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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Looks so good Kelly! Can’t wait to try it x
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Kelly, this looks great! Thanks for sharing
Hi Kelly! Found you on Pinterest…I assume you do not mind us “pinning” your photos! This recipe looks great…I like the idea of serving on a salad, OatmealBowl! Looking forward to trying this one.
YUM! And just what I need for my mission to eat clean. this will be great on a salad. Gotta love a good chili paste on chicken!
Ohh, what a great dish! It looks so good!! Happy Monday to you!!
Kelly this looks fantastic! I have a spicy African basil plant growing so it would be amazing with this dish!
You had me at basil!!! I am so trying this next week; i have already cooked all my meals for this week so i have to wait 🙁
xo Stephanie
This sounds awesome – plus I have all these ingredients. This is a must try. Thanks for Sharing
Oh man that looks good. I can’t wait to plant a rump load (actual term of measurement, I believe) of basil in a few weeks! My herb garden is actually trying to come back to some degree which is awesome. Free chives and oregano right now!
Looks great, Kelly! I love quick and easy meals. I’ve never used fish sauce before…but it’s in a lot of tasty-looking dishes.