freshness and balance the warming flavors of the ginger, coriander, and red curry paste.
It’s hearty yet healthy comfort food that’s layered with Thai-inspired flavors. The lime-coconut milk sauce is so slurpable and keeps the chicken so juicy and moist. I used lite coconut milk but for an even richer and more luxurious sauce, use full fat.
While there’s natural sweetness from the sweet Vidalia onions, the buttery tender sweet potatoes, and the coconut milk, the lime zest and lime juice add the perfect acidic notes to balance the flavors.
With cold weather upon us, nothing is better than diving into this curry that’s ready faster than you can call for takeout and tastes just as good as any restaurant. It’s even naturally gluten-free. Feel free to serve it over or alongside rice. Basmati or jasmine rice are great with it.
What’s in Chicken Sweet Potato Curry?
To make this chicken, sweet potato, and coconut curry, you’ll need:
- Coconut oil
- Onion
- Chicken
- Garlic
- Ground ginger and coriander
- Sweet potatoes
- Thai red curry paste
- Lime juice and zest
- Fresh cilantro
- Brown sugar
How to Make Chicken Sweet Potato Curry
Sauté the onion until it begins to soften, then add in the diced chicken and sear on all sides. Add the garlic and spices, followed by the sweet potato cubes, curry paste, and coconut milk.
Let the mixture simmer until sweet potatoes are done. Add the lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, stir to combine, and taste. Serve over rice and garnish with additional cilantro.
Can I Add Extra Veggies?
Of course! If you have extra veggies or beans you want to incorporate — such as cauliflower, bell peppers, tomatoes, edamame, or chickpeas — go for it. I would add them when you add the coconut milk.
Can I Make This Recipe Vegetarian?
Yes! Simply omit the chicken and add a can of (drained) chickpeas in its place.
Tips for Making Sweet Potato Coconut Curry
There is heat from the ginger and the Thai red curry paste. I love its smooth and rich flavor profile and don’t find the paste to be overly spicy, but as a caveat, I adore spicy food. If you don’t, scale back the amount of curry paste you use. Start with 1 to 2 tablespoons, and work up from there.
I like to add a little brown sugar to my curries. I find the brown sugar balances the lime zest and juice and I enjoy some light sweetness but if you do not, omit it.
Note that as time passed I noticed that the overall liquid volume of the curry reduced because it absorbed into the chicken and sweet potatoes. So if your curry seems a bit soupy initially, mine was less soupy in time.
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Coconut Lime Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut or olive oil
- 1 large sweet Vidalia or yellow onion, diced small
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into bite-sized pieces
- 3 to 5 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed
- 2 to 3 teaspoons ground ginger or 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 extra-large sweet potato or 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- one 15-ounce can coconut milk (I used lite
- ¼ cup Thai red curry paste
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1 to 2 teaspoons lime zest, or to taste
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 to 4 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely minced
- 2 to 4 tablespoons brown sugar, packed; optional and to taste
- rice for serving, optional
Instructions
- To a large skillet, add the oil, onion, and sauté over medium-high heat until the onion begins to soften about 5 minutes; stir intermittently.
- Add the chicken and cook to sear for about 2 minutes; flip often to ensure even searing.
- Add the garlic, ginger, coriander, and cook for about 1 minute, or until fragrant; stir frequently.
- Add the sweet potatoes, coconut milk, Thai curry paste, salt, pepper, and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and allow mixture to gently boil for about 5 minutes. Remove the lid and allow mixture to boil, uncovered, for about 5 minutes or until sweet potatoes are done.
- Add the lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, stir to combine, and taste.
- Optionally or as desired, add brown sugar. I find the brown sugar balances the lime zest and juice and I enjoy some light sweetness but if you do not, omit it. Also, if desired, add additional curry paste, salt, pepper, etc. to taste.
- Serve immediately and optionally with rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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