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THAI-INSPIRED STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST AND SLAW

Servings: 4

Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 cup cooked jasmine rice
  • ½ cup shredded coconut
  • 2 green onions, finely sliced
  • ½ cup finely chopped Thai basil
  • ½ cup finely chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons Thai chili sauce
  • 2 limes, juice and zest, divided
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 14-ounce can coconut milk
  • 1 cup chopped roasted peanuts
  • ¾ cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
  • ¼ cup white sesame seeds, toasted
  • ¼ cup black sesame seeds, toasted
  • the Thai-style Slaw
  • ½ English cucumber, thinly sliced
  • Lime wedges
  • Cilantro
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  • subheading: Thai-style Slaw:
  • ¾ cup chunky peanut butter
  • ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 finely minced Thai chili
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • ½ cup chopped basil
  • 1 Napa cabbage, finely sliced
  • 1 English cucumber, coarsely grated
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
Steps
  1. In a large bowl, mix rice, coconut, green onion, basil, cilantro, chili sauce, 1 tablespoon lime juice and zest of one lime.
  2. Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound to even thickness. Place equal amounts of rice mixture on each chicken breast half. Wrap chicken around filling; secure with wooden pick.
  3. In a glass pie plate, mix flour, zest of one lime, salt and pepper. In another plate, mix coconut milk and 2 tablespoons lime juice.
  4. In a third plate, mix peanuts, panko and sesame seeds. Roll chicken breasts, one at a time, first in flour mixture, then in coconut-milk mixture and finally in peanut mixture, coating well.
  5. Arrange chicken, seam side down, in a shallow baking pan; place in 350-degree oven. Bake 30 minutes or until juices run clear. Place slaw on serving platter; remove wooden picks and add chicken to platter. Garnish with cucumber, lime and cilantro.
  6. subheading: Slaw:
  7. In large bowl, mix peanut butter, rice vinegar, lime juice and Thai chili. Stir in cilantro, chopped basil, cabbage, cucumber, carrot; and red onion. Refrigerate.
 

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