Description
A comforting and flavorful Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken dish featuring tender chicken enveloped in a creamy peanut sauce with hints of garlic, ginger, and lime.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in your slow cooker.
- Mix together the peanut butter, soy sauce, coconut milk, honey, lime juice, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes, if using, in a separate bowl.
- Pour the peanut sauce over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 360 minutes (6-8 hours) or on high for 240 minutes (3-4 hours) until the chicken is tender.
- Shred the chicken in the slow cooker and stir to coat it in the sauce.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve hot, garnished with chopped cilantro.
Notes
For sugar-free alternatives, consider using stevia, monk fruit, or allulose instead of honey.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg