Name: Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 360 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces); 1 onion (diced); 6 to 7 cloves garlic (minced); kosher salt, pepper; 1 14 ounce can coconut milk (shake before opening); 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 3/4 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup honey; 2 to 4 tablespoons sriracha; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 to 2 tablespoons grated ginger or ginger paste (optional); 1 10 ounce bag spinach (roughly chopped); Optional: cooked Jasmine rice or cooked noodles, chopped peanuts, more sriracha, green onion

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Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken is a unique and extraordinary Crock Pot dinner recipe!

It feeds a crowd and is perfect served over cooked Jasmine rice or noodles.

Extra saucy and extra delicious with some Asian flavor vibes 🙂

ingredients for the peanut chicken recipe

How to make Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken

First cut 2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs into 1 to 2 inch pieces and put them into your Crock Pot.

Also dice an onion and mince some fresh garlic, add those to the slow cooker with kosher salt and pepper.

chicken onions and garlic in the crock pot

Then make the sauce with a can of coconut milk, cup of peanut butter, 3/4 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup honey, some sriracha, lime juice, and grated ginger.

Whisk this until combined.

The peanut butter and coconut take some time to become one with the sauce, so it does take a minute or two.

Next pour the sauce over the chicken.

It may seem like a ton of sauce, but remember we are serving this over rice.

Give it a little stir and set your slow cooker Crock Pot to low for 6 to 8 hours.

It would be good just like this, but I am adding some leafy green goodness to add some extra nutrients and vitamins.

Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken before adding spinach

Roughly chop a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach and stir it in.

adding spinach to the slow cooker before stirring

And let it slow cook on low for another half hour or so.

Serve Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken over Jasmine rice or noodles 🙂

I also added some chopped peanuts to add some texture and more peanut-iness.

And more sriracha because I do love my spice 🙂

Leftovers are just as good the next day!!

If you like Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken, you might also like these Crock Pot recipes…

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Slow Cooker Pizza Soup

And Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta

Fall Crock Pot Recipes

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