Best 7 Thai Chicken With Basil Recipes

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Thai Chicken with Basil, a flavorful and aromatic dish, is a must-try for those who enjoy the vibrant flavors of Thai cuisine. Originating from Thailand, this dish is characterized by the unique combination of tender chicken, fragrant basil leaves, and a savory sauce that tantalizes the taste buds. Whether you are a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary journey, preparing Thai Chicken with Basil is an easy and rewarding experience that will leave you craving for more. With the right balance of sweet, sour, savory, and spicy flavors, this dish is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen. So, get ready to embark on a culinary adventure and discover the delightful flavors of Thai Chicken with Basil.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

THAI CHILLI BASIL CHICKEN



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Recipe video above. Right off the streets of Thailand, made in your own home! Spicy, garlicky and savoury with a hint of sweet. Gold standard Thai chicken stir fry, quick to make and no hunting down unusual ingredients.

Provided by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Categories     Stir Fry

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 12

225g / 7oz chicken thigh fillets (, skinless boneless, cut into bite size pieces)
1 green onion (, cut into 4cm / 2" lengths.)
1 cup Thai basil leaves (, loosely packed (Holy Basil if you can find it) (Note 1))
2 garlic cloves (, large, finely chopped (Note 2))
1 birds eye or Thai chilli (, deseeded and finely chopped)
1 1/2 tbsp oil ((peanut, vegetable or canola))
2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce ((Note 3))
1 tsp dark soy sauce ((or all purpose) (Note 3))
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp water
Steamed jasmine rice

Steps:

  • Put Sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine.
  • Heat oil in wok or pan over high heat.
  • Add garlic and chilli and cook for 10 seconds. Don't inhale - the chilli will make you cough!
  • Add the white part of the green onions and chicken and fry until cooked, around 2 minutes.
  • Add Sauce and cook for 1 minute until the water reduces to make a thick glossy sauce.
  • Toss through green part of green onions and basil leaves. Stir until just wilted, then serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 160 g, Calories 360 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 29 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 588 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g

AUTHENTIC THAI BASIL CHICKEN (VERY EASY AND FAST)



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This only takes about 25 minutes to make. Very easy and fabulous flavor! This is very popular in Thailand. They sell this on the streets as well as in the restaurants. You won't believe how incredible this recipe is. It is my husband's and my new favorite. Serve with white rice.

Provided by Nancy Gibson

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 24m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 large skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
¼ cup oyster sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 pinch white sugar
2 small chile peppers, sliced
⅓ cup water
½ cup fresh basil leaves

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir in chile peppers. Pour in water. Cook until slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in basil before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 58.5 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 1625.4 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

THAI CHICKEN WITH BASIL



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Thai fish sauce, or nam pla, is a salty, watery, fermented sauce with a very pungent odor. It is used extensively in Southeast Asian cooking. You may be familiar with its flavor, as it's the key ingredient in the sauce accompanying deep-fried spring rolls served in Thai and Vietnamese restaurants.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 jalapeño chiles, seeded, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce*
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Steps:

  • In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cut each chicken breast into 4 pieces. Cook chicken, garlic and chiles in oil 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
  • Stir in fish sauce and sugar. Sprinkle with basil, mint and peanuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Carbohydrate 3 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 290 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g

THAI CHICKEN WITH BASIL STIR FRY



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This is delicious and easy to make. Make it as spicy as you like or keep it mild.

Provided by GABRIELLEDC

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Thai

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
1 quart water
¾ cup coconut milk
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
¾ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger root, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1/2 inch strips
3 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
5 green onions, chopped
1 ½ cups chopped fresh basil leaves

Steps:

  • Bring rice and water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
  • In a bowl, mix the coconut milk, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes.
  • In a skillet or wok, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, ginger, and garlic, and cook until lightly browned. Mix in chicken strips, and cook about 3 minutes, until browned. Stir in the coconut milk sauce. Continue cooking until sauce is reduced be about 1/3. Mix in mushrooms, green onions, and basil, and cook until heated through. Serve over the cooked rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 505.5 calories, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 36.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 804.4 mg, Sugar 1.6 g

THAI BASIL CHICKEN



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Make and share this Thai Basil Chicken recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ChrisMc

Categories     Chicken

Time 15m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 ounces chicken, cubed
2 tablespoons oil
2 ounces fresh Thai basil, chopped
3 ounces onions, chopped
3 ounces green peppers, chopped
1 1/2 ounces Thai sweet chili sauce
3 ounces fish sauce

Steps:

  • Heat oil in wok and stiry-fry the chicken for 30 seconds.
  • Add basil, onion, and pepper and stiry fry until softened.
  • Season with chili sauce and fish sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.7, Fat 24.3, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 51.8, Sodium 3625.2, Carbohydrate 13.3, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 6.7, Protein 17

