Brazilian Chicken with Coconut Milk Sauce

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dakitten2
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This is a recipe of mine that is on my old food blog as well as a site I belong to that I have posted. Thought some of you might like to try it. It's been reviewed 11 times and everyone gave it all 5's which is the highest rating.

Brazilian Chicken with Coconut Milk Sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground coriander
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
salt , to taste
pepper , to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion , chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 jalapeno peppers , seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves , minced
3 tomatoes , seeded and chopped
1 (14 ounce) can light coconut milk
1 bunch chopped fresh parsley

1. In a medium bowl, mix the cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and coriander.
2. Place the chicken in the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and rub on all sides with the spice mixture.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
4. Place the chicken in the skillet.
5. Cook 10 to 15 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
6. Remove from heat and set aside.
7. Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet.
8. Cook and stir the onion, ginger, jalapeno peppers, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender.
9. Mix in the tomatoes and continue cooking 5 to 8 minutes.
10. Stir in the coconut milk.
11. You may add additional salt and/or pepper to the sauce, if desired.
12. Serve over the chicken.
13. Garnish with the parsley.

Nutritional Facts for Brazilian Chicken With Coconut Milk Sauce
Serving Size: 1 (281 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 242.9
Calories from Fat 95 39%
Total Fat 10.5 g 16%
Saturated Fat 1.7 g 8%
Cholesterol 75.5 mg 25%
Sodium 158.7 mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 10.0 g 3%
Dietary Fiber 3.1 g 12%
Sugars 4.2 g 16%
Protein 27.3 g 54%

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