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Sweet & Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken

Spicy peanut butter chicken is a fresh new easy dinner idea. Serve with mango salsa for the perfect quick dinner.
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Course: Easy Dinners
Cuisine: Asian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 300 g ( lb) Chicken breast, diced
  • To make the sauce
  • 3 tablespoons (3 tablespoons) smooth natural peanut butter
  • 2-3 tablespoons (2 tablespoons) dark soy sauce
  • 2-3 tablespoons (2 tablespoons) hot water
  • 1 (1) lime, juice only
  • 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 cloves (2 cloves) garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) chilli flakes
  • For serving
  • diced mango
  • ½ (½) bunch basil
  • ½ (½) bunch coriander
  • 3 tablespoons (3 tablespoons) peanuts, chopped
  • rice or noodles

Instructions

  • Heat a drop of olive oil in a non-stick skillet and brown the diced chicken on all sides. While the chicken is cooking, mix the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and thinly slice the red pepper and dice the mango. Once the chicken is mostly cooked add in ½ the sauce and the slices of red pepper. If the sauce is a little too thick, then add some water to the pan 1 tablespoon at a time until it's the consistency that you want.
  • Continue to cook until the chicken is no longer pink and the peppers are softened. This should only take about 3-5 minutes depending on how thinly the peppers are sliced. Once the chicken is cooked and the sauce is thickened (but not too thick), serve over some rice or noodles. Top with the chopped mango, basil, coriander and some chopped peanuts. I always serve this with lime wedges and slices of fresh jalapeno peppers, but you can skip that part.

Notes

  • Note 1- Peanut butter: both types, natural and regular, work with this recipe but I highly recommend that you use natural because it has a richer peanut flavour and less sugar. We want a sweetness to the sauce, but we don't want it too sweet.
  • Note 2- Chicken: I've used chicken breast for the recipe, but you can use chicken thigh if you prefer. Just adjust the cooking time. Thighs cook more quickly than chicken breast because they're usually smaller.
  • Note 3- The nutrition information included has not taken into account rice or noodles that you would be serving the chicken with.

Nutrition

Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 664mg | Potassium: 473mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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