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Easy Thai Basil Chicken

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This Thai Basil Chicken is the perfect east weeknight meal. Taking only 20 minutes from start to serving, it’s a great flavorful meal to add into your weekly rotation.

What you need to make this Easy Thai Basil Chicken:

  • ground Chicken
  • olive oil
  • shallots
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • green beans
  • lime
  • basil
  • soy sauce
  • fish sauce
  • and coconut sugar

this easy to make meal uses only 11 ingredients and one pot to cook!

Easy Thai Basil Chicken

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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp ginger, freshly grated
  • 3 cloves garlic, freshly grated
  • 1 cup green beans, ends trimmed & cut into 1-inch piece
  • 1 lime
  • 1 bunch thai basil, torn or roughly chopped
Sauce
  • 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp coconut sugar

Method
 

  1. Mix together sauce ingredients until sugar is dissolved then set aside.
  2. In a wok or large pan, heat oil on medium heat. Add sliced shallots, and grated ginger and garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes, just until onions re translucent and garlic just starts to turn brown.
  3. Add in ground chicken then mix in onion mixture so it doesn't burn. Spread the meat out then let sit untouched for about 2-3 minutes so the bottom can brown. Break the chicken up to continue cooking, stirring occasionally until most of juices have evaporated, about 3-4 minutes.
  4. Mix in trimmed and cut green beans. Cook until green beans turn bright green but are still crunchy, about 2-3 minutes.
  5. Pour in sauce and let cook for about 3-4 minutes for sauce to caramelize. Squeeze in juice from half a lime. Then remove from heat and toss in torn basil. Serve over a bowl of rice.