Thai Basil Chicken (320 Calories Per Serving)
- Yield:2 servings
- Time:18 mins show details
Great served in a lettuce wrap or over steamed white rice
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoonsSesame Oil
- 3Thai Bird Chilies, (Red Thai Chili Peppers)
- ½Red Onion, Chopped long, not diced
- 5Cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 poundGround Chicken, Can Substitue with Turkey
- 1 tablespoonFish Sauce
- 2 tablespoonsLow Sodium Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoonsBrown Sugar or Honey
- ⅓ cupChicken Broth
- ¾ cupThai Basil Leaves, Whole
- 1 cupWhite Steamed Rice, (if served over rice) optional
- ½Head of Lettuce, (if served as wraps)
Preparation
- 8 mins
- In a wok (or large pan) over high heat, add oil, chilies, red onions, and garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes
- Add ground chicken or turkey and stir fry for 2 more minutes, breaking meat up into small bits
- Add fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar or honey, stir fry for another minute - 10 mins
- Add chicken broth and stir to deglaze pan. Broth should cook off fairly quicky over high heat.
- After broth cooks off, add Thai Basil leaves and cook until wilted
- Remove from heat and serve over steamed white rice or in lettuce wraps
Notes
327 Calories Per Serving (With Lettuce Wraps)
- 5g Fat
- 66g Protein
- 4.5g Carbs
- 4.5g Sugar
423 Calories Per Serving (With White Rice)
- 5g Fat
- 68g Protein
- 26.5g Carbs
- 18.5g Sugar
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Discussion
Probably the tastiest thing I've ever made and it was so easy! You can always substitute regular basil and Serrano chillies if you can't find Thai ingredients
Thank you! We eat it like once a week!