5.0 from 3 votes
Thai Basil Chicken
Skip the takeout and cook up this stir fried Thai basil chicken in less than 20 minutes. Wonderfully fragrant with just the right amount of spice, ground chicken is cooked with fresh veggies and chilies in a sweet and savory sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 410 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 4 ounces green beans cut in half
- 1 ½ pounds ground chicken
- 6 green onions stalks chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 4 minced Thai chilies or to taste
- 1 cup very thinly sliced fresh Thai basil leaves
- jasmine rice to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a heavy, high-walled skillet (or a wok) over high heat. In a small bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, and honey until well-combined.
- Add the red bell pepper and green beans to the hot wok and stir-fry for one minute. Add in the chicken and stir-fry, breaking apart as you go, until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the green onions, garlic, and Thai chilies. Cook until fragrant, about 1 more minute. Then, pour in the prepared sauce. Continue to cook for about 1-2 more minutes.
- Stir in the Thai basil leaves and cook until the chicken is completely cooked through, the basil is wilted, and the liquid has mostly evaporated. Serve warm with rice.
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Notes
- Make this dish as spicy or as mild as you like by adjusting the amount of chilies used.
- You can mix up the veggies depending on what you have to hand. Matchstick carrots or peas are great additions.
- Stir the dish while cooking so that everything cooks evenly and nothing sticks.
- Use a large skillet or a wok.
- Have all your ingredients prepped before firing up the skillet/wok, things move fast!
Nutrition Information
Calories
410kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
146mg
(49%)
Sodium
1689mg
(70%)
Potassium
1246mg
(36%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
1873IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
108mg
(120%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 410
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 410kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 146mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 1689mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 1246mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 1873IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 108mg | 120% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.