Life's Good Recipes

Every recipe here starts with a jar of Life's Good curry paste, made by hand on the Sunshine Coast from fresh, natural ingredients. Life's Good was founded by a Sunshine Coast family with a love of the flavours they discovered travelling through South East Asia, India and Europe, now bottled so you can bring them to your own table in minutes.

Everything is gluten free and dairy free with nothing artificial, so a genuinely good curry is only ever a few simple steps away.

There's something for everyone, from quick weeknight dinners to slow weekend feasts. Browse the full collection below, or choose a paste to see the recipes made just for it.
Life's Good Oven Baked Butter Chicken
Life's Good Oven Baked Butter Chicken
  • 75 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1kg chicken thigh fillet sliced into large pieces (approx. 4 pieces per thigh) 3-4 tbsp Life's Good Butter Chicken Paste 2-3 tbsp natural or greek yoghurt for marinade 4... Read more...
Life's Good Butter Chicken Biriyani
Life's Good Butter Chicken Biriyani
  • 40 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Butter Chicken Paste 500g diced chicken thigh fillet 100g onion finely diced 2 cloves garlic finely minced 150g uncooked rice 2 cups chicken stock 250g... Read more...
Life's Good Butter Chicken Skewers
Life's Good Butter Chicken Skewers
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients Wooden or metal skewers (if using wooden soak in water for 10 minutes to prevent burning) 3 or 4 tbsp Life's Good Butter Chicken Paste 500g diced chicken fillet... Read more...
Coriander & Almond Chicken Pasta
Coriander & Almond Chicken Pasta
  • 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Coriander & Almond Paste 400g diced chicken breast fillet 250ml cream your choice of pasta (suggested serving size for 4) 1/2 cup have cherry tomatoes... Read more...
Coriander and Almond Chicken Pies
Coriander and Almond Chicken Pies
  • 45 min
  • Serves 12
  • Medium
Ingredients 3 - 4 tbsp Life's Good Coriander & Almond Paste 500g chicken thigh fillet finely diced 250ml cream 2 to 3 puff pastry sheets Method In a heavy based... Read more...
Coriander and Almond BBQ Chicken
Coriander and Almond BBQ Chicken
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 1 whole chicken (butterflied by your butcher - or by yourself if you're clever) OR 1kg chicken thigh pieces skin on 3 - 4 tbsp Life's Good Coriander &... Read more...
Chiang Mai Chicken and Vegetable Curry
Chiang Mai Chicken and Vegetable Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 2-3 tbsp Life's Good Chiang Mai Paste 400-500g chicken thigh fillet sliced 2 cups chicken stock 1/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms 1/4... Read more...
Chiang Mai Fish Curry
Chiang Mai Fish Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 1 cup coconut cream 2 stalks lemongrass bruised with back of knife (optional) 3 Kaffir Lime Leaves 2 tbsp Life's Good Chiang Mai Paste 300g firm fleshed white fish... Read more...
Chiang Mai Prawn Wonton
Chiang Mai Prawn Wonton
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Hard
Ingredients 1/3 cup coconut cream 2 tbsp Life's Good Chiang Mai Paste 12 - 16 green prawns (peeled and cleaned leaving tail) 12 - 16 wonton wrappers oil for deep... Read more...
Chiang Mai Pork and Ginger Curry
Chiang Mai Pork and Ginger Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1 tbsp oil for frying 2 cloves garlic finely sliced 1 medium red onion or 4 red shallots finely sliced 2-3 tbsp Life's Good Chiang Mai Paste 400g-500g diced... Read more...
Chiang Mai BBQ Skewers
Chiang Mai BBQ Skewers
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3-4 tbsp Life's Good Chiang Mai Paste 500g chicken thigh fillet medium diced half cup coconut milk or coconut cream wooden skewers (presoaked in water to prevent burning) lime... Read more...
Life's Good Chiang Mai Chicken Kipfler Curry
Life's Good Chiang Mai Chicken Kipfler Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3-4 tbsp Life's Good Chiang Mai Paste 500g chicken thigh fillet medium diced 1.5 cups kipfler potatoes (or similar waxy) medium diced 500ml coconut cream or coconut milk 1... Read more...
Life's Good Laksa Lavash Shards
Life's Good Laksa Lavash Shards
  • 20 min
  • Serves 1
  • Easy
Ingredients 1 packet large lavash bread 1 tbsp Life's Good Laksa Paste 1 tbsp Olive Oil Method Preheat oven to 250 C. Combine Life's Good Laksa Paste and olive oil... Read more...
Life's Good Laksa Vegetables
Life's Good Laksa Vegetables
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 cups total roasting vegetables such as potato, pumpkin, sweet potato, onion, garlic, carrot and zucchini 3 tbsp Life's Good Laksa Paste 1 tbsp olive oil Method Chop vegetables... Read more...
Life's Good Laksa Atlantic Salmon
Life's Good Laksa Atlantic Salmon
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1 tsp oil or small amount of oil spray 4 small fillets Atlantic salmon (1 per person) 2-3 tbsp Life's Good Laksa Paste 450ml coconut milk 1 tsp fish... Read more...
Life's Good Laksa Soup
Life's Good Laksa Soup
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 350ml chicken stock 3 tbsp Life's Good Laksa Paste 400ml coconut milk or coconut cream Your choice of thinly sliced vegetables such as carrot and snow... Read more...
