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Coconut Lime Skillet Chicken
Skillet seared chicken drenched in an easy, but delicious, creamy coconut lime sauce and baked to perfection.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●skillet
- ●pan
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
preheat
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
3
melt
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Heat a 12-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.
unsalted butter2 tablespoons
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sear
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Once the butter has melted, add 5 chicken thighs, to the skillet skin-side down and goof for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes until the skin is browned and crispy.
chicken thighs, (about 1 ½ pounds)5
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cook
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Flip the chicken over and cook for another ⏱️ 2 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve on a plate.
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combine
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Add 1 cup chicken stock, ½ cup canned coconut cream, 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger, 1 pinch red pepper flakes, and 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice to the skillet and whisk over medium heat until combined. Continue to whisk until it begins to simmer.
chicken stock1 cupminced fresh ginger1 teaspoonred pepper flakes1 pinchfresh lime juice3 tablespoons
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bake
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Add the chicken back to the skillet before putting the skillet in the oven. Bake for about ⏱️ 20 minutes, until the internal temperature of the chicken hits 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Serve
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If you want the skin crispy, turn the oven to broil on high and broil for ⏱️ 1-2 minutes until it's golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
calories
387 kcal
fat Content
32 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
158 mg
protein Content
21 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
124 mg
carbohydrate Content
4 g
saturated Fat Content
15 g
unsaturated Fat Content
14 g
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