Thai Chicken with Basil

By ShannonB

Ingredients

• For the chicken:
• 4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 1 tsp sugar or Splenda
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• For the noodles:
• 1 package of rice or ramen noodles
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp english mustard
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Cook chicken 3 minutes each side in a skillet with Fry Light. Remove from pan. Add shallots, garlic and jalapeño, and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

Stir in broth, soy sauce, lime juice and sugar. Return chicken to pot and simmer 10 minutes.


For the noodles

Stir all spices and mustard into the water or broth. Remove chicken from pot and stir in broth mixture. Bring to a boil.

Drop in noodles and cook until soft.

Ladle noodles into a bowl and serve with chicken on top. Garnish with the basil.