One Pot Spicy Basil Chicken
One Pot Spicy Basil Chicken boasts a delicious spicy sauce, is easy to make, and is also healthy (254 calories and 2g carbs per serving!)- it's the perfect dinner!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon canola or vegetable oil
- ¼ cup minced shallots
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 TBS fish sauce
- 2 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 teaspoon lower-sodium soy sauce
- 1 ¼ teaspoon chili paste such as sriracha
- 2 teaspoon water
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- dash of salt
- ⅓ cup fresh basil leaves torn apart
Instructions
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan, allow to heat up. Add shallots and garlic and saute for about 30 seconds. Add chicken and saute until chicken is cooked through, about 7-9 minutes.
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In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce, chili paste, water, cornstarch and salt. Add mixture to chicken and turn heat to high; cook for 1 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir to coat the chicken. Remove from heat and stir in basil leaves.
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Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
I love to double the sauce recipe for this recipe. It gives extra to serve over rice or whatever you decide to serve the chicken over.
Originally posted in 2016. Updated January 2021.