Name: Madagascar Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (1/2 lb) boneless skinless chicken breast half; 2/3 cup coconut milk; 1 1/2 cups yellow onions, chopped; 1 bell pepper, chopped, any color; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 lemon, juice and zest of; 1/3 teaspoon cayenne, adjust to taste; salt and pepper, to taste

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Madagascar Chicken created by Leggy Peggy

A very different way to spice up the same old chicken! Plus a name that may unspire kids to get excited about the recipe! I found this recipe while searching the web. Minor changes have been made to make this even better! NOTE: One pound shelled and deveined shrimp can be added to or substituted for the chicken.

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ingredients

2 (1/2 lb) boneless skinless chicken breast half
²⁄₃ cup coconut milk
1 ¹⁄₂ cups yellow onions, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped, any color
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 lemon, juice and zest of
¹⁄₃ teaspoon cayenne, adjust to taste
salt and pepper, to taste

directions

Grate the lemon rind, removing the yellow only and leaving the bitter pith on the fruit. Reserve rind.
Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and squeeze the juice of the lemon over the meat. Allow if to marinate for 30 minutes. Drain and season with salt and pepper to taste.
In a hot skillet with a little oil or cooking spray, brown chicken over medium heat leaving chicken only partially cooked.
Remove chicken and discard any oil, leaving just a light film or spray pan again. Add onions and cook until slightly browned.
Add bell pepper and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer, add coconut milk, ginger, cayenne powder, and grated lemon rind.
Return chicken to pan, cover and simmer 30 min or until in thick stew consistency. If mixture is too thin simmer with lid removed until desired consistency is reached.
Serve over a bed of steamed white rice.

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"A very different way to spice up the same old chicken! Plus a name that may unspire kids to get excited about the recipe! I found this recipe while searching the web. Minor changes have been made to make this even better! NOTE: One pound shelled and deveined shrimp can be added to or substituted for the chicken."

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review by bschie

8/21/2014

I've seen a similar version of this recipe a few times and I'm not sure what makes it Madagascar chicken but it was really delicious. It came out a bit thin but I think that's because I used lite coconut milk but it was still delicious

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review by loranne_bronze22

11/23/2010

Great recipe! Made this for my family tonight. It was perfect for my dad who is on a low sodium diet and I took some out and put it in a separate pan for mum before the cayenne went in because she doesn't like spicy food. There is no better compliment then having no leftovers. I used legs (couldn't get breasts). The flavours were great! The lemon was tangy, the ginger and cayenne were spicy and the pepper was sweet Wonderful!.

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review by Brookes Kitchen

2/9/2010

This was good and easy to prepare. The cayenne pepper and ginger give it some heat- so might want to take it easy if you only like mild spice. I used lite coconut milk to cut down on calories. Thank you!

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review by jkoch960

7/1/2008

Great recipe! Really loved the flavor combination! DH loved the heat that the cayenne pepper gave it! This definitely a keeper! Made for ZWT4.

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photo by Leggy Peggy

6/28/2008

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