Spicy Chicken With Peppers and Basil

Submitted by ElleFirebrand

"Courtesy of Rachael Ray, this recipe from Foodnetwork.com uses classic Thai flavors. Here for safe keeping/nutritional assessment."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups jasmine rice, prepared to directions on the package
• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• hot sauce, to taste
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 20 fresh basil leaves, torn

directions

1. Place rice on the stovetop to cook, according to package directions.
2. Cut chicken on an angle across the breast into thin strips. Cut strips across into bite size pieces. Set chicken aside. Wash hands and cutting board.
3. When the rice is 6 or 7 minutes away from being done, begin your stir fry.
4. Heat a wok, wok shaped skillet, or large nonstick skillet over high heat. When the pan smokes, add wok or light cooking oil. Sprinkle in crushed pepper flakes. Add chicken and stir fry 2 minutes. Add onions, red bell peppers, and garlic and stir-fry for 1 or 2 more minutes. Add fish sauce. Remove the pan from heat and add basil. Toss chicken dish until basil wilts.
5. Serve chicken and peppers with prepared rice, salad with peanut dressing.

Reviews

[Amber]

Nice and spicy! I completely forgot about the hot sauce, but that was probably for the best. The fish oil was an interesting addition, but it tasted pretty good!

 

[Susie D]

The color in this recipe makes the plate a delight and is ready quickly. I had one red & one yellow pepper on hand so used them.We enjoyed the garlicky, salty sauce. I also included the fish sauce, but was too faint of heart to add 1/2 tsp crushed pepper flakes and more hot sauce. I served scrachai at the table instead. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

 

[gailanng]

A winning recipe that can use up the whole alphabet on just one title. Made for ZWT#8~Australia/Family Picks.

 

[Karelis]

My husband and I love it! Made a few changes. Use Wostershire Sauce instead of fish sauce.

 

[Srt]

I also this is a five-star winner. I couldn't believe how easy this was to prepare--slice chicken, chop peppers and onions and go! We don't like fish sauce so I substituted lite soy sauce. It was a wonderful dish with great flavor and beautiful color. I did use organic veggies from a farmers market which mean the veggies had much flavor. We'll definitely have this recipe on a regular basis--thanks for sharing!