How To Make Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Slow cooker Thai peanut chicken is a step out of the ordinary. It’s a dish of tender chicken with coconut milk, peanut butter plus various herbs and spices.
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 4 hours
Total: 4 hours 10 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupcoconut milk,(about a half a can)
- ⅓cupcreamy peanut butter
- 2tbspsoy sauce,low-sodium
- 2tbsphoney
- 1tbsprice wine vinegar
- 1tbspginger,peeled and minced
- 3clovesgarlic,minced
- 3chicken breasts,boneless and skinless
- 2tbspcornstarch,mixed with 2 tbsp water
- 1tbsplime juice
Optional Garnishes:
- peanuts,chopped
- cilantro,or green onions
Instructions
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To a 6-quart slow cooker, add the coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, ginger, garlic, and stir until combined.
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Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch chunks and add to the slow cooker. Cook on Low for about 4 to 5 hours.
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Add the lime juice and cornstarch/water mixture to the slow cooker and stir carefully.
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Cook for about 20 minutes until sauce is thickened.
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Garnish with chopped peanuts, cilantro, or green onions (or all three!) if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 348.32kcal
- Fat: 23.50g
- Saturated Fat: 10.93g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.39g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.61g
- Carbohydrates: 13.67g
- Fiber: 0.90g
- Sugar: 7.36g
- Protein: 22.70g
- Cholesterol: 55.68mg
- Sodium: 356.85mg
- Calcium: 30.07mg
- Potassium: 402.80mg
- Iron: 2.32mg
- Vitamin A: 26.38µg
- Vitamin C: 2.14mg
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