20 Minute Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Gai Krapow)
Enjoy quick and flavorful 20 Minute Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Gai Krapow) that’s easy to make. Try this vibrant dish today!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-Frying
- Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz ground chicken
- ½ cup brown onion or shallot
- 5 garlic cloves
- ½ cup Thai basil or regular basil
- 1 medium red chili
- 1 medium mild hot green pepper
- Avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or 2 teaspoons liquid honey
- 1 teaspoon garlic chili sauce or sriracha
- 1 cup uncooked rice
- 2–3 stalks of green onion for garnish
- More basil leaves
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Prepare garlic and green chilies by finely chopping them.
- Heat avocado oil in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Sauté diced onion until softened, then add garlic and chilies until fragrant.
- Add ground chicken to the pan and cook until no longer pink.
- Stir in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, maple syrup or honey, chopped red chili, and fresh basil. Cook until basil wilts slightly.
- Serve over steamed rice with garnishes like green onions and sesame seeds.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approx. 230g)
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 85mg