Chicken Cabbage Recipe

Coconut Chili Lime Chicken and Cabbage is EPIC!

Chicken cabbage recipe uses 2 super healthy ingredients making an epic dish that no one can resist its yumminess.

Total Time: 40 Minutes
Prep Time: 10 Minutes  
Active Cook Time: 30 Minutes  
Serving: 4-6

This recipe was inspired by an internet search with several stumbles on chicken and cabbage recipes.  I had never thought to combine these 2 main ingredients into one dish although I have them all the time in separate dishes. Also, I had never found any recipe of this combination as excited as this one either. Call me bias. Since cabbage needs quite a bit of fat to soften, my pantry staple, coconut milk, automatically came into my mind to be part of this deliciousness.

TIPS & TRICKS

About Canned Coconut Milk

I personally love to have full fat coconut milk, especially with the low carb diet. If you choose to use the "light" one, you may need to add more oil in between in order to soften the cabbage. Make sure to pick unsweetened coconut milk.

If you have never tried canned coconut milk before, the fat forms a thick layer on top. You will see it as soon as you open the can. Don't confuse it as something being wrong in the coconut milk. The milk stays at the bottom. The coconut fat will melt once it is heated.

What to Do with the Sauce?

By the time the dish is ready for serving, there may be quite a bit of moisture at the bottom of the pan. I left it alone. However, you can add corn starch slurry to thicken the sauce. To make that mixture, you will need about 2 teaspoons of corn starch and 1 teaspoon of water. Mix it well in a separate bowl first and then stir into the bubbling sauce.

This coconut sauce is incredible with steamed white rice.

What's so Special of Chili Lime Seasoning?

There are many brands of Chili Lime seasoning in the market. The flavor may be slightly different. Some may not be called "chili lime seasoning" either. However, if you do an internet search, the search results will show you all the chili lime seasoning. Anyway, please feel free to use whatever brand you have on hand. Most of them has salt as one of the main ingredients. So, hold the salt until the end.

This is the Chili Lime seasoning I used in this recipe. NO, I didn't get any sponsorship from this company. But for any product I use or used and like it, I recommend to my fans.

Other Spices to Pair with Coconut Milk

What if you don't have chili lime seasoning? Here are some great alternatives:

1. Curry powder - Depending on the brand and blend, some may be hot and spicy. Japanese curry tablets is a milder substitute.
2. Turmeric - It's great to add this ingredient in chicken soup. The beautiful color adding into this chicken and cabbage recipe will make it very vibrant. It doesn't have the heat or spiciness like you find in curry powder.
3. Lemon Grass - Local stores in America normally sell it in dry and ground form. Adding this ingredient into the chicken cabbage recipe will blend in some southeast Asian flare.

Ground or Freshly Cut-Up Chicken?

I onced used ground chicken for this same recipe. There are some pros and cons about it. Convenience is the number one advantage of using ground chicken. All you need is to buy a package from your local store and go straight to the hot skillet, no prep at all. However, when it comes to cooking it, you will cut it up in bite size as you normally would do. Since it needs some time to form in shape, it cooks a bit longer before taking the meat out. So, when the chicken cabbage recipe is completed, the meat is a bit drier comparatively speaking.

The convenience of using ground chicken is no prep and no marinade. You will start browning the chicken immediately in the skillet and add seasonings directly into the meat. But the meat tends to be drier than sliced chicken. The choice is totally up to you.

Chicken Cabbage Recipe and Instructions

Ingredients
1 lb Chicken Breast (cut into small bite size)
1 medium size Green Cabbage (discard core and thinly sliced)
1 can (14oz) Unsweetened Coconut Milk
2 tbsp Chili Lime Seasoning (divided)
1/3 tsp Baking Soda (optional)
2 Scallions (chopped for garnish only; optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (divided)

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine bite size chicken, 1 tbsp chili lime seasoning, baking soda (optional) and 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil together. Put it aside for about 15-20 minutes and let the flavor marry together with the meat.
2. Preheat a deep skillet at high heat. Single layer seasoned and greased chicken onto the skillet. Let it brown about 3 minutes each side. Add a teaspoon of oil if it looks too dry. Transfer meat to a plate and put aside for now. (The chicken is not thoroughly cooked at this time. The cooking process will continue later.)
3. Cut cabbage into quarters and tilt the knife about 45 degrees to cut the core out and discard. Thinly slice cabbage, chop and drop into the same skillet. Add about a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and cook at low heat. Stir often so that the cabbage picks up the brown bits at the bottom of the skillet.
4. Once all the cabbages are in. Stir in coconut milk and turn up the heat to high again. When it boils, stirs in chicken. Let it cook about 3 minutes uncovered to let the moisture evaporate.
5. Stir in another tablespoon of chili lime seasoning or more. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with scallions (optional) and enjoy!

Chicken Cabbage Recipe Steps with Photos

Added all seasonings into the sliced chicken to marinate.

Marinated chicken

Brown chicken about 3 minutes each side.

Transfer chicken into a serving plate/bowl and put it aside. It may not be completely cooked through. But it will later on.

Add coconut milk and chili lime seasoning into the sautéed cabbages.

Stir in chicken; salt and pepper to taste.

Garnish with scallions (optional) and enjoy immediately.

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