Thai Basil Chicken
A delicious and easy Thai Basil Chicken recipe made in less than 30 minutes, packed with flavor.
Equipment
- Meat Chopper
- Oil Sprayer
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 whole shallots thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- ½ whole bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 pound ground chicken lean, or ground turkey
- 2 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon fish sauce or substitute hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce 64g
- 1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 Tablespoon Asian Garlic Chili Sauce or Sambal Oelek, to taste
- ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth 114g
- ¼ cup water 57g
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ⅔ cup fresh basil leaves
- Cooked Jasmine rice for serving
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- In a wok or large skillet over medium high heat, add the oil. Once hot but not smoking, add shallots, garlic, ginger, bell peppers (and any other veggies) and fry for 3 minutes.
- Push veggies off to the side. Turn heat to high and add ground chicken, breaking into small pieces as it cooks.
- In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, chili sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, chicken broth, and water then add to the pan. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the basil then stir-fry until wilted. Serve over hot cooked rice.
Notes
Make the sauce and chop all of the vegetables in advance. Before adding basil, store in a freezer safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. For spiciness, add red Thai peppers with the vegetables. Add more vegetables like asparagus or zucchini. Swap protein for ground beef or cubed tofu for a vegetarian option.
Nutrition
Serving: 1plateCalories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 23gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 1549mgPotassium: 802mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 678IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 2mg
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