Comments on: A Super Simple Thai Basil Chicken Recipe

By: Sarah Q

Sarah Q — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:49:16 +0000

This is the recipe that made me love your blog! I have made it at least 30 times over the past 4 years. Every time my husband says -‘we could eat this weekly’ and both my kids love it. I usually double the meat/sauce and occasionally have some leftovers, I often use the leftover rice for breakfast or lunch fried rice the next day :) I especially appreciated your tips on the best Oyster sauce and how to cook rice! Both spot on! I have passed on that info to anyone who will listen. I find it hard to find holy basil and sometimes tricky to get thai basil, so I sometimes replace that with the organic basil from our local Trader Joes, which oddly has a more licorice-y taste than their non-organic version.

By: Axel

Axel — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:35:11 +0000

Great recipe, liked the the sauce with the chicken and basil, I ground up the chicken thighs cause I prefer the recipe with ground meat then with pieces. I also used faro instead of rice because I did not notice I was out of rice ?. Still came out quite good.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:31:21 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. I started growing thai basil years ago for this dish exclusively. Easy to grow, and you'll find many other uses if you like it.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:55:31 +0000

In reply to Jenifer Provence. hi! you can do a one to one sub! 1/2 lb ground chicken thighs :)

By: Jenifer Provence

Jenifer Provence — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:11:26 +0000

My favorite Thai Basil Chicken in restaurants is with ground chicken. Any change ups to your recipe to use that instead of chicken pieces? My guess is that most restaurants might be using ground thigh meat however I am unsure of that.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 03:21:34 +0000

In reply to Savalda. thanks for taking the time to comment savalda! so happy you like this recipe :) adding snaps and bell peppers is genius!

By: Savalda

Savalda — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 02:14:09 +0000

I have made this three times with pork, chicken and shrimp. I have also added snap peas and bell peppers. I love this easy recipe to spice up my mundane week. I have also use several other recipes I really enjoy your blog and your instructions are quite simple and easy to do during the work week.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:47:38 +0000

In reply to Stephen. ooh i need to start growing thai basil!! then it would be basil chicken everyday :) happy to hear it was good with chicken breast too. thanks for commenting!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:39:35 +0000

Super-easy to prepare. Flavor was excellent. I used chicken breast (which was what I had in the house) and it worked perfectly. I have Thai basil growing in my garden, which also worked really well. Overall… a keeper recipe!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:57:55 +0000

In reply to Stacy. hi stacy, they carry it at asian grocery stores or online. if you can’t find it, you can skip it :)