Pad prik king with chicken and green beans

Name: Pad prik king with chicken and green beans
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 3 tbsp gluten free Thai red curry paste; 500g chicken breast, sliced thinly; 300g green beans, trimmed and cut into short lengths; 4 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded; 1 tbsp gluten free fish sauce; 1 tsp light brown sugar; 2 tbsp water; 300g jasmine rice

A dry, fragrant red curry stir fry with crisp green beans and lime leaf. Big flavour, no sauce.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.70 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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2 tbsprapeseed oil
3 tbspgluten free Thai red curry paste
500 gchicken breastsliced thinly
300 ggreen beanstrimmed and cut into short lengths
4kaffir lime leavesfinely shredded
1 tbspgluten free fish sauce
1 tsplight brown sugar
2 tbspwater
300 gjasmine rice

Method

1
Cook the rice in boiling water for 12 minutes, then drain.
12 min
2
Heat the oil in a wok over a medium high heat. Fry the curry paste for 1 minute, stirring, until dark and fragrant.
3
Add the chicken and stir fry for 4 minutes until it is coated and nearly cooked.
4 min
4
Add the green beans, fish sauce, sugar and water. Stir fry for 4 minutes.
4 min
5
Scatter in most of the lime leaves and toss for 30 seconds.
6
Serve over the rice with the rest of the lime leaves on top.

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