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Chicken breasts with Thai apple sauce

Portions:
4
Preparation:
15 min.
Cooking:
12 min.

Ingredients

  • 300 g (2/3 lb) rice noodles
  • 2 Cortland apples
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) lime juice
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) canola oil
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
  • 10 ml (2 teaspoons) mild red curry paste
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) chopped ginger
  • 1 400 ml can coconut milk
  • Salt to taste
  • 24 snow peas, thinly sliced
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) minced basil
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 80 ml (1/3 cup) cashews

Preparation

  1. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain.
  2. Mince apples. Place in a shallow dish and drizzle with lime juice. Stir and set aside.
  3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and sear the breasts for 1 minute on each side.
  4. Add curry paste, ginger and coconut milk. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Heat to a simmer, then simmer uncovered over medium heat for 8 minutes.
  6. Add apples, snow peas and basil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the inside of the breasts has lost its pinkish hue.
  7. Just before serving, sprinkle with green onions and cashew nuts.