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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Chicken Recipes

    Easy Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce

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    Chicken breasts cooked with peanut sauce over white rice and garnished with chopped cilantro and peanuts and text Slow Cooker Thai Chicken - Add Salt & Serve logo

    Prep for flavorful Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce is quick—just mix five ingredients, pour over chicken, and cook in the slow cooker. Garnishing with peanuts and cilantro adds the perfect flavor and texture.

    Chicken breasts cooked with peanut sauce over white rice and garnished with chopped cilantro and peanuts

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    ⏲️ Time needed

    This recipe has a short prep time: 10-15 minutes. Cook time can be as little as 3 hours on high or as long as 8 hours on low in your slow cooker.

    🥘 Ingredients

    • boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • salsa
    • peanut butter
    • lime juice
    • soy sauce or tamari
    • fresh grated ginger root
    • peanuts, for garnish
    • fresh cilantro, for garnish
    • prepared white rice

    📋 Instructions

    Place the chicken in your slow cooker. Mix together all other ingredients except peanuts and cilantro and pour over the chicken.

    Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, depending on your slow cooker, stirring occasionally. Serve over white rice and garnish with peanuts and cilantro.

    💭 Tips

    Peanut sauce is delicious on vegetables, so you could add slices of colorful bell peppers and onions to the slow cooker at the beginning of cooking. Throw in 2-3 cups of spinach in the last half hour or so and this is a complete meal with no sides needed.

    ❄️ Freezer instructions

    Easy Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce freezes well. Prepare the sauce in whatever quantity needed for the number of dishes you want to freeze. Freeze the sauce in a separate container and put it together with the chicken in the freezer, then place the instructions and ¼ cup chopped peanuts with them.

    Print or write out the below instructions and place with the dish, and label the outside with "Easy Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce (needs 2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro and 3 cups prepared white rice).” (I use permanent marker to label the outside; it can be removed with magic eraser.)

    Easy Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce: Thaw. Place chicken in slow cooker. Cover with sauce and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 3-4 hours depending on your slow cooker. Stir occasionally. Serve over white rice and garnish with 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro and ¼ cup chopped peanuts.

    📖 Recipe

    Chicken breasts cooked with peanut sauce over white rice and garnished with chopped cilantro and peanuts

    Easy Slow Cooker Thai Chicken

    Prep for flavorful Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce is quick—just mix five ingredients, pour over chicken, and cook in the slow cooker. Garnishing with peanuts and cilantro adds the perfect flavor and texture.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 4 hrs
    Total Time 4 hrs 15 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Thai
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 447

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 ½ lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • 1 cup salsa
    • ⅓ cup peanut butter
    • 2 tablespoon lime juice
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
    • 1-2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger root
    • ¼ cup chopped peanuts, for garnish
    • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
    • 3 cups prepared white rice
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    Instructions

    • Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix together all other ingredients except peanuts and cilantro and pour over chicken.
    • Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours depending on your slow cooker, stirring occasionally. Serve over white rice and garnish with peanuts and cilantro.

    Notes

    1. Preparation option: Peanut sauce is delicious on vegetables, so you could add slices of colorful bell peppers and onions to the slow cooker at the beginning of cooking. Throw in 2-3 cups of spinach in the last half hour or so and this is a complete meal with no sides needed.
    2. To freeze: Prepare the sauce in whatever quantity needed for the number of dishes you want to freeze. Freeze the sauce in a separate container and put it together with the chicken in the freezer, then place the instructions and ¼ cup chopped peanuts with them. Label with:
      Easy Slow Cooker Thai Chicken in Peanut Sauce: Thaw. Place chicken in slow cooker. Cover with sauce and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 3-4 hours depending on your slow cooker. Stir occasionally. Serve over white rice and garnish with 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro and ¼ cup chopped peanuts.
     

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 447 calCarbohydrates: 28 gProtein: 48 gFat: 16 gSodium: 763 mgFiber: 3 gSugar: 3 g
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    🥗 Side dishes

    The rich flavor of the peanut sauce makes this dish perfect for a simple side. Sautéed or steamed vegetables with no additional sauces or just a simple salad would be the best choices.

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    Chicken breasts cooked with peanut sauce over white rice and garnished with chopped cilantro and peanuts and text Slow Cooker Thai Chicken - Add Salt & Serve logo

    Chicken breasts cooked with peanut sauce over white rice and garnished with chopped cilantro and peanuts and text Slow Cooker Thai Chicken - Add Salt & Serve logo
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    Posted by Mary Ann on March 10, 2020Filed Under: Bulk Cooking/Freezer Cooking Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes

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