Thai Basil Chicken
quick weeknight dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 256kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 green onions green and white parts seperated
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 French shallots thinly sliced
- 3 birds eye chiles
- 1 ¼ lbs. Boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup firmly
- packed Thai Basil leaves
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Let’s first make the sauce.
- In a small bowl, combine water, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar. Whisk together until it is well mixed.
- Add white parts of the green onions and garlic.
- After 30 seconds, add the shallots and chiles.
- Saute for a few minutes until the vegetables soften.
- Add chicken and stir fry for about 5 minutes on high heat.
- Add the sauce and cook on high for another 5 minutes.
- Add the basil leaves and the green parts of the scallions. Stir fry until they wilt.
- Serve with steamed Jasmine Rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 925mg | Potassium: 404mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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