Thai Basil Chicken is a quick and easy chicken dinner that is bursting with fresh flavors. Bell peppers, fresh basil, and a unique blend of sauces make this chicken so crave-able!
Chicken dinners are a common thing at my house. Chicken is inexpensive, easy to cook, and a great way to fill bellies on a budget. If you are looking for more chicken dinner inspiration, you’ve got to try this simple Crockpot Tuscan Chicken, this amazing Baked Honey Sesame Chicken, and this Cashew Chicken.
Are you getting tired of the same old flavors when it comes to your chicken meals? This Thai basil chicken recipe takes just 30 minutes and is so full of flavor you won’t believe it’s chicken breast! Of course you can use whatever part of the chicken you prefer. I love the taste of this dish so much, especially served with jasmine rice or coconut rice. It’s just as good as a Thai restaurant, for less than half the cost!
Thai Basil Chicken Recipe (pad Krapow Gai)
When you order this dish at a Thai restaurant, it’s called Pad Krapow Gai. This dish is made with red bell peppers, but you can serve it with other vegetables like air fryer frozen broccoli or garlic edamame. You can add a fried egg to make this dish extra filling and flavorful. It’s basically a chicken stir fry so add whatever you think would taste good! The more you add to the pan, the more flavors combine to make a delicious dish.
This Thai basil chicken is a simple recipe that you really can’t get wrong. These ingredients are simple and straightforward. If you can get the ingredients from an Asian market, the dish will taste much more traditional. You can find the measurements below in the recipe card.
I love how simple it is to make this Thai basil chicken. If you have a wok, this is a great recipe to make in it. It also works great in a skillet or cast iron pan. Whatever you use, make sure to heat the oil first before adding the chicken. Basil is a really fragile ingredient, so make sure you add it in after turning off the burner.
Minute Thai Basil Chicken With Chili Garlic Sauce
Making Thai basil chicken is really simple and so delicious. Here are a few tips for making this dish authentic and just the way you and your family like it!
Thai basil chicken makes great leftovers because it reheats really easily and tastes just as amazing a few days later. Here is how to store your leftovers.
Thai flavors are my husband’s favorite, so I’ve spent a lot of time trying to recreate our favorite dishes you get at the restaurant. Here are a few that are always a hit anytime I serve them.
Thai Chicken With Basil Recipe
Calories 210 kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 11 g (4%) Protein 26 g (52%) Fat 7 g (11%) Saturated Fat 1 g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g Monounsaturated Fat 3 g Trans Fat 0.01 g Cholesterol 73 mg (24%) Sodium 1740 mg (73%) Potassium 561 mg (16%) Fiber 1 g (4%) Sugar 8 g (9%) Vitamin A 944 IU (19%) Vitamin C 29 mg (35%) Calcium 35 mg (4%) Iron 1 mg (6%)
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
I am Alyssa and the blogger behind The Recipe Critic. I started my blog in June of 2012 as a place to share my passion for cooking. I love trying new things and testing them out with my family.Thai Basil Chicken is arguably the gold standard of Thai Chicken stir fries! An incredibly fast and easy Thai recipe that truly tastes just as good as you’ll get at your favourite restaurant, served over jasmine rice. BONUS: No hunting downunusual ingredients!
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Wowser. I LOVE Thai Basil Chicken. Just looking at these photos and writing up this post has me peeved that I’ll shortly be reheating leftovers instead of firing up the wok. (That’s a nice insight into the immaturity that is me.)
This is a recipe I got from the mother of a friend way back when I was in uni. Obviously, a Thai friend!
Better Than Takeout Sweet Thai Basil Chicken.
And it’s one of thefew recipes that I haven’t tinkered with at all. I usually can’t help it – even recipes from well respected chefs. But this one – it’s perfect as it is. It is truly
Here’s what you need for Thai Basil Chicken. The really nice thing about this Thai recipe is that you can get everything you need from the grocery store – at least, you can here in Australia!
