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Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken
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Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
 

Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken is an easy Crock Pot dinner recipe so good served over rice with chopped peanuts!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian
Keyword: best, Chicken, Crock Pot, Easy, peanut, Recipe, rice, Slow Cooker, Slow Cooker Meals, Thai Recipes, TikTok
Servings: 8
Calories: 544 kcal
Author: Cheri Renee
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
Instructions

  1. Put the chicken, onion, garlic, kosher salt, and pepper in the slow cooker.

  2. Put the coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, sriracha, lime juice, and ginger (if using) in a bowl and whisk until combined, which may take a minute or two.

  3. Pour this mixture over the chicken, stir, and turn the slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours.

  4. About 30 minutes before serving stir in the spinach, it will cook down a lot, stir a few more times.

  5. Serve over rice or noodles with chopped peanuts, more sriracha, and/or green onions if desired.