Enjoy this savory pumpkin chicken dish with the warm flavor of curry. This recipe is Keto & Paleo friendly.
To Make this Recipe You will Need:
- chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- extra virgin olive oil
- onion
- garlic
- pumpkin, canned
- coconut milk
- water
- curry powder
- ginger
- salt
- black pepper
- spinach
- lime juice
- rice or cauliflower rice for serving
Watch me make this recipe in the video below:
To begin, sauté cubed chicken with extra virgin olive oil in a pot until the chicken is opaque.
Scoop the chicken out to a dish and sauté the sliced onion until it is just tender.
Add in minced garlic, let that cook for just a minute.
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Add in pumpkin, coconut milk, water, curry powder, ginger, salt, black pepper, spinach, and lime juice, along with the cooked chicken.
Bring this to a gentle simmer and cook until the spinach is cooked through.
Serve with cooked rice or cauliflower rice to make this Keto & Paleo-friendly.
Enjoy!
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Pumpkin Curry Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 Tb extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 c pumpkin, solid packed, canned
- 1 c coconut milk
- ½ c water
- 1 Tb curry powder
- 1 Tb ginger, fresh grated, or 1/4 tsp dry, ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 c spinach, frozen, chopped
- 2 Tb lime juice
For Serving
- cooked rice or cauliflower rice
Instructions
- To begin, sauté the chicken with the oil in a pot until the chicken is opaque.
- Scoop the chicken out to a dish and sauté the sliced onion until it is just tender.
- Add in the garlic, let those cook for just a minute.
- Add in the remaining ingredients, along with the cooked chicken.
- Bring this to a gentle simmer and cook until the spinach is cooked through.
- Serve with cooked rice or cauliflower rice (for keto & paleo-friendly).
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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A children approved dish. Very good meal. A new dinner introduced. Thank you!
Thank you Constance! This was super tasty and warming! The flavours were simply perfect for this Fall season. Family loved it and served it with a herb and garlic rice! Will be making again! Thank you again! Ana