Thai Chicken with Fresh Basil

Thai Chicken with Fresh Basil
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 210.9
  • Total Fat: 9.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 52.6 mg
  • Sodium: 694.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
  • Protein: 23.4 g

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Introduction

Traditional Thai dish lightened up a bit but still packed with flavor , I like to serve on a bed of finely shredded cabbage for a change from rice Traditional Thai dish lightened up a bit but still packed with flavor , I like to serve on a bed of finely shredded cabbage for a change from rice
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    1 lb chicken breast cut into 1/4" wide slices
    8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms, button, shitake or straw
    2 T canola oil
    1 medium onion cut pole to pole into 1/4 " half moon slices
    3 cloves garlic minced
    2 tablespoons fresh ginger root minced
    1 1/4 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves cut into slivers or left whole if using Thai basil
    5 medium scallions cut on a sharp diagonal into thin slices
    Cooking sauce 3/4 cup canned light coconut milk
    3 T Kikkoman reduced salt soy sauce
    3 T rice wine vinegar
    1 T Thai fish sauce ( nam pla)
    1/2 to 1 t chili pepper flakes
    1 T cornstarch dissolved in 1 T water

Directions

Place wok over high heat and when pan is hot add 1 T of canola oil and swirl to coat pan, add onion and stir fry until almost translucent, add mushrooms garlic and ginger stir quickly , then 1 T water ,cover and steam 1 minute , vegetables should be just cooked ,move vegetables to a bowl
Heat second T of oil , swirl to coat pan add chicken and stir fry until cooked on the outside but still pink inside, add to bowl with vegetables
Combine sauce ingredients through pepper flakes and bring to boil over high heat stirring until reduced by half add chicken and vegetables back to the pan and return to a boil then stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook another minute until thick and bubbly . sprinkle green onions on top and serve

Serving Size:  5 servings

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KARENCRAFTER.