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Chicken Panang curry with red bell peppers, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and carrots.
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5 from 10 votes

Chicken Panang Curry

You can make this Chicken Panang Curry in less time than it takes to get take-out!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: Panang Curry
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 478kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces Panang Curry Paste
  • 3 tablespoons Coconut oil
  • 1 pound chicken breast sliced into thin strips
  • 4 cups coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • Optional all to taste unless specified:
  • potatoes peeled and diced small (about 2 potatoes)
  • fresh peas
  • diced tomatoes
  • carrot shredded
  • sliced cashews or peanuts
  • red bell peppers thinly sliced
  • fresh chili peppers for garnish
  • Kaffir lime leaves or Thai basil leaves for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, stir fry Panang curry paste with coconut oil until curry becomes fragrant.
    Skillet with oil and parang curry paste with wooden spoon.
  • Add chicken and cook until chicken becomes white (doesn't need to be cooked through).
    Panang curry and chicken cooking in a skillet with a wooden spoon.
  • Slowly add coconut milk and bring to a light simmer.
    Coconut milk added to panang curry chicken in a skillet with a wooden spoon.
  • Add remaining ingredients (including optional vegetables like potatoes*, peas, tomatoes, carrot..etc..). Simmer until chicken is cooked through (about 10-12 minutes).
    Cooking Panang curry in a skillet with a wooden spoon.
  • Serve with jasmine rice.
    Bowl of chicken panang curry and rice including red bell peppers, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and carrots garnished with lime wedges and Kaffir lime leaves.

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Notes

*If you dice the potatoes bigger, you may want to quickly boil them until fork-tender before adding them to the curry.
*Like all curry recipes, this Chicken Panang Curry is greatly enhanced with a squeeze of lime juice! 

Nutrition

Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 922mg | Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4500IU | Vitamin C: 3.7mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1.2mg