Name: Chicken, pumpkin and basil stir-fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400 gram pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2cm cubes; 300 gram green beans, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces; 750 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 1.5 cm cubes; 1 birdseye chilli, thinly sliced; 1 cup thai basil leaves; 1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon caster sugar; lime wedges, to serve

Chicken, pumpkin and basil stir-fry

Tender chicken and pumpkin pieces are tossed together with fresh Asian greens and fragrant basil in this quick and tasty stir-fry, perfect for a light week night dinner.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

400 gram pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2cm cubes

300 gram green beans, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces

750 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 1.5 cm cubes

1 birdseye chilli, thinly sliced

1 cup thai basil leaves

1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon caster sugar

lime wedges, to serve

Method

1.Spray a wok with cooking oil spray. Heat on high. Stir-fry pumpkin 8 minutes, until tender and golden. Remove from pan; keep warm. Stir-fry beans 3 minutes, until tender but still crisp. Remove from pan.

2.Cook chicken in batches for 4 minutes, until browned and cooked through. Add chilli and half of the basil. Stir-fry further 1 minute.

3.Return pumpkin and beans to pan with fish sauce and sugar; toss to coat. Scatter with remaining basil. Serve with lime wedges.

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