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Easy Thai Chicken

Our theory here at LWSL is that you can never have too many quick & easy freezer meals ready to go, especially ones that use budget-friendly chicken! This tender, juicy, flavor-packed Thai Chicken is sure to be a new family favorite!

To make it as part of a freezer cooking day, just split the marinade & chicken into multiple bags, then throw it right into the freezer–no cooking required! Making it ahead of time is not necessary, though, as it is equally delicious just marinated in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

You can use any type of chicken but my family much prefers the boneless, skinless chicken thighs, which are a darker, juicier meat and also tend to be cheaper than the boneless skinless breasts.

Here is what you need:

2 bunches green onions
1/2 sweet onion
2 limes
1 can coconut milk
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons Sriracha
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons freeze dried or fresh grated ginger
3-4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken
white rice (optional; for cooking day only!)
fresh cilantro (optional; for cooking day only!)

Step 1: Chop green onions and onions; squeeze juice of the two limes into a large bowl.

Step 2: In large bowl, whisk together lime juice, coconut milk, fish sauce, Sriracha, olive oil, ginger, green onion, and onion.

Step 3: Divide chicken into two gallon size freezer bags (be sure tobags first!) Divide marinade into bags over top of chicken. Freeze until needed.

Step 3: Thaw; Grill 5-7 minutes on one side, then turn over and grill 5-8 minutes longer. Alternate directions: Arrange chicken in casserole dish and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.

 

Easy Thai Chicken

This mouth-watering recipe comes together so easy and can be grilled or cooked in the oven. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Thai Chicken
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  • 2 bunches green onions
  • 1/2 sweet onion
  • limes
  • can coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons freeze dried or fresh grated ginger
  • 3-4 pounds boneless skinless chicken
  • white rice  optional; for cooking day only!
  • fresh cilantro optional; for cooking day only!

Instructions

  1. Chop green onions and onions; squeeze juice of the two limes into a large bowl.
  2. In large bowl, whisk together lime juice, coconut milk, fish sauce, Sriracha, olive oil, ginger, green onion, and onion.
  3. Divide chicken into two gallon size freezer bags (be sure to label bags first!)
  4. Thaw; Grill 5-7 minutes on one side, then turn over and grill 5-8 minutes longer.  Arrange chicken in casserole dish and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.

 

Ruth Soukup

View Comments

  • Is the marinade just tossed out? It seems it would make an awesome sauce cooked with the chicken.

  • My son is a huge fan of chicken and meat in generally. Although there are many awesome recipes out there, he doesn't like all of it. However, I am pretty sure he would love this one, but most likely I have to try to cook it without coconut milk. We don't have any coconut milk in the stores here and the taste is little unfamiliar for us. But I am guessing it would still taste awesome without it, right? :)

  • Thank you for this! I think freezer cooking might be the answer to my end of the week, don't-want-to-cook-dinner-any- more fatigue. I prepared a bunch of freezer crock pot meals when I was pregnant with my son. They made it so easy to eat healthy and economically during my his first weeks at home. I'm going to plan a bunch of freezer meals for this next month and make it my mission to have at least one freezer meal a week - at first. This one will definitely go in that plan :-)

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