Basil chicken. Chef John's version of this classic Thai dish, made with freshly chopped chicken thighs and fresh basil, has a rich sauce that cooks down into a caramelized glaze. This simple Thai Basil Chicken, known as Pad Grapow, is insanely quick and inexpensive to make. This recipe is always a big hit with the family!

Balsamic Basil Chicken from Delish.com is the easiest one-pot meal. Scatter tomatoes and zucchini around chicken. Season vegetables with salt and pepper, then transfer skillet to oven and bake until. You can cook Basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basil chicken

You need of Main dish.
You need 5 of Chicken breasts.
You need 3 tbsp of Vegetable oil.
You need 1/2 of Onion, sliced thinly.
It's 16 oz of Jar prego spaghetti sauce.
Prepare 1/2 cup of Shredded mozzarella or Italian blend cheese.
Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of Classico Basil pesto.
It's 3/4 tbsp of Minced garlic.

Serve it with rice or noodles and you're all set. I tend to like mine really spicy, but you can make it nice and. Basil coconut chicken curry made with chicken thighs, jalapeño, coconut milk, basil and ginger. One of the things I love about curries is that they are so varied and.

Basil chicken instructions

Coat baking pan or casserole dish with oil.
Spread sliced onions in pan.
Cut chicken breasts to butterfly them. Hint, if they are partially frozen it makes it easier..
Spread ½ teaspoon of Basil spread on one half of each chicken.
Close the chicken halves together and arrange in the pan, over the onions.
Spread minced garlic over chicken.
Pour sauce to coat all the chicken pieces.
Bake for 40 minutes in 375°F oven.
When baking is complete, sprinkle shredded cheese over the pieces and serve with pasta.

Basil chicken is typically seasoned with a combination of Thai dark soy sauce and oyster sauce. It should be noted that Thai dark soy sauce is quite different from Japanese or Korean dark soy sauce. No, I didn't use the real "Holy" basil, but even with regular basil, this And yes, you really do want to chop, or grind your own chicken. Even if the worst-case scenario I shared. It's so quick to whip up, budget-friendly, and SO GOOD!