Chrissy Teigen is one of my favorite celebrities to follow on social media. She’s completely unfiltered and unapologetic and I’m pretty sure we’re best friends, even though she has no idea who I am.

I had been looking forward to her cookbook for the longest time after seeing her post mouth-watering photo after photo, and when it appeared on my doorstep I locked myself in a dark room and cried for hours while reading every single recipe. Her photos are stunning and her stories are hilarious and I couldn’t wait to try each one!

There is a section of the book dedicated to her favorite recipes from her mom (who is Thai) and one of the recipes featured is a Pad Grapow dish. The ingredients are so simple and it takes less than 30 minutes to make, so I knew it’d be the first one I’d try.

To make, marinate thinly sliced chicken breast in oyster sauce and soy sauce for 10 minutes, while mincing fresh garlic and a serrano pepper. I added 1/3 of a red bell pepper and since I didn’t have vegetable oil, I substituted olive oil with a splash of sesame oil. Heat the oil in a wok until hot, add the bell pepper, then the garlic and serrano pepper, and then saute the marinated chicken until just cooked. Toss in fresh basil until wilted and serve over a bed of jasmine rice.