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November 22, 2019 By Chef Mireille 9 Comments

Cinnamon Coconut Milk Chicken

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Cinnamon Coconut Milk Chicken

This French Caribbean recipe with fresh herbs and spices is such an easy recipe. Perfect for a weeknight dinner with some steamed rice and a green salad.

plate of cinnamon coconut milk chicken

Thanks to Srivalli’s Cookbook Cooking Challenge, I have cookbooks that are no longer dust collector’s on my shelf. One of these is the book, Creole, which I have now used several times on this blog, recreating her recipes. This recipe I adapted from her book, adding a few more spices and using canned coconut milk instead of making the milk from grated coconut.

I made this for lunch one day when my Mom was coming over for a visit. The author of this book even though Paris based, is from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, right next door to my grandmother’s birthplace of Dominica. My mother thoroughly enjoyed this, reminding her of the flavors of the Caribbean. We had it with some Coo Coo. (Caribbean Polenta)

Maybe Caribbean style Polenta isn’t your thing. Check out the other side dishes below that would go great with this Cinnamon Coconut Milk Chicken.

You can also enjoy this delicious Cinnamon Coconut Milk Chicken simply with some steamed rice and roasted vegetable.

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Side Dishes

  • Caribbean Rice & Peas
  • Sauce Pois (Haitian style Red Beans)
  • Banane Peze (Hatian style Fried Plantain)
  • Wild Rice Pilaf
  • Joloff Rice
  • Fresh Fig Salad
  • Spinach Apricot Salad
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Would you love to visit this part of the Caribbean so you can taste more delicious recipes like this? Check out my travel post all about visiting Dominica.

RELATED: DOMINICA – NATURE ISLAND OF THE CARIBBEAN

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5 from 4 votes

Cinnamon Coconut Milk Chicken

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Course: Chicken
Cuisine: Caribbean
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 464kcal
Author: Chef Mireille

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless chicken thighs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ + 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped
  • 13.5 oz. can coconut milk

Instructions

  • Toss chicken pieces with salt, pepper and ¼ teaspoon of the cinnamon.
  • In a deep skillet, heat oil.
  • Add chicken pieces and brown on both sides. Drain out excess oil.
  • Add coconut milk, onion, garlic, cloves, remaining cinnamon, mustard powder, paprika, parsley and cilantro.
  • Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook on medium low heat, covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.

Notes

Add water as necessary if the coconut milk evaporated too much.

Nutrition

Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 591mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 3mg

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9 Comments

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Comments

  1. Nammi says

    August 17, 2014 at 9:52 am

    , yumm love that delicious sauce!!!

    Reply
  2. Srivalli says

    August 20, 2014 at 9:52 am

    I am so glad Mir..and the chicken almost sounds Indian..:)..

    Reply
  3. Usha Rao says

    August 29, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    Chicken gravy looks very creamy and rich.. Delicious!

    Reply
  4. Lesli Schwartz says

    November 24, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    5 stars
    This chicken looks amazing! Love the coconut milk and the addition of cinnamon!

    Reply
    • Chef Mireille says

      November 24, 2019 at 6:15 pm

      it is so delicious and creamy!

      Reply
  5. Amy Chung says

    November 26, 2019 at 7:37 am

    5 stars
    Great mid week dinner recipe! Hate ti when I start to run out of ideas so this is awesome. Chicken looks so creamy and I would have never thought to add cinnamon to chicken!

    Reply
    • Chef Mireille says

      November 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      Cinnamon Chicken is actually a very traditional American regional dish, but I love this Caribbean version better 😉

      Reply
  6. Sadia Malik says

    November 27, 2019 at 12:58 am

    5 stars
    Looks delicious, I would try it with coo coo for more authentic experience.

    Reply
    • Chef Mireille says

      November 27, 2019 at 12:02 pm

      definitely – You should try it out – I am sure you will love it!

      Reply

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