THAI CHICKEN WITH BASIL



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dinner, easy, main course

Time 40m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup long-grain rice
1 jalapeño
1 hot red pepper
4 large cloves garlic
4 shallots
1/2 teaspoon canned green peppercorns
2 teaspoons canola oil
12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast
2 tablespoons nam pla fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves, plus a few basil leaves for garnish

Steps:

  • Combine rice and 1 1/2 cups water in heavy-bottom pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook the rice, covered, for 17 minutes.
  • Trim and seed the jalapeño and the red pepper. Put from half the jalapeño to all of it, and as much of the red pepper as you like, into a food processor, and add the garlic, shallots and peppercorns. Process to make a coarse paste.
  • Heat a nonstick pan (large enough to hold all the ingredients except the rice) until it is very hot. Reduce heat to medium high, and add the oil. Sauté the garlic mixture for 30 seconds. Set aside.
  • Finely chop the chicken breast in the food processor. Return pan to heat, and sauté the chicken, breaking it into tiny pieces while cooking.
  • Add the fish sauce and sugar, and stir well. Set aside.
  • Wash and dry the basil, reserving a few leaves for garnish. Return pan to heat, and stir the basil into the chicken mixture. Serve over rice, garnished with the remaining basil.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 737, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 90 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 1542 milligrams, Sugar 19 grams, TransFat 0 grams

THAI-STYLE CHICKEN WITH BASIL (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)



Thai-Style Chicken With Basil (Cook's Illustrated) image

I have yet to try a recipe from the Food Gods that are Cook's Illustrated that I didn't care for and this one fails to disappoint as well. The method here requires slower cooking than the usual stir-fry in order to allow the aromatics to permeate the oil. It should be noted that my version had some ingredients substituted with what I could find: jalapenos for the Thai chilies (I know...what was I thinking?) and Italian basil for what C.I. recommends; "hot basil". I'm not even sure what that is, but apparently it has a "robust texture that can stand up to prolonged cooking". Anyway, it was still delicious with my substitutions! Times are estimated.

Provided by Sandi From CA

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups fresh basil leaves (hot basil or Thai holy basil if you can find it)
3 medium garlic cloves, peeled
6 Thai green chili or 6 red Thai red chili peppers, stemmed
2 tablespoons fish sauce, plus extra for serving
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon white vinegar, plus extra for serving
1 tablespoon sugar, plus extra for serving
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 medium shallots, peeled and thinly sliced (about 3/4 cup)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
red pepper flakes, for serving

Steps:

  • Process 1 cup basil leaves, garlic and chiles in food processor until finely chopped, 6 to 10 1-second pulses, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed (turn off processor first!).
  • Transfer 1 tablespoon basil mixture to small bowl and stir in 1 tablespoon fish sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar and sugar; set aside. Transfer remaining basil mixture to 12-inch heavy-bottomed nonstick skillet. Do not wash food processor bowl.
  • Pulse chicken and 1 tablespoon fish sauce in food processor until meat is chopped into approximate 1/4-inch pieces, six to eight 1-second pulses. [ NOTE: I used a blender and it started to make the chicken mushy, which was *not* what you want here. I stopped immediately and ended up hacking away at the remains with a cleaver. :o) ] Transfer to medium bowl and refrigerate 15 minutes.
  • Stir shallots and oil into basil mixture in skillet. Heat over medium-low heat (mixture should start to sizzle after about 1 1/2 minutes; if it doesn't, adjust heat accordingly), stirring constantly, until garlic and shallots are golden brown, 5-8 minutes.
  • Add chicken, increase heat to medium, and cook, stirring and breaking up chicken with potato masher or rubber spatula, until only traces of pink remain, 2 to 4 minutes. Add reserved basil-fish sauce mixture and continue to cook, stirring constantly until chicken is no longer pink, about 1 minute.
  • Stir in remaining cup basil leaves and cook, stirring constantly, until basil is wilted, 30 to 60 seconds. Serve immediately, passing extra fish sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes and vinegar separately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221, Fat 9.9, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 72.6, Sodium 963.5, Carbohydrate 6.5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 3.6, Protein 25.6

Tips:

  • Mise en place: Chop all of your vegetables and gather your ingredients before you start cooking. This will help you stay organized and make sure that you have everything you need.
  • Use a hot wok: A hot wok is essential for getting that perfect sear on your chicken and vegetables. If your wok is not hot enough, the food will stick and become mushy.
  • Don't overcrowd the wok: Cook your chicken and vegetables in batches if necessary. If you overcrowd the wok, the food will not cook evenly.
  • Use a good quality fish sauce: Fish sauce is a key ingredient in Thai cuisine. Make sure to use a good quality fish sauce that is not too salty or fishy.
  • Serve immediately: Thai basil chicken is best served immediately after it is cooked. This dish is not meant to be reheated.

Conclusion:

Thai basil chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. With its fragrant basil and zesty lime flavor, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new Thai recipe to try, give this one a try!

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