Bold, Asian-inspired ingredients make our favorite chicken stir-fry recipes an obvious choice for a quick and easy meal that's anything but boring. Whether you're trying to cut back on the number of times you order takeout or you're looking for a quick dinner recipe, these delicious chicken recipes pack tons of flavor into one easy skillet meal.

INGREDIENTS

1 - cup canned unsweetened light coconut milk
1/4 - cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 - 3 - tablespoons green curry paste
2 - teaspoons cornstarch
2 - teaspoons finely chopped fresh lemon grass or 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
Nonstick cooking spray 
1 - medium green sweet pepper, seeded and cut into thin bite-size strips
1 - medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
3/4 - cup packaged julienned or coarsely shredded fresh carrots
3 - cloves garlic, minced
12 - ounces skinless boneless chicken thighs
2 - teaspoons canola oil
2 - cups hot cooked brown basmati rice or regular brown rice
1/4 - cup flaked coconut, toasted
Fresh cilantro
DIRECTIONS

For sauce, in a medium bowl whisk together coconut milk, broth, curry paste, cornstarch, and lemon peel (if using); set aside.
Coat a wok or large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat wok over medium-high heat. Add sweet pepper and onion; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add carrots, garlic, and lemon grass (if using); cook and stir about 2 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from wok.

Trim fat from chicken. Cut chicken into thin bite-size strips. Add oil to wok; add chicken. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Push from center of wok.

Stir sauce; add to center of wok. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Return vegetables to wok; stir all ingredients together to coat with sauce. Cook and stir about 2 minutes or until heated through.
Serve chicken mixture over rice. Sprinkle with coconut and cilantro.

NUTRITION FACTS (Thai Green Curry Chicken)

Per serving: 344 kcal , 13 g fat (5 g sat. fat , 1 g polyunsaturated fat , 3 g monounsaturated fat ), 81 mg chol. , 445 mg sodium , 37 g carb. , 4 g fiber , 5 g sugar , 21 g pro.