Diabetic Diet: Entrees, Thai Chicken With Basil Recipe

Not everything Thai has peanut sauce in it! And this recipe is a perfect one to spike your taste for Thai-food. Its fulfilling, spicy and just plain delicious! (Not to mention, healthy as well)

Prep time: 30-40 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

-          One pound skinless and boneless chicken breast halves

-          Three tablespoons of Asian fish sauce

-          One tablespoon of soy sauce

-          One tablespoon of brown sugar

-          Two teaspoons of vegetable oil

-          One large onion (12 ounces), cut into 1/4 –inch-thick portions

-          Two red (or green if you’d like) chilies, seeded and cut into matchstick-esque strips

-          Two teaspoons of freshly minced and peeled ginger

-          Two garlic cloves, crushed

-          One and a half cups of fresh and loosely packed basil leaves

Directions:

1. Cut each chicken breast half (crosswise) into ¼ inch thick slices.
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine the soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar.
3. Add in the chicken slices and toss around to coat. Let marinate for five minutes.
4. In a nonstick 12-inch (estimate) skillet, heat oil on medium until it is very hot.
5. Add in chicken with marinade and cook, stirring frequently (see: stir-fry!) until the chicken loses its pink color throughout (usually takes about 3-4 minutes).
6. With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to bowl and add onion to marinade remaining in skillet.
7. Cook, stir-frying until tender-crisp (about four minutes).
8. Stir in chilies, garlic and ginger and cook for about one minute longer.
9. Return chicken to skillet and heat thoroughly.
10. Stir in basil leaves JUST before serving.
11. Enjoy!

(OPTIONAL: Serve over rice!)