Description
A creamy, flavorful Thai-inspired dish made easy in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup chicken broth
- Salt + freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup unsweetened canned coconut milk
- ½ cup unsweetened natural peanut butter, crunchy or creamy
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, more or less to taste
- Chopped peanuts, for garnish
- Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
- Rice, rice noodles, or lettuce leaves, for serving
Instructions
- Arrange chicken breasts in a large slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper and pour the chicken broth into the bottom. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours, or until chicken is tender.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker, cut into chunks, and shred. Drain the liquid and wipe out the slow cooker. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together coconut milk, peanut butter, garlic, honey, soy sauce, lime juice, rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes until smooth. Pour over chicken and stir to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 45 minutes to 1 hour longer, stirring halfway, until the sauce thickens and everything is heated through.
- Serve over rice, rice noodles, or lettuce leaves. Garnish with chopped peanuts and cilantro.
Notes
- Adjust red pepper flakes for more or less heat.
- Use creamy or crunchy peanut butter based on preference.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken, slow cooker recipes, easy dinner, healthy meals, peanut butter chicken