Easy Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce
It doesn’t get much better when you incorporate peanut butter into your dinner! This is one of the many reasons Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce is so good. It’s also pretty healthy.
Grilled chicken thighs (or chicken breasts for an even healthier option), with steamed veggies, cauliflower rice and a drizzle of peanut sauce…YES PLEASE! Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a bore with no flavor! This meal is sweet, tangy, and (if you so desire) spicy too!
Another quick and easy chicken recipe is Mediterranean Artichoke Chicken.
It’s so Easy!
Chicken
Start by deciding what kind of chicken.
- Easy Route: Rotisserie Chicken, cut into pieces
- Grilled Route: Chicken Thighs, Breasts, or Legs
If you like chicken thighs, you’ll love my Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Veggies.
Veg
Choose your veggies. This can be as simple as a bag of frozen veggies, steamed. Or roasted broccoli, carrots, and peppers.
“Rice”
Cauliflower Rice is a healthy option with this recipe. Some other options for those who can’t get behind cauliflower rice:
- Brown Rice
- Quinoa
- Soba Noodles
Watching your carbs? These make excellent Lettuce Wraps too!
Peanut Sauce
This is where the magic happens. The peanut sauce is what brings it all together with a tangy punch. It’s so easy to whip this up.
Add the following into a small bowl, and whisk. That’s it!
- Peanut Butter, creamy
- Honey
- Rice Vinegar
- Lime Juice
- Soy Sauce
- Sriracha or Garlic Chili Paste
If you like peanut sauce, you’ll love this healthy Thai Nourish Bowl recipe.
Thai Chicken Assembly
Peanut Sauce Can Double as a Dip
Once you have the chicken, veg, and “rice” figured out, and the peanut sauce made. It’s time for assembly! First, plate your “rice”, place a chicken piece on top of the “rice”. Next, spoon on the veggies. Lastly, drizzle with peanut sauce, and add more sriracha, if desired. Yum!
This peanut sauce makes a great dip too. It pairs great with:
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Snow peas
- Bell Peppers
- Broccoli
This peanut sauce is so good, I had to develop another recipe with it! If you like this recipe, you’ll love Thai Veggie Pizza! The peanut sauce is used for the pizza sauce in this recipe.
If you are looking for more recipes with beloved peanut butter, check out my Energy Ball recipe. Looking for healthy cookies with peanut butter? Try my Healthy & Hearty Banana Breakfast Cookie recipe.
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Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless Chicken Thighs or Breasts or a Whole Rotisserie Chicken
- 4 cups Veggies: broccoli, carrots, peppers cut into bite size pieces
- 1 green onion chopped
- Rice, Cauliflower Rice, Soba Noodles, or Quinoa prepared according to package
- Peanut Sauce Recipe Below
- Sriracha optional
Seasoning for Grilled Chicken
- 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 2 tsp Coriander
- 2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Ground Chipotle Pepper
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
Peanut Sauce
- 1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/4 cup Soy Sauce, low sodium or Liquid Aminos
- 1 tbs Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 Lime juiced
- 2 tbs Honey
- Sriracha, Garlic Chili Paste, Cayenne Pepper to taste (optional)
Instructions
- (If using rotisserie chicken, skip this step). Preheat grill. In a small bowl whisk together all ingredients for chicken seasoning. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle seasoning on both sides of chicken. Once grill is heated place chicken on grill. Grill, turning once, for 10-15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Take off grill and let chicken rest for 10 minutes.
- While chicken is grilling, cook veggies. Steam veggies by filling a pot fit with steam basket with 2 inches of water. Turn the stove top to medium-high heat, creating steam. Place veggies in steam basket until al dente, 5-10 minutes. Or steam in the microwave, or roast veggies in oven.
- Make the peanut sauce. Whisk all peanut sauce ingredients together until smooth.
- Serve with rice, cauliflower rice, soba noodles, or quinoa. Place on plate with chicken and veggies. Drizzle with peanut sauce. Top with green onion and additional sriracha, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
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