Easy Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Chicken
As a nutritionist, I love an easy, versatile dinner that's tasty, healthy and super easy. This Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Chicken fits the bill! You can use chicken breast or chicken things, and creamy or crunchy peanut butter. Enjoy!
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast or chicken thighs
For the Peanut Butter Sauce:
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- 1/4 cup GF Tamari Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos*
- 1/4 cup honey**
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
For Serving:
- 1 tbsp crushed red pepper (optional)
- 1 tbsp lime juice (optional)
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts into your slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, whisk together sauce ingredients: peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, chicken broth, and garlic cloves. Sauce will be slightly lumpy, but make sure it's well incorporated. Pour on top of chicken.
- Set your slow cooker to cook on low for 6 hours. You can check on it at the 4 hour mark to see if it can easily shred. If not, let it continue to cook until the 6 hour mark.
- Serve over rice with roasted vegetables and be sure to top your chicken with the sauce. Add optional crushed red pepper, lime juice, and cilantro on top.
Notes
*If using coconut aminos, you will most likely not need the honey as the coconut aminos is already sweet.You can stir the sauce together in a bowl beforehand and taste it to determine if you want to use any honey.
Recipe adapted from Parade Magazine:
Nutrition
Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 738mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 571IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg