Skip to Content

Coconut and Chicken Curry Soup

This Coconut Chicken Curry Soup is made with coconut milk for a fresh, tropical vibe!

Coconut Curry Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk!Growing up, my mom would occasionally make something delicious for supper: Chicken Curry.

It was a pretty rare occurrence.

And it’s funny how much we enjoyed it.

It was just the sort of thing at which my sisters and I would usually turn up our noses.

But somehow we knew that it was awesome.

Fast forward to my teen years, and I discovered the wonderful world of curries.

We sampled Thai curry and completely fell in love.

Then we really went through a curry craze.

Our mom became quite sick of it.

But somehow I kept my love.

If a dish is described as having curry, my interest increases.

A lime cut in half in a pretty bowl, ready to be squeezed!

The combination of flavors in this coconut curry soup really hits a home run for me. It’s so fresh, bright, and full of life. The coconut milk lends a hint of sweetness. The jalapenos give a barely noticeable kick of heat.

Here’s everything you’ll need to make it:

Ingredients:

  • Avocado or coconut oil for sautéing (hint: if you use virgin coconut oil, the coconut flavor will be more intense).
  • Onion: what’s a soup if it doesn’t include onion?!
  • Curry powder: I really like Simply Organic curry powder.
  • Cooked chicken: You can use leftover rotisserie chicken, or cook it up especially for this soup.
  • Grated fresh ginger: I like to mince my ginger with a knife, but you can also grate it with a fine grater such as a Microplane.
  • Chicken broth: Homemade chicken broth makes the best soup, but this is a good store bought alternative.
  • Canned coconut milk: Make sure to use unsweetened full fat coconut milk! I like the Thrive Market coconut milk because it doesn’t contain additives, and it’s affordable.
  • Jalapeno pepper: This isn’t essential if you can’t abide any sort of heat. But I think that hint of spice is perfect in this soup!
  • Rresh lime juice: That hint of tang is so beautiful for balancing all of the flavors out.
  • Red bell pepper: Yes, this soup is freshness galore!
  • Chopped fresh cilantro: You might balk at the thought of cilantro in soup, but it really works in this one, friends.
  • Unsweetned chipped coconut: Yes, you can have coconut in 3 forms! A bit of toasted coconut on top is 👌
  • Freshly cooked rice: You can eat the coconut curry chicken soup all by itself, but it’s even better over white rice!

Coconut Curry Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk!

By the by, this recipe was one of the most popular that I ever published on Cooking for Seven (my first food blog). It kind of irks me that the photo in that post was one of my least favorite to accompany one of my recipes. I guess the true character of this curry soup shone through the shoddy photography.

Coconut and Chicken Curry Soup

A fresh and flavorful curry soup.
Course Soup
Cuisine Thai
Keyword Chicken, Coconut
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 775 kcal
Author Erica Lea

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp avocado or coconut oil
  • 1/2 of a large onion, chopped fine
  • 2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 1-2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 can unsweetened full fat coconut milk (14 ounces)
  • 1 jalapeño seeded, minced
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 small red bell pepper, sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro plus extra for garnish
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened chipped coconut toasted (optional),
  • 2 cups freshly cooked rice (or more to taste)

Instructions

  1. Heat the avocado oil in a medium sized soup pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion until tender, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the curry powder.

  2. Add the chicken and ginger to the pot and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, and jalapeno. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.

  3. Add the bell pepper and cilantro and simmer an additional 3 minutes. Stir in the lime juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  4. Optional: Spoon rice into 4 bowls. Top with a ladle or two of soup. Garnish with additional cilantro and a sprinkling of shredded coconut. Serve.

Recipe Notes

adapted from Good Life Eats

Coconut Curry Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk!

Recipe Rating




Family Dinner Ideas: What We Ate - Buttered Side Up

Wednesday 20th of May 2020

[…] the first of our five family dinner ideas, we have coconut and chicken curry soup! Reuben isn’t a big curry fan, but he does like this […]

Kara

Wednesday 25th of February 2015

This looks amazing. Your photographs are gorgeous as well!

hebdomadairement.blogspot.com

Erica Lea

Tuesday 24th of February 2015

You really should try it - it's delicious! Thank you for featuring this in Inspire Me Wednesday.

Erica Lea

Tuesday 24th of February 2015

Thank you!

Erica Lea

Tuesday 24th of February 2015

Yes, I am so thankful that my mom introduced us to curry. Hope you enjoy if you decide to make it! :)