This post is currently being edited.
Thai Basil Chicken
A healthy meal that is quick and easy to prepare. You’ll love this classic Thai Basil Chicken recipe!
Ingredients
Stir-Fry Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 to 4 Thai bird chiles, chopped (and seeded, if you prefer less heat)
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 cup packed Thai basil leaves
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white granulated sugar
Instructions
- Make the stir-fry sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the stir-fry sauce ingredients until combined.
- Sauté. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, Thai bird chiles, shallot. Sauté for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken and cook, stirring and breaking up the chicken with a wooden spoon occasionally, until it is cooked through and browned. Add the sauce and toss until evenly combined.
- Add the Thai basil. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the basil and toss until it begins to wild.
- Serve. Serve immediately over rice or noodles and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe was updated slightly in 2023.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Ali’s tip:
Feel free to serve this with jasmine rice, noodles, or in iceberg lettuce leaves (for lettuce wraps).
This was really good and easy! Made this using coconut oil instead of vegetable oil, crushed red pepper flakes instead of chilis and regular basil instead of thai basil.
We’re happy you enjoyed this, Clarisa!
I tried this last night with tiger prawns and added green bell pepper and it was deeeeeeelicious!! I like some sauce with my food so I didn’t let it dry out. Thank you so much for sharing.
Sounded fabulous until I read “add fish sauce”. Is there anyway around adding the fish sauce. Unfortunately I have such a mental block that I could never try it knowing that. What can I substitute it with … if anything?
I know it sounds gross but it tastes like a really light soy sauce and not fishy at all. I don’t think the dish would tase the same without it.
This is what I ate nearly every day for lunch while in Thailand…love it
I love to make this dish with bamboo shoots, carrots, and sweet onions.
Just made this. Turned out beautifully, tasted great. Used regular basil and instead of ground or chunked chicken, used very thinly sliced beef.
Thank you for your content. and i like thai chili
i almost threw up when i heard there was fish sauce in there because i hate fish, pretty much anything that lives under the water, but i still eat it because it’s absolutely delicious.
(:
oh forgot one..used anaheim peppers instead of birds eye–couldn’t find birds eye even at the “fancy” grocery store–where do you get them?
Made it tonight. So good. I’m trying to use whatever’s in my house and avoid the store so I ended up using oyster sauce instead of fish sauce, italian basil instead of thai, and black pepper instead of white. So probably didn’t taste as good as yours but it was still fantastic, and I will make it again for sure! Also, Toby referred to it as a “real man food”, which is a really good sign. ;) thanks!