Creamy Coconut Lime Skillet Chicken is a one pan dish that has an outrageously delicious sauce.
It is dairy free, grain free, and Paleo!
Serve with cauliflower rice for a completely satisfying and healthy dinner.

This is one of those recipes that I’ve been meaning to share with you guys for absolute MONTHS. Maybe even a year. It’s been a long time. But I never make it when I can take pictures, because it’s always a quick throw together dinner.

Meaning – this dinner is super easy, you guys.

One skillet is all you need to brown your chicken, make your sauce, and then add the chicken back in to simmer to delicious perfection.

I’d like to take just a minute to talk about this sauce.

Everyone who know me knows that I’m a sauce girl. Dip for fries? Yes, please. Extra salad dressing? Yes, please. All those lovely little sauces that come at the beginning of your Indian meal with those crispy crackers. YES, please.

And when we are out for Thai and get curry, I just eat it like it’s a soup. Because SAUCE.

So, this Creamy Coconut Lime Skillet Chicken is really one of my favorite meals to make at home, because the sauce you get out of it is so creamy and full of big, bold, delicious flavors, that I could really just eat it all up with a spoon.

I actually did that after taking these photos…. I packaged it up for dinner the next night…but I left behind a good amount of sauce….and I ate said sauce out of the skillet with a spoon.

YOU WILL WANT TO TOO.

I try to keep our dinners low carb, so I served this Creamy Coconut Lime Skillet Chicken with a simple saute of orange bell peppers and cauliflower rice, but it would also be great over some rice noodles, brown rice or mashed sweet potatoes. Yes! I need to try that mashed sweet potato idea. It just came to me.

Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken – Paleo

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Vanessa at The Cheerful Kitchen

Yields Serves 4

Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken is a one pan dish that has an outrageously delicious sauce. It is dairy free, grain free, and Paleo!

5 minPrep Time

25 minCook Time

30 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• 2 large chicken breasts halved width wise or four small
• 1 can coconut cream, unsweetened
• Juice from 1 large lime
• 1 T coconut sugar (brown sugar is fine if not Paleo)
• 1 large shallot finely diced
• 3-4 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 scallions thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves

Instructions

1. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides.
2. In a large pan heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, or other preferred cooking oil, on high and brown chicken breasts on each side, about 2 minutes per side. You don't want them to cook through, you just want them nice and browned. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
3. Lower the heat on the skillet to low.
4. When the pan has cooled a bit, about 5 minutes, add another tablespoon of cooking oil, the shallots and garlic, and stir around for 2 minutes.
5. At that point, add the can of coconut cream, lime juice and salt and sugar. Whisk together and turn heat to medium until it is simmering.
6. Add the chicken breasts back in with all the juices on the plate and stir around, basting the chicken breasts with the coconut sauce.
7. Reduce heat to low, cover the pan, and let simmer for 10-12 minutes.
8. When ready to eat, sprinkle the top with scallions and cilantro.
9. Serve with cauliflower rice for a low carb, complete and healthy dinner!

Nutrition

Calories

735 cal

Carbs

195 g

Protein

1 g

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