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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!
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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!
Thai Basil Chicken and Garlic Butter Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 1 shallot, sliced
- 2 tablespoons yellow curry powder
- 1-2 teaspoons black pepper
- chili flakes
- 3 tablespoons ghee or extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce or tamari (or use soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 bunch asparagus or broccoli, chopped
- 8 ounces rice noodles
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/2 cup Thai or sweet basil
- sliced green onions + limes, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F.2. On a baking sheet, mix the chicken with the shallots, curry powder, pepper, and chili flakes. Toss to coat, then add 2 tablespoons ghee/oil, fish sauce, and honey, and toss again. Arrange the chicken in an even layer. Arrange the asparagus to the side of the chicken and toss with 1 tablespoon ghee/oil. Season with salt and pepper. 3. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked. Then toss with the Thai basil.4. Meanwhile, make the noodles. Melt the butter in a skillet set over medium heat. Add the garlic and a pinch of chili flakes. Cook until the garlic begins to caramelize and turn light golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and cook for 3-5 minutes, until warmed through. Season with salt. Remove from the heat and toss the noodles with the sauce.5. To serve, divide the noodles among bowls and top with chicken and asparagus. Serve with additional basil, green onions, and limes. Enjoy!
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I can’t wait to try this! Quick question, does the coconut milk make it sweet? Is it necessary? Thanks!
Hi Lauri,
The coconut milk does not make this sweet, you could totally use another milk that you enjoy:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Went to the farmers market and bought fresh veggies for this amazing recipe. We did not have broccoli or asparagus, however we had zucchini. It was absolutely delicious. My picky son enjoyed it the most.
Hey Michelle,
Wonderful! So glad to hear that you enjoyed this dish, thanks for making it! x
This a lovely recipe! I’d like to add one correction — When you mentioned “Meanwhile, make the noodles.” I assumed the recipe will indicate the instructions to do so, and those instructions are the sentences thereafter. Perhaps a nice clarification to that would be to say, “Cook noodles to package directions. Then melt the butter in a skillet set over medium heat…” I was able to save the recipe and it still turned out great, but that part was confusing.
Hey Victoria,
Happy Sunday! I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thank you so much for making it! Thanks for sharing your feedback regarding the noodles, sorry for any confusion! xT
Printed this out for my 20 yr old daughter to make for me while I finished up at work. What a confidence booster for her. Her cousin said it’s a ‘9’ and her brothers are full of complements too. It came out amazing and so flavorful! Will def make this again!
Hey Becky,
Happy 4th of July! Thanks so much for making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it was enjoyed! xx
Made this a week ago and my husband is still talking about it! I am planning for some easy postpartum meals – would this recipe (at least the chicken portion) be freezable? If so how would you recommend going about it?
Hey Hannah,
Happy Friday!! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment, so glad it was a winner:) Sure, I would just freeze after step 3. x
Is there a healthier alternative to using butter for the noodles? Would Ghee work?
Hey Eunice,
Sure, that should work nicely for you! Please let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xT
Just wanted to share, normally I’m the one cooking in our house and I cook HBH probably at least once a week, love all your recipes!!
So the other night my husband wanted to cook and first thing he did was to go to HBH to find inspiration and he found this recipe. We could’nt find asparagus so subbed with broccoli and it worked just as well. We really enjoyed the meal, thanks for yet another good one 🙂
Hey Sara,
Happy Friday! Thanks a lot to your husband for making this recipe and your comment, so glad it turned out well! xT
Sooooo good! Used both thighs and breast. Added curry powder to the garlic coconut sauce. Asparagus and mushrooms. Came together so fast once I prepped it. The flavor is bomb. And I too have had a lot of rice so the noodles were a nice touch. Keep em coming T 💛
Hey Resa,
Fantastic! So glad to hear that this dish turned out nicely for you, I appreciate you making it! xT
Made this tonight. Nice flavours but a bit oily for me. Also, made the same mistake with the noodles. Maybe add “cook noodles according to package directions” or something like that. I usually go straight to the recipe and didn’t see that explicitly stated. Will know for next time! Thanks for another great dinner option !
Hey Vic,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback! So sorry for any confusion with the noodles. Thanks again! xT
Simple ingredients, came together super quick, and really tasty! Perfect for a weeknight meal!
Hi Rochelle,
Amazing!! Thanks so much for making this recipe and your comment, love to hear that it turned out well! xT
Fabulous!! We had all ingredients except for the rice noodles. Subbed ramen noodles and worked great. Chicken was really good and moist!
Hey Steph,
Happy Monday! So glad to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for giving it a try! Xx
Super tasty and surprisingly fast! We loved this. It had a ton of flavor and was super simple. I used cilantro in place of the basil because it was what I had in the fridge. Worked great! I made a slight mistake because I didn’t realize you were supposed to boil the noodles. I’ve never worked with rice noodles before and thought the sauce would cook them. I didn’t see where it said to boil them. But, I was able to add a little water to the pan and cook them! So happy ending.
Hey Abigail,
Thanks so much for making this recipe and your comment, love to hear that it turned out well for you! So sorry about the noodles! Xx
I enjoyed this recipe very much. I didn’t make it exactly because I didn’t have fish sauce. (I once did but tossed it due to having used it only one time). I substituted tamari + a touch of red wine vinegar and a bit more salt. I made it first with chicken and my husband and I both loved it. I had company a couple of nights later and used it as a marinade for oven roasted Argentinean Red Shrimp which I served with buttered wild rice and roasted julienne zucchini and carrots. BIH HIT! Everyone went home with the recipe. I also didn’t have access to Thai basil. SO, my dish has been named Basil Chicken with Garlic Green Onion Wild Rice!!!
Hey Susan,
Thanks so much for making this recipe and your comment, love to hear that it turned out well for you! Xx
I’m confused, I guess. What is Thai about this other than the Thai basil which is listed as being interchangeable with sweet basil? They taste wildly different. FYI, yellow curry powder is not typically used in Thai cuisine… and fish sauce is not interchangeable with tamari or soy. Please inform. Thanks!
My seven and seventeen year old sons loved this and my husband said it was so good he’d order it in a restaurant. I was a bit heavy handed in the spices and garlic and that helped with the flavor. The limes squeezed over at the end was a must to brighten the flavors.
Hey Lesli,
That’s awesome! I love to hear that your family enjoyed this dish and appreciate you giving it a try! xT