This Spicy Basil Chicken tastes amazing and is ready in less than 20 minutes! Perfect as a main dish or on top of a salad!
I don’t think I need to tell you how delicious this chicken is.
Just take a look at the picture.
All the fresh basil, the juicy goodness, and the simplicity of the entire dish in one single skillet. Amazing I tell you. And this really is SO easy to make!
Since I’ve been sick for the past two weeks, this was the perfect dinner to throw together during the week that was healthy and yielded plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. I served this over brown rice and the sauce alone tastes perfect with it! Oh and if you absolutely hate fish sauce {like my boyfriend}, don’t worry. You can leave that out and this will still taste great. Although I guarantee if you secretly throw it in, no one will even notice.
I tend to be sneaky like that, shh just don’t tell Chris.
Spicy Basil Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1/4 cup minced shallots
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 packet Stevia
- 2 tsp. lower-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/4 tsp. chili paste with garlic
- 1 tsp. water
- 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- 1/3 cup sliced basil leaves
Instructions
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan, swirling to coat.
- Add shallots and garlic to pan; cook for about 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add chicken to pan; cook 13 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Combine fish sauce, Stevia, soy sauce, chili paste, water, cornstarch and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add fish sauce mixture to pan, and cook for 1 minute or until mixture thickens, stirring to coat chicken. Remove from heat, stir in basil and enjoy!
Nutrition
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Gorgeous dish girl! Definitely a must try!
This sounds seriously delicious! I love chicken with basil, and I bet the chili paste gives this a nice kick.
This looks really yummy!
We made this last night – super easy and yummy! I even had enough leftover to bring for lunch today. Roasted some broccoli on the side and put it over some brown rice, delish! Thanks for sharing, it finally got me to buy fish sauce. Now I can make all those other Thai dishes I’ve been letting pile up.
Congrats on Top 9! Basil and chicken – my fave!
ceecee
I recently made that same recipe and reviewed it on my blog as well. I had to double the sauce but otherwise we enjoyed it.
Hi. Just found your website and I love it! I was planning on making Thai Basil Shrimp today and was so happy to find your recipe to jump off of! I’m also watching calories right now to lose my winter weight so love the nutrition info! Can’t wait to read more!
This looks so yummy. I must make this, soon!
Oh my gosh this looks amazing! I think this is going to be my dinner tonight. I just came across your blog and I am your newest follower. xo
omg that looks amazing! im starving just looking at it!
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