Thai Chicken Sauté

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro
Use less hot sauce for milder flavor.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups chicken mixture, 1/2 cup rice, and 1 lime wedge)
Ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag rice
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 4 teaspoons canola oil, divided
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon bottled ground fresh ginger (such as Spice World)
- 1/2 cup light coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha (hot chile sauce, such as Huy Fong)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 4 lime wedges
Preparation
Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Keep warm.
Toss chicken with cornstarch and fish sauce. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan; sauté 5 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan. Add onion, garlic, and ginger to pan; sauté 1 minute. Return chicken to pan; cook 1 minute or until done. Stir in coconut milk, Sriracha, sugar, and juice; cook 45 seconds or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro. Serve chicken mixture over rice with lime wedges.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 403 (24% from fat)
- Fat:
- 10.8g (sat 3.1g,mono 4.3g,poly 2.4g)
- Protein:
- 42.6g
- Carbohydrate:
- 31.4g
- Fiber:
- 0.5g
- Cholesterol:
- 108mg
- Iron:
- 2.4mg
- Sodium:
- 650mg
- Calcium:
- 32mg




