Sauteed Chicken with Thai Basil
  (Pojanee Vatanapan's Thai Cookbook)
       w/ slight modifications

4-6 servings

1 T olive oil ( I use less)
5-6 cloves garlic
1 lb boneless chicken breast(cut 1"pieces)
1/2 c Thai Basil, chopped ( regular basil works well too)
!/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 fresh green (or red) chili peppers,sliced ( 1 for less heat)
1 1/2 T sugar
2 T fish sauce
1 1/2 black soy sauce

Heat oil in wok (or large frying pan);
add garlic, stir; add chicken, cook 6-8 minutes; add rest of ingredients, reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is completely cooked. Serve with rice (Jasmine rice  goes very well with this.

 

Pesto chicken salad

 Bake: Chicken breast spinkle with lemon pepper /herb style seasoning.

 Chop: sundried tomatoes onion celery pesto mayo black pepper walnuts roasted red bell pepper spinach or lettuce

 bake chicken, remove skin, chop/shred mix with chopped ingredients. 

spread on bread or rolls

top with red bell pepper and spinach

Fruity Chicken Salad

 Chop: apple celery dried cranberries mayo Pepper pecans 

 Bake chick breast sprinkled with 5 spice powder and pepper. mix w mayo and chopped ingredients. 

Very good on foccacia.

Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

Move over Franklins, I finally made a chicken quesadilla as good as theirs! lol. Heres a good way to use up some of the adobo sauce from the chipotles. Super easy too.

chicken breasts

adobo sauce (from the chipotle in adobo)

oregano

cumin

garlic powder

tortillas

cheese

salsa

sour cream

cilantro

I cut up some boneless chicken breasts in to 4-5 long strips, coat with adobo sauce, sprinkle with seasonings, broil in toaster oven for about 5 minutes per side, chop in small bite size pieces.

Lightly toast tortillas, put chicken on one half, top with cheese, fold in half, place in toaster oven to melt, add toppings and serve with the yummy pinto beans (or whatever).

Notes:

Trader Joe's Whole Grain with oatmeal and flaxseed tortillas really went well with the smoky flavored chicken.

Tortillas taste much better toasted. The trick is to get them toasted enough to taste good without drying them out too much and making them brittle. Be careful to allow for the extra cooking time when toasting them since they go back in the oven to melt the cheese.

I have been using Greek yogurt in place of sour cream as a healthier alternative.

I also made this with an uncut chicken breast, which was easier, though not quicker since it took longer to cook, and did not have as much of the adobo flavor. It was fine though and I didn't have to dirty a cutting board, knife , etc. Lazy version takes more like 10 minutes per side. This went with the leftover beans for a quick Monday night dinner.