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    Home > Skinny Recipes

    Skinny Thai Green Curry

    Published: Sep 16, 2015 · Modified: Mar 30, 2020 by Nicky Corbishley

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    A fresh, fragrant and light-but-creamy Thai chicken curry. Only 500 cals per serving INCLUDING rice (226 cals without). Less than 2 syns per serving on Slimming World Extra Easy.

    A fresh, fragrant and light-but-creamy Thai chicken curry. This Skinny Thai Green Curry Only 500 cals per serving INCLUDING rice (226 cals without). Less than 2 syns per serving on Slimming World Extra Easy.Skinny Thai Green Curry on a bed of rice in a bowl with chillis in the background

    Loving this curry! It’s got all the flavour of a classic Thai green curry, but it’s healthier and lighter whilst still being satisfying.

    Because there’s so much flavour packed into the homemade Thai Curry Paste, you don’t need to add garlic, ginger, fish sauce, lime etc to the curry.  It’s all in the paste already!

     

    Jar of Thai Green Curry Paste

    We had this for a quick after-school dinner last week and the whole family loved it.

    A simple case of cooking the chicken and broccoli, then adding the paste along with a little stock and some lightened coconut milk.  It basically means dinner is ready by the time you’ve cooked your rice.

    I need some nice simple healthy meals to get me back on track with the diet.  I didn’t do too great this week - I stayed the same weight (I think the wedding and birthday meal from the previous week caught up with me).  On top of that we had a quiet weekend at home.  Which of course means I spent the whole weekend too close to the fridge.

    I got through Saturday feeling a bit grumpy.  I wasn’t hungry, but I just had a craving for something sweet.  I made it halfway through Sunday before caving in and having a large slice of bakewell tart (I’d been thinking about it ever since I mentioned it on the blog on Friday!).  Oh well, I’m not going to beat myself up about it (or the 6 chunks of chocolate I had after the clutch broke on the car today).

     

    Close up overhead of Thai chicken curry with rice and chillis

    I’ll be extra good tomorrow 🙂

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    The Skinny Thai Green Curry Recipe:

    Skinny Thai Green Curry

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    A fresh, fragrant and light-but-creamy Thai chicken curry. This Skinny Thai Green Curry is only 500 cals per serving INCLUDING rice (226 cals without). Less than 2 syns per serving on Slimming World Extra Easy.
    4.67 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 17 minutes mins
    Course Dinner
    Cuisine Thai
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 226 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    Chicken Curry:

    • 10 sprays fry-light or other one-cal-per-spray oil
    • 3 chicken breasts - cut into bite-size chunks
    • 1 bunch of broccoli - broken into small florets
    • 4 tbsp homemade skinny Thai Curry Paste
    • 120 ml (½ cup) chicken or vegetable stock - (use bouillon for gluten-free)
    • 200 ml (1 cup minus 2 tbsp) light coconut milk
    • 1 small handful mangetout/snowpeas - roughly chopped
    • 1 tsp cornflour cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp cold water

    To Serve:

    • Boiled rice
    • Lime wedges
    • Small bunch of coriander, cilantro - roughly torn

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Heat a large frying pan and spray in the oil, add the chicken and fry for 5-6 minutes until nearly cooked through.
      10 sprays fry-light or other one-cal-per-spray oil, 3 chicken breasts
    • Add the broccoli and fry for a further minute, then add the curry paste. Cook for 1 minute or two until the paste starts to release its fragrance, then add in the stock. Bring to a gentle bubble and allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes.
      1 bunch of broccoli, 4 tbsp homemade skinny Thai Curry Paste, 120 ml (½ cup) chicken or vegetable stock
    • Stir in the coconut milk and mangetout and heat it through (but don’t let it come to the boil or the sauce may split).
      200 ml (1 cup minus 2 tbsp) light coconut milk, 1 small handful mangetout/snowpeas
    • Serve as is, or if you like it a little thicker you can stir in the cornflour and water mixture.
      1 tsp cornflour cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp cold water
    • Serve over rice topped with lime wedges and fresh coriander.
      Boiled rice, Lime wedges, Small bunch of coriander, cilantro

    ✎ Notes

    Nutritional Information from Calorie Count based on one serving without rice (add 274 cals per serving for rice – based on 75g dry/235g cooked rice per person)

    Nutrition

    Calories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 9.6gProtein: 30.5gFat: 7.4gSaturated Fat: 3.9gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 908mgPotassium: 245mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 1.5gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 66.8mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1.3mg
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    1. Katy says

      December 30, 2022 at 12:39 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious, I love that you are making skinny versions of your delicious recipes... more please!

      Reply
    2. Becca says

      January 06, 2021 at 5:22 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely adore this recipe alongside the paste recipe too. It’s a staple in our household!

      Reply
    3. angela goodger says

      August 06, 2020 at 3:41 pm

      5 stars
      looks amazing, will be making your thai green curry paste this week-end, as a veggie i wont be putting the chicken in it, but i know i'm going to love it. if you have any amazing veggie recipe then please publish. thanks again.

      Reply
    4. Elizabeth Gooch says

      August 20, 2019 at 8:48 pm

      3 stars
      This was super easy to make BUT wayyyyy too hot for me. Definitely start with three chilliest and build up if you want more heat! Ended up super skinny because I couldn’t eat it. So good for my diet!!

      Reply
    5. Alana says

      June 17, 2019 at 8:25 am

      5 stars
      I have just served this to the family and WOW!!! I love this recipe and believe this will become a regular family dinner! Thank you

      Reply
    6. Tom says

      October 02, 2018 at 8:44 am

      5 stars
      Perfect mid week dinner, now the weather is turning chillier.

      Reply
    7. Lisa says

      April 26, 2018 at 12:50 pm

      Your recipes sound awesome, I intend to try the Thai green curry this weekend!

      Not sure if you're a peanut fan but as I also suffer from a severe sweet tooth I have a quick, low fat peanut butter cheesecake treat that works out at about 100 calories. I simply mix 1/3 of a tub of Philadelphia Lightest, 1 spoonful of PB2 which is peanut powder (£8 from Amazon but I think Sainsbury's also sell it) and a spoonful of icing sugar. Mix it together in a small pot and pop it in the fridge for about half an hour to cool and reset. It's sooooooooo much nicer than a low fat yoghurt and actually tastes like it's a full fat cheesecake!

      Sorry for the tangent, I just know how hard it is to manage on a diet without desserts!

      Reply
    8. Fiona Ryan says

      September 13, 2016 at 9:46 am

      This is sooooo delicious! My new fave thai green curry recipe...and guiltfree too! Can't wait to try some of your other recipes. Love your blog!

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        November 21, 2016 at 8:00 am

        Thanks so much Fiona - glad you enjoyed the curry 🙂

        Reply
    9. Fareeha says

      September 17, 2015 at 3:42 am

      omg.. I-WANT-THAT-RIGHT-NOW.. looks absolutely amazing and fantastic photos of the green curry.. simply loving it

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        September 18, 2015 at 9:50 am

        Ha ha thanks Fareeha 🙂

        Reply

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