Stir-Fried Thai Chicken with Basil and Peppers

If you have around 20 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Stir-Fried Thai Chicken with Basil and Peppers might be a spectacular dairy free recipe to try. For $3.1 per serving, this recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 2 servings with 477 calories, 31g of protein, and 19g of fat each. 581 person have made this recipe and would make it again. It works well as a beverage. A mixture of cooked brown rice, sweet soy sauce, fish sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine. It is brought to you by Jeanettes Healthy Living. With a spoonacular score of 96%, this dish is spectacular. Similar recipes include Stir-Fried Clams with Thai Chili Jam and Basil, How to cook: Phat Kaphrao (Thai stir fried meat with basil and chilis), and Thai Basil Chicken Stir-Fry.

Servings: 2

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 boneless chicken breast, cut into thin strips

1/3 cup chicken stock

4 chopped Thai chilies

Steamed brown rice, for serving

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or other flavorless oil, divided

20 Thai basil leaves or mint leaves

1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

2 teaspoons rice wine

1/2 teaspoon organic sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)

Equipment:

frying pan

wok

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Mix chicken strips with cornstarch and rice wine.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or large skillet. Add red bell pepper and stir-fry until it just loses its rawness, about 1 minute. Remove to a bowl.Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in wok. Add garlic and chilies and stir-fry until fragrant, about one minute.Add chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink.Add fish sauce, sweet soy sauce, and sugar. Toss well with chicken.Add basil leaves, stir-fried red bell pepper, and stock. Bring to a boil and give it a quick stir.Serve over steamed brown rice.

 

Step by step:


1. Mix chicken strips with cornstarch and rice wine.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or large skillet.

3. Add red bell pepper and stir-fry until it just loses its rawness, about 1 minute.

4. Remove to a bowl.

5. Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in wok.

6. Add garlic and chilies and stir-fry until fragrant, about one minute.

7. Add chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink.

8. Add fish sauce, sweet soy sauce, and sugar. Toss well with chicken.

9. Add basil leaves, stir-fried red bell pepper, and stock. Bring to a boil and give it a quick stir.

10. Serve over steamed brown rice.


Nutrition Information:

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476k Calories
30g Protein
18g Total Fat
44g Carbs
39% Health Score
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Calories
476k
24%

Fat
18g
29%

  Saturated Fat
2g
15%

Carbohydrates
44g
15%

  Sugar
12g
14%

Cholesterol
73mg
25%

Sodium
1344mg
58%

Alcohol
0.81g
4%

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Protein
30g
61%

Vitamin C
210mg
255%

Vitamin B6
1mg
86%

Vitamin B3
15mg
80%

Manganese
1mg
75%

Vitamin A
3181IU
64%

Selenium
39µg
56%

Phosphorus
388mg
39%

Vitamin E
5mg
39%

Magnesium
134mg
34%

Potassium
1055mg
30%

Vitamin B5
2mg
24%

Fiber
5g
21%

Vitamin B1
0.3mg
20%

Folate
76µg
19%

Vitamin B2
0.32mg
19%

Iron
2mg
16%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin K
15µg
15%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Calcium
66mg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.29µg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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