Lyndsey Add some flare to your next dinner with this crowd pleasing sweet thai chili chicken and scallion rice.
This Sweet Thai Chili Chicken has a sauce with so much flavor, and the scallion rice has so much flavor of it’s own as well. This is one of our staple go to meals, and it only takes about 30 minutes to make, all together. It’s super simple, and definitely worth putting on your meal list.
This Sweet Thai Chili Chicken is tangy, sweet, salty, and pure goodness. Check out the ingredients, information and recipes below.
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Ingredients
- Chicken Breast
- Rice
- Scallions
- Limes
- Garlic
- Soy Sauce
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
- Butter
About This Sweet Thai Chili Chicken Recipe
Chicken Breast
A lot of times when we buy chicken breast now, they are very large pieces. Unless we get the chicken from an actual butcher. If you purchase chicken breast from a typical box store, the pieces are likely very large/thick. Cut these pieces in half horizontally so you have two thinner breasts from each piece.
Scallion Rice
The scallion rice really tops this recipe off. It’s not the same without it. You can find the scallion rice recipe here.
Scallions
You will see in the scallion rice recipe that you use part of the scallions in the rice. Save the greens to use on top of your chicken and rice for garnish.
Sweet Chili Sauce
We use Frank’s Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce. You don’t have to use this particular brand, but it’s just our preference. We keep it around the house as a dipping sauce for things like eggrolls and such, and it works perfectly in this recipe!
Check out the recipe below, the scallion rice recipe also follows the chicken recipe. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions in the comments below!
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The Best Sweet Thai Chili Chicken
Equipment
- 1 Pot with Lid
- 1 Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 2 large Chicken Breast sliced in half lengthwise (or 4 thin chicken breasts)
- 1 TBSP Olive Oil light tasting
- 1/4 cup Sweet Chili Sauce
- 3 tsp Soy Sauce
- 2 Limes
- 1 TBSP Butter
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 2 TBSP Scallion Greens for topping
Instructions
- If using 2 large chicken breasts, cut the breasts in half lengthwise so they are 4 thin breasts. Quarter both limes and set aside.
- Pat chicken dry with a paper towel, and season all over (to taste) with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, and place chicken breasts in heated oil.
- Cook chicken on medium-high until browned and cooked through, about 5-6 minutes on each side. While the chicken is cooking, add soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and juice from 2 lime quarters into a small bowl. Mix until combined.
- Once chicken is cooked, remove from the pan and set aside. Pour mixture into the heated pan and allow to simmer/bubble. Stir this frequently. Once the mixture starts to bubble, allow it to cook until it becomes glossy, about 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add 1 TBSP butter. Mix the butter into the sauce until it's combined. Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat in the sauce.
- Serve immediately over the scallion rice. Drizzle any extra sauce over the chicken and rice, and top with sliced scallion greens. Serve these with the remaining lime wedges.
Delicious Scallion Rice Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Pot with Lid
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil light tasting
- 1 Cup Rice long grain, Basmati preferred
- 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 3 Stems Green Onions Sliced, whites separated from greens
- 1 3/4 Cups Water
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mince the cloves of garlic. Cut the green onion stems and separate the whites from the greens.
- Place a drizzle of olive oil in a pot with a lid (about 1 tbsp). Heat the olive oil, then add the minced garlic and the whites of the green onions.
- Cook on medium heat for about 1 minute. Don't overcook the garlic, it should not become brown. Add the rice and stir to coat, cooking the rice for about 1 more minute.
- Pour in the water (water amounts should be determined by rice package directions). Heat on medium/high heat until the water boils. Place a lid on the pot, reduce heat to low. Cook for about 15-20 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and rice is cooked through.
- Allow the pan to sit, with the lid on, for at least 5 minutes.
- After the rice has sat, add 1 Tbsp of butter, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix together with a fork, separating the rice while mixing together.
- Serve immediately.
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I am going to follow your recipe soon #alittlebitof everything
Now I am hungry and that sweet chili sauce will be outstandingly delicious
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I am always looking for new recipes, thank you for sharing.