Tasty Thai Chicken for Dinner

Updated June 11, 2009
Credit: Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro

Relish the fresh, bright flavors of Thai cuisine in these quick and easy weeknight chicken dinners.

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Coconut Curried Chicken

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Jan Gautro

Coconut Curried Chicken Recipe

Rich coconut milk, green curry paste and fish sauce add distinctive Thai flavor to this easy dish. Serve over rice or couscous for a satisfying one-dish meal. See our collection of Chicken recipes for more easy chicken dishes.

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Thai Street Chicken

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Thai Street Chicken Recipe

All over Thailand, especially in urban areas, street-food stalls are everywhere, their sights and smells delightfully overwhelming. Chicken offerings are abundant, varied, and almost universally Mad Delicious. Four condiments are showcased at restaurants and makeshift street-side dining areas: white sugar (sweet), Thai chiles in vinegar (sour-piquant), fish sauce (salty-savory), and intensely flavorful crushed dry chile (depth-heat). In this recipe, the dipping sauce that accompanies honors the Thai condiment caddy. And the marinade on this chicken is deeply savory, welcoming generous amounts of the sauce. Eat your veggies, too, with your fingers. We left them raw.

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Chicken and Basil Stir-Fry

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Chicken and Basil Stir-Fry Recipe

For maximum basil flavor, stir the leaves in at the very end of the cooking time and cook just until they're barely wilted.

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Spicy Thai Chicken Kabobs

Credit: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Spicy Thai Chicken Kabobs Recipe

Marinate chicken pieces in a sweet peanut butter sauce with a red pepper kick, then place on skewers alongside colorful ingredients such as yellow and red bell peppers, green onions, snow peas and basil leaves.

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Coconut-Curry Chicken Soup

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Coconut-Curry Chicken Soup Recipe

Use pad thai noodles (wide rice stick noodles) in this colorful chicken soup featuring fresh spinach and snow peas. Even with all of the vegetables, it still has a bit of creaminess from the coconut milk.

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Thai-Style Chicken

Credit: Randy Mayor; Cindy Barr

Thai-Style Chicken Recipe

Stir-fry chicken in a mixture of coconut milk and curry paste, then enhance the Thai flavors by stirring in cilantro and fish sauce. Roasted red pepper adds additional robust flavor and color to the dish.

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Satay Chicken Stir-Fry with Snow Peas and Cilantro

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Satay Chicken Stir-Fry with Snow Peas and Cilantro Recipe

A traditional Indonesian satay features thin pieces of chicken that are grilled on skewers and served with a spicy peanut sauce. In this version, you cook the strips of chicken in a skillet with a coconut milk-peanut sauce and add broccoli and snow peas.

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Thai Shrimp and Chicken Soup

Credit: Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro

Thai Shrimp and Chicken Soup Recipe

Several online reviewers said that this soup reminded them of the soup at their favorite Thai restaurant. If you like yours with a little more heat than what you get from the red curry paste, add some crushed red pepper or flakes of dried Thai chile pepper.

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