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Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken

November 14, 2016 By Tekesha Leave a Comment

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This is another super easy, unique recipe for a quick dinner. Because it cooks so quickly the chicken stays moist in the lovely creamy, nutty sauce. I like to serve this with crisp slices of cucumber to cool down the heat and provide a satisfying crunch. It’s a pleasing, unusual set of flavors and very craveable!

Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Tender bites of chicken bathed in a spicy peanut butter sauce, on the table in just 15 minutes. Perfectly unique recipe for when you’re tired of the usual chicken.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs chicken tenderloins, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 16 oz hot chunky salsa
  • 2 tbsp roasted red chili paste
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • Juice of 1 large orange
Instructions
  1. Cut up the chicken into cubes.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients to the chicken in a large bowl.
  3. Stir to combine.
  4. Pour into a nonstick skillet and cook on medium high heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
  5. Serve with thin slices of fresh cucumber.
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Gather up:

  • 2 lbs chicken tenderloins, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 16 oz hot chunky salsa
  • 2 tbsp roasted red chili paste
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • Juice of 1 large orange

Cut up the chicken into cubes.

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Add the remaining ingredients to the