Thai Basil Chicken and Garlic Butter Noodles.

Weeknight-style Thai Basil Chicken and Garlic Butter Noodles. The super fast Thai chicken noodle bowl that looks like takeout but tastes even yummier! Yellow curry and black pepper seasoned chicken cooked easily on a sheet pan with a bundle of asparagus or broccoli. Once the chicken is cooked, it’s tossed with fresh Thai basil and then served over saucy garlic butter rice noodles. All together, it’s one delicious bowl that comes together in around 30 minutes. Great for any night of the week!

This recipe is so fun, and I love it even more because my brothers inspired me to make it. Both my older brother, Creighton, and my younger brother, Kai, love Thai yellow chicken. Kai often orders it from a restaurant near his house, and Creighton asks me to make a spicy curry at least once a week.

I’ve made simple Thai Yellow curries before, but I’ve always served them with rice. I love the Thai flavors in this recipe.

Of course, rice is delicious (we LOVE rice), but it’s expected, especially from me.

Ingredients

• Chicken breasts 
• Shallot 
• Yellow curry powder 
• Black pepper 
• Chili flakes 
• Ghee or extra virgin olive oil 
• Fish sauce or Tamari (or soy sauce) 
• Honey 
• Asparagus or broccoli 
• Rice noodles 
• Salted butter 
• Garlic 
• Canned coconut milk 
• Thai or sweet fresh basil 
• Sliced green onions + limes 

I wanted to create something different while still making a yellow curry, so I put on my thinking cap for a quick second and considered rice noodles.

I rarely cook with rice noodles, but when I do, I always try to make a note to use them more. They come out delicious when used in a variety of recipes!

Today I made them even more special by tossing the noodles in the yummiest garlic butter coconut sauce and combining them with chicken. It’s the most delicious bowl!

Now, on to the details

Step 1: to make the chicken

To keep this process simple and fast, I decided to bake the chicken in the oven. Toss the chicken with a shallot, yellow curry powder, black pepper, and chili flakes. Then add either ghee or oil, fish sauce (or use tamari/soy sauce), and honey. Slide the chicken to one side of the pan.

The vegetables go to the other side. I use asparagus, but broccoli works equally well.

Cook the chicken and vegetables on the same pan for 15 to 20 minutes just to get the chicken cooked and crispy. There you have it, quick-cooking chicken with plenty of flavor.

While I love asparagus with this dish, you can really use whatever vegetable you have on hand. Broccoli or fresh bell peppers would be my other top picks for the vegetable stir-fry portion, but mushrooms would be great as well. Use whatever you’ve got!

Step 2: the garlic noodles

As the chicken is cooking over medium high heat, boil some rice noodles. While the noodles quickly cook, brown a bit of butter with lots of garlic. Then mix in creamy coconut milk and season the sauce with salt and pepper.

Add the noodles to the sauce and toss. SO GOOD!

For the noodles, I like to use vermicelli rice noodles, but you could use any variety of rice noodles or even angel hair pasta. The noodles are meant to be saucy, so once you toss them with the garlic butter sauce, be sure to serve them right away.

Step 3: put it all together

The noodles should be cooked by the time the chicken is done. Then, combine everything together.

Spoon the noodles and sauce into bowls, then add the chicken and asparagus. Finish each bowl with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, fresh Thai basil, and green onions or cilantro.

Enjoy immediately – this is simple, quick-cooking, and delicious! It’s a great spring and summer dinner you can serve on busy weeknights or to entertain over the weekend!

For leftovers the next day for lunch, steamed white rice or coconut rice would be excellent with this Thai chicken. For an extra bite, incorporate spicy Thai chili sauce and roasted raw cashews. There are so many different ways you can make your own spin on this delicious Thai-inspired dish!

Looking for other easy dinners? Here are some favorites:

Baked Honey Balsamic Chicken

Easy Greek Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes

30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken

Sheet Pan Sticky Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sheet Pan Chicken Gyros with Feta Tzatziki

Creamy White Bean Lemon Pesto Orzo Soup

Sheet Pan Honey Garlic Chicken and Feta Potatoes

Lastly, if you make this Thai Basil Chicken and Garlic Butter Noodles, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

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