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Thai Basil Chicken

[heart_this] · Jan 18, 2021 · 4 Comments

Thai Basil Chicken

A quick and easy Thai style chicken stir fry with plenty of basil and cashews!

Stir-fry dishes are often quick and easy and this Thai style basil chicken is one of my go-to recipes! It’s a super simple recipe where diced chicken is sauteed, until golden brown before adding some onions, red peppers and garlic, followed by the tasty sauce! The sauce consists of fish sauce, palm sugar, and lime juice which, when combined with either sliced chilies or chili sauce creates an amazing blend of salty, sweet, tart and spicy! The star of this dish is fresh basil and there is plenty of it! I like to add cashews and/or toasted sesame seeds for an additional layer of flavour and a new texture! This dish comes together in about the same time that it takes to steam rice making it a complete meal in almost no time at all.

Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken
Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

A quick and easy Thai style chicken stir fry with plenty of basil and cashews!

ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts (or thighs), cut into bite sized pieces
  • 2 shallots, diced (or 1/4 red onion, finely diced)
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth (or water)
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce or tamari)
  • 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 1 lime, juice and zest (about 2 tablespoons of juice)
  • 2 birds eye chilies, thinly sliced (or 1 tablespoon chili sauce such as sriracha)
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 cup basil (preferably Thai basil)
  • 1/2 cup cashew, lightly toasted
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat, add the chicken and saute until lightly golden brown and cooked through, about 7-10 minutes.
  2. Add the shallots and red pepper and cook until tender, about 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  4. Add the broth and deglaze the pan by scraping up and brown bits from the bottom of the pan as the broth sizzles.
  5. Add the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and zest, chilies, and turmeric and cook for a minute.
  6. Mix in the basil and cashews and enjoy!
Tip: Adjust the balance of salty, sweet, sour and spicy to taste using fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and chilies!
Option: Add extra vegetables!
Option: Add chopped cilantro!
Option: Add chopped mint!
Tip: Steam rice or cook noodles while making the basil chicken to serve with it!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 341, Fat 14g (Saturated 2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 83mg, Sodium 810mg, Carbs 21g (Fiber 3g, Sugars 9g), Protein 31g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Kitchen Girl says

    January 19, 2021 at 4:52 am

    Wow very Yummy!!

    Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe. These basil chicken are AMAZING! Thanks for a great recipe.

    I was glad that Ahiam got the information on Unique recipes and I will make this recipe and freeze it all. I am really thankful that I got important information.

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  2. Suzy says

    February 2, 2021 at 9:06 pm

    My family isn’t big on seafood so next time I’ll try it with soy sauce or tamari instead of fish sauce. . But even with the fish sauce and regular basil instead of thai ball, we loved it and will definitely make again. Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    May 18, 2021 at 7:56 am

    This was very good. I added flour to the liquid to make more of a sauce. Like other reviewers, I didn’t have fresh basil but dried worked just as well. I added carrot to the chicken and served it over rice. Delicious! This is a make again.

    Reply
  4. Dani says

    July 20, 2022 at 9:55 am

    Thanks for sharing this recipe with us!

    Reply

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