Thai Basil Chicken Stir-fry
This is an easy to prepare, flavour-packed, healthy and gluten-free dinner meal.
Ingredients
- 300g (10.6oz) chicken mince
- 200g (7oz) carrots, grated
- 140g (5oz/ 2 medium) shallots, chopped
- 125g (4.4oz) mung bean sprouts
- 15g (0.5oz) Thai basil/ holy basil or sweet basil
- 1 packet (70g/2.5oz) Thai Basil Paste
- 2 lemongrass stalks, sliced & crushed
- 1 tbsp ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 100g rice vermicelli noodles + 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tbsp extra virgin coconut oil
Instructions
- Fry the shallots, ginger, lemon grass, carrots together with the paste and coconut oil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken mince, sugar and fish sauce and cook for another 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and add the mung beans and chopped basil leaves and cover.
- Soak the vermicelli noodles for 3 minutes in boiling water, then drain, combine with the stirfry, stir well, and serve.
Notes
This is a very easy, e & satisfying dish to make for dinner, that is high in protein, fibre, vegetables and low in calories & fat. It is also gluten-free friendly. You could serve with cashew nuts to increase the calorie content if you are not following a weight-loss programme. For those following a gluten-free plan, try to use a gluten-free paste.
Approximate micronutrient info per serving:
**Vitamins:**
- B1 (Thiamine): 0.1 / 1.1 mg — 8%
- B2 (Riboflavin): 0.1 / 1.1 mg — 10%
- B3 (Niacin): 1.3 / 14.0 mg — 9%
- B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 0.4 / 5.0 mg — 8%
- B6 (Pyridoxine): 0.3 / 1.3 mg — 20%
- B12 (Cobalamin): 0.0 / 2.4 µg — 1%
- Folate: 60.4 / 400.0 µg — 15%
- Vitamin A: 428.2 / 700.0 µg — 61%
- Vitamin C: 11.1 / 75.0 mg — 15%
- Vitamin D: 0.0 / 600.0 IU — 0%
- Vitamin E: 0.5 / 15.0 mg — 4%
- Vitamin K: 30.3 / 90.0 µg — 34%
**Minerals:**
- Calcium: 46.4 / 1000.0 mg — 5%
- Copper: 0.2 / 0.9 mg — 18%
- Iron: 1.6 / 18.0 mg — 9%
- Magnesium: 37.7 / 320.0 mg — 12%
- Manganese: 0.7 / 1.8 mg — 37%
- Phosphorus: 70.0 / 700.0 mg — 10%
- Potassium: 409.9 / 2600.0 mg — 16%
- Selenium: 1.1 / 55.0 µg — 2%
- Sodium: 1244.7 / 1500.0 mg — 83%
- Zinc: 0.6 / 8.0 mg — 8%
% RDA based on an adult female.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 260g (9oz/ 1 cup)Amount Per Serving: Calories: 319kcalTotal Fat: 7.7gNet Carbohydrates: 36gFiber: 4.8gProtein: 22g
