Chicken and Chayote Coconut Soup with Toasted Rice
This simmered dish pairs chicken thigh, boneless, cut into bite size pieces with chayote, peeled and sliced, coconut milk and jasmine rice, uncooked. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.
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135g chicken thigh, boneless, cut into bite size pieces163 kcal
143g chayote, peeled and sliced36 kcal
88g coconut milk173 kcal
52g jasmine rice, uncooked190 kcal
56g onion, diced22 kcal
8g fresh ginger, sliced6 kcal
6g vegetable oil53 kcal
12g lime juice4 kcal
2g salt0 kcal
Cooking instructions
jasmine rice
Rinse the rice and toast it in a dry pot over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until lightly fragrant.
jasmine rice
Add water, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer to cook the rice until tender.
onionfresh gingervegetable oil
In a separate pot, heat oil and cook onion and ginger for 2 minutes until softened.
chicken thighchayotecoconut milksalt
Add chicken and sear for 2 minutes. Add chayote, coconut milk, and salt; simmer 10 to 12 minutes until chicken is cooked through and chayote is tender.
coconut milkjasmine ricelime juice
Finish with lime juice and black pepper. Serve the coconut soup with the toasted rice.
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