Thai Peanut Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
A delicious and flavorful recipe in the slow cooker
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American, Thai
Keyword:
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Servings: 8
Calories: 354 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts
- 1 onion diced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3/4 cup light/ reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/4-1/2 cup Sriracha
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 can light coconut milk
- 3 Tbsp ginger paste
- 1/2 lime
- 10 oz bag of spinach
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- Optional: green onions, chopped peanuts, lime wedges, rice or cauliflower rice
Instructions
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Place chicken, onions, garlic, pepper, and crushed red pepper into the crock pot.
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Whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, Sriracha (more or less depending on how much spice you prefer), honey, coconut milk, ginger paste, and lime in a bowl. Pour on top of chicken in the crock pot.
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Cook on low for 6-8 hours. 30 Minutes before serving pull chicken apart with two forks right in the crock pot and mix in spinach and cilantro. The spinach will wilt and cook down.
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Taste for seasoning, add more soy sauce, Sriracha, peanut butter, or honey if desired.
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Serve over rice or cauliflower rice and top with green onions and chopped peanuts.