Thai chicken breasts with coconut milk and lemongrass from Dinner: Changing the Game (page 38) by Melissa Clark

Ingredients

scallions
shiitake mushrooms
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Notes about this recipe

bernalgirl on October 25, 2023

Heeding the notes I added more garlic, chile peppers, and Thai lime from my tree. I served this with coconut rice (I know but it’s the one rice my little asks for) and a Thai-style cucumber salad. Delicious and easy!
ldyndiuk on August 08, 2023

I didn’t think this was bland at all. The fish sauce, lemon grass, lime juice, coconut milk, and shiitake mushrooms all added so much flavor! I do like the idea of adding ginger though, because I love ginger. This was very quick and easy and I will definitely make it again.
mharriman on March 23, 2021

I mostly Made half a recipe (used a full lemongrass stalk) for two of us, and although it is on the bland side, we thought it was very good, especially with the Thai inspired side salad I made to go with it. I cut my breasts in half and they were cooked through in the poaching liquid at 10 minutes as noted. Served in shallow bowls with jasmine rice. Riesling paired well with this dish.
Jane on October 23, 2020

This was comfort food but I didn't love it enough to make it a repeat. Melissa does say in the headnote that it isn't spicy in order to make it acceptable to children but it did seem a bit bland, even with lemongrass and fish sauce. It was perfectly fine for a weeknight dinner but I feel I could make better use of 8 oz of shiitake mushrooms.
sarahkalsbeek on September 07, 2020

We thought this was so good! We were serving it for a wine tasting (Zoom) party, and as Clark notes in the summary, this is a fantastic pairing with white wine! We didn't have mushrooms or scallions, so I just sliced up a very small onion and put it in with the poaching liquid before bringing that all up to a boil. So delicious!
stockholm28 on April 16, 2017

The flavors in this dish were pleasant enough, but I really missed the chilies and ginger. To be fair, she notes in the headnote that this is not intended to be spicy and works when you need to feed both adults and kids. The dish is basically boneless, skinless chicken breasts simmered in coconut milk, fish sauce, lime juice, lemongrass, and garlic. You add shitakes and scallions. You serve it over rice. This dish took under 30 minutes including prep. I'd make it again because it is super easy. I'd doctor it up a bit with some chilies and ginger.
mfranklin125 on April 04, 2017

Easy. Liked. Good.