Spicy Thai Basil Chicken

So shelter in place is a lot longer than we all thought it would be, eh?

If some of us are still cooking and not giving into eating out, or maybe the desire to want to support locals, here is another family favorite!

Spicy Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai) from Chef John at All Recipes.

I use coconut sugar instead, and double the amount to get more flavor, but feel free to use the original sugar or adjust the number of tablespoons you use as needed. Also, be sure to adjust the spice if you have little ones or those sensitive to spicy foods in your family. I often don’t have thai chilies but jalapeños have worked well for us. I also use extra virgin olive oil and about 1 tbsp of dry basil. Some stores have minced ground chicken already, which makes the chicken prep that much easier, and that taste and texture is actually our preference as a family.

Like the last recipe, it’s super easy, delicious, kid approved, and diverse. You can have it with various types of noodles or over rice or even salad.

Our favorite way is mixing white rice and flat noodles (the noodles like in rad na dishes).

You can find our adjustments and/or print it out here. Otherwise, there is a png version below.

If you make this recipe, let me know what adjustments you make and what you use to eat it with!

Enjoy!

Vietnamese Caramelized Meat

While we are all in this shelter in place, one thing I know if that we ALL have been cooking and baking way more than our usual norm.

Some of us are also trying new recipes. so I thought I’d start sharing some of our family’s favorites that we’ve found over the years, including recently that are both healthy and tasty!

I wanted to make my very first one I share this year, be Vietnamese caramelized meat that I got from Nagi at Recipe Tin Eats.

I use coconut sugar instead, and double the amount to get more flavor, but feel free to use the original brown sugar or adjust the number of tablespoons you use as needed. Also, be sure to adjust the spice if you have little ones or those sensitive to spicy foods in your family.

It’s super easy, delicious, kid approved, and diverse. You can have it with various types of noodles or over rice or even salad.

Our favorite way is using whole wheat noodles, and cooking the noodles with grass fed butter and garlic to pair with this delicious dish.

You can find our adjustments and/or print it out here. Otherwise, there is a png version below.

If you make this recipe, let me know what adjustments you make and what you use to eat it with!

Enjoy!