Chicken Curry Pasta with juicy chicken, onions, tomatoes, and mixed veggies in a flavorfully seasoned curry sauce. This is a delicious, no-guilt dinner that is rich and creamy thanks to a healthy coconut-based curry sauce.
Course Main Course
Keyword chicken curry, chicken curry pasta
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Author Jayne Rain
Ingredients
1poundChicken Breast or Boneless-Skinless Chicken Thighs (Cut into Strips)cut into bite size pieces
1cupmixed veggiesfrozen or fresh
1mediumOnioncut into thin strips
3ripeRoma tomatoesfinely diced
4tbspOlive oilextra virgin
1tspGarlic-ginger paste
1tspCoriander powder
1tspSalt
1tspCumin powder
1/2tspBlack pepper
1 1/2tspCurry powder
1/2tspChili powder OR Chili flakes
1canCoconut milk (250 ml)
3cupsFusili pastaOR any pasta of choice
Waterfor cooking pasta
Instructions
Mix all the seasoning in a small bowl. Use half to season the chicken. Keep the other half aside for later.
Place the chicken strips in a large bowl and coat thoroughly with the seasoning.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. In that, cook and brown the seasoned chicken till cooked and browned to perfection; about 8 minutes. Drain from the skillet and set aside.
In the same skillet, sauté onions till golden brown; about 3 minutes. To that, add garlic-ginger paste and sauté for a minute till nicely fragrant.
Add chopped tomatoes and sauté till cooked and nicely broken down; about 5 minutes. To that, add the coconut milk, broccoli and the rest of the seasoning, and mix well. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a large pot and season generously with salt. Add Pasta and boil for 8 to 9 minutes or according to the instructions on the package. Drain in a colander.
Add cooked chicken and cooked pasta to the broccoli sauce and mix well. Add coriander leaves, mix well and serve hot or warm.
Notes
Substitute Broccoli with Bell peppers, green beans, carrots, peas or any veggies of choice.
Garlic-ginger paste can be substituted with minced garlic and ginger.
Substitute curry powder with curry paste in 1:1 ratio.