The bestsubstitute for Thai Basil is normal basil.While it lacks the slight aniseed flavour that’s distinctly associated with this Thai dish, it is still very much worth making!
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Thai Basil tastes like normal basil with a hint of aniseed flavour. Nowadays it’s fairly widely available in Australia in large grocery stores and green grocers (Coles, Woolies, Harris Farms).
Which is different to Thai Basil. It’s actually quite hard to find even in Thai stores, so much so that most Thai restaurants just use ordinary Thai Basil and it’s the flavour that most people have become accustomed to.
In the video and photos, I’ve used Thai Holy Basil. (Sydney-siders, I found it in the dark depths of a Thai grocery store in the city, I had to ask for it and the store owner got it from the back!)
Thai Basil Chicken (pad Krapow Gai)
This recipe sticks more to the traditional way of cooking it withenough sauce to coat the stir fry and to soak the rice a bit (enough!). But not so much sauce that when you dish it up, it’s sitting in a pool of sauce which frankly is too salty and unnecessary because the flavours of this dish are so strong, you don’t need all that sauce.
Serve this over Jasmine rice or any other rice of choice. If you want to add a freshside, try this Asian Slaw – it’s a great all rounder that goes with all Asian foods. Or for a simpler option, just add a side of plain chunks of tomato and cucumber which is a common side that’s added to plates in Thailand.
As with all stir fries, this Thai recipe moves super fast once you start cooking – about 5 minutes. So if you canget the chopping done in 10 minutes, you’ll have dinner on the table in 15 minutes.
Minute Thai Basil Chicken (easy Gai Pad Krapow)
Recipe video above. Right off the streets of Thailand, made in your own home! Spicy, garlicky and savoury with a hint of sweet. Gold standard Thai chicken stir fry, quick to make and no hunting down unusual ingredients.
1. Holy Basil is the type of Thai basil used in the authentic recipe. It has a more aniseedy / peppery flavour than normal sweet basil used in Italian cooking, and is available at some Thai groceries.
Thai Basil is the more common type of basil that is sold at supermarkets here in Australia (Coles, Woolies, Harris Farms) and used in Thai restaurants. Because my closest Asian store is a trek away, I usually make this with Thai Basil.
Spicy Thai Basil Chicken Recipe (pad Krapow Gai) + Video
If you can't find Thai or Holy Basil, this is still totally worth making using normal basil. The sauce has a strong flavour and dominates, the basil is the fragrant accent flavour.
2. Garlic - Finely chopping the garlic rather than minced it (or using jarred garlic) stops it from burning quickly and spitting when it hits the hot wok.
3. Soy sauces - can sub light soy sauce or both the light and dark soy with ordinary all purpose soy (like Kikkoman). Or can use just light soy sauce. Flavour not quite as intense as it should be and colour will be paler, but still super tasty.
Thai Basil Chicken (gai Pad Krapow)
4. Serving size - This recipe makes one giant serving or 2 reasonable sized servings. Complete the meal with a simple side of juicy slices of cucumber and tomato with no dressing - this is very Thai! Refreshing accompaniment to spicy Thai food.
Serving: 160 g Calories: 360 cal (18%) Carbohydrates: 5 g (2%) Protein: 19 g (38%) Fat: 29 g (45%) Saturated Fat: 6 g (38%) Cholesterol: 110 mg (37%) Sodium: 588 mg (26%) Potassium: 231 mg (7%) Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: 2 g (2%) Vitamin A: 148 IU (3%) Vitamin C: 2 mg (2%) Calcium: 14 mg (1%) Iron: 1 mg (6%)
Originally published in July 2014, updated with fresh new (better!) photos, new words, a brand new recipe video and ofcourse I added a Life of Dozer section!
Keto Thai Basil Chicken
I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!Look no further, this Thai basil chicken recipe just might be your new favorite, easy dish that tastes better than takeout! This Thai basil chicken stir fry is bursting with flavor, easy-to-make and can be yours in 20-minutes!
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