Life's Good Slow Cooker Massaman Beef Curry
Life's Good Slow Cooker Massaman Beef Curry
  • 390 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Curry Paste 500g Chuck or Blade Beef diced into large cubes 200ml beef or vegetable stock 3 or 4 waxy potatoes diced into large... Read more...
Life's Good Massaman Roasted Beef
Life's Good Massaman Roasted Beef
  • 75 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients Roasting piece of beef (or alternatively, lamb or goat) 2-3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Curry Paste amount of paste will vary depending on size of roasting meat - if... Read more...
Life's Good Massaman Mud Crab
Life's Good Massaman Mud Crab
  • 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 1 large mud crab 2 tbsp peanut oil 3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Curry Paste 1/3 cup fish stock or vegetable stock 3 tbsp Life's Good Sam's Chilli Jam... Read more...
Life's Good Massaman Chicken and Tomato Curry
Life's Good Massaman Chicken and Tomato Curry
  • 75 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1 tbsp peanut oil 1 small red onion finely diced 2 or 3 large red chilli sliced 1.5kg chicken pieces (maryland or thigh cutlet with bone in) 3 tbsp... Read more...
Massaman Beef and Pumpkin Curry
Massaman Beef and Pumpkin Curry
  • 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 500g beef strips 200g pumpkin sliced thinly 150g green beans cut into approx. 5cm lengths 1 cup coconut milk or coconut cream 1/4 cup cashew nuts... Read more...
Life's Good Massaman Satay Chicken
Life's Good Massaman Satay Chicken
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 500g chicken thigh fillet medium diced 1 tbsp peanut oil 4 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Curry Paste 1 large red onion (quartered into large squares) 2 tsp minced garlic... Read more...
Life's Good Massaman Beef Curry
Life's Good Massaman Beef Curry
  • 75 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Curry Paste 500g beef (chuck, blade or your preferred stewing cut) cut into large chunks 250ml stock (beef or vegetable) 400ml coconut milk or... Read more...
Life's Good Green Curry Seafood Stirfry
Life's Good Green Curry Seafood Stirfry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 2-3 tbsp Life's Good Green Curry Paste 300g - 500g combination of green prawns & scallops 5 stalks broccolini sliced diagonally into 3cm pieces 100g snow peas cut into... Read more...
Thai Green Curry BBQ'ed Baby Snapper
Thai Green Curry BBQ'ed Baby Snapper
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Medium
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Green Curry Paste 1 whole baby snapper (squire) approx 700g (or alternative firm fleshed whole plate sized fish) 1/3 cup coconut milk or coconut cream... Read more...
Thai Fish Cakes
Thai Fish Cakes
  • 45 min
  • Serves 12
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Green Curry Paste 500g de-boned white fish fillets 2 tbsp fish sauce 3 tbsp cornflour 1 beaten egg 1/4 cup sliced shallots 1/2 cup thinly... Read more...
Life's Good Green Chicken Curry
Life's Good Green Chicken Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Green Curry Paste 500g diced chicken thigh fillets 250ml chicken or vegetable stock 400ml coconut milk or coconut cream handful of green beans 1 sliced... Read more...
Red Curry Prawn and Pumpkin
Red Curry Prawn and Pumpkin
  • 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste 500g green prawns peeled 1 cup diced pumpkin 1 medium diced eggplant 400ml coconut milk or coconut cream 1 cup vegetable stock... Read more...
Life's Good Red Curry Prawn Salad
Life's Good Red Curry Prawn Salad
  • 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 300-500g peeled green prawns (pork or chicken strips may be substituted) 2-3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste for milder result try 1-2 tbsp paste 4 cups mixed salad... Read more...
Life's Good Red Duck Lychee Curry
Life's Good Red Duck Lychee Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste 500ml tin lychees (drained) 500lm coconut cream 250ml chicken stock or vegetable stock 500g precooked duck meat (shredded or sliced) 2 kaffir... Read more...
Life's Good Red Curry Pumpkin Soup
Life's Good Red Curry Pumpkin Soup
  • 90 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1/2 tbsp oil 1 medium red onion 3 cloves garlic finely chopped 300g bacon or chicken (optional) chopped 3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste Approx. 750g pumpkin cubed... Read more...
Penang Lamb Shanks Curry
Penang Lamb Shanks Curry
  • 90 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts 2 tbsp tomato paste 3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste 4 large lamb shanks 1.5 cups beef or vegetable stock 400ml can coconut milk... Read more...
Life's Good Thai Red Curry served with rice
Life's Good Thai Red Curry
  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Ingredients 3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste 500g chicken or your choice of meat 250ml stock 400ml coconut milk or coconut cream 1 sweet potato cut into medium cubes... Read more...