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Coconut Cashew Basil Curry Soup

Creamy, rich, flavorful and healthy...definitely recommend making this soup! It is also freezer-friendly.

Course #dinner
Keyword #curry, #healthy, #soup, Freezer-friendly
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6
Author Karrie Truman

Ingredients

Soup

  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts diced
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 yellow onion quartered
  • 1 tbsp garlic minced
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger minced or grated
  • 1/2 jalapeno pepper
  • 2 14 oz cans of coconut milk
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 cup salted roasted cashews

Garnishes

  • fresh cilantro (optional) chopped
  • small fresh basil leaves (optional)
  • jalapeno pepper (optional) sliced

Instructions

Chicken Cooked In The Wok:

  1. Dice up the 2 lbs of chicken and sprinkle it with garlic salt.

  2. Heat up the wok over high heat and add the vegetable oil. Cook the chicken in small batches for 4 minutes. The meat should no longer be pink and have a slight crisp to the edges. When the chicken is finished, put it on a plate and set it aside.

Ingredients For The Food Processor or use a hand mixer:

  1. Gather the ingredients for the food processor: onion, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, coconut milk, chicken broth, curry powder, salt & pepper.

  2. First, add the onion, garlic, ginger, and jalapeno and blend on high until you have a smooth consistency.

Make It Now

  1. Get out a large saucepan and combine the ingredients from the food processor, add the chicken and add the dried basil.

  2. Heat everything to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.

Make It A Freezer Meal:

  1. Add coconut mixture, chicken and dried basil to a freezer-safe bag and seal it taking out all the air. Label it and put it in your freezer. You can even freeze the cashews in a different bag to have ready and stay fresh.

Thaw and Cook:

  1. Defrost the soup for 12-24 hours in the fridge. Pour contents of the bag into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.

Assemble The Soup:

  1. When you are ready to enjoy the soup, put it in bowls and top it with cilantro, fresh basil leaves and jalapeno (all optional) and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Courtesy of Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money & Sanity by Karrie Truman © 2017 www.robertrose.ca

This recipe is brought to you by one of my favorite cookbook authors Karrie Truman and her amazing cookbook can be found Here.

I have made so many recipes from this cookbook and not one has been a disappointment!