5 High-Protein Dinner Recipes You Need to Try | Allrecipes

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories.

Thai basil leaves

🥗Healthier: sweet basil

💰Cheaper: regular basil

Sweet basil is more accessible and offers a similar flavor.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Mushroom sauce is vegan and lower in sodium.

bird's eye chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Jalapeño offers heat with more availability.

Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat until shimmering.

Add minced garlic and chopped bird's eye chili, stir-frying until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add sliced chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.

Add sliced onion and bell pepper, stir-frying until just tender, about 2-3 minutes.

Stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar, mixing well to coat the chicken and vegetables.

Add Thai basil leaves and cook until wilted, about 1 minute.

Serve hot over steamed rice with a wedge of lime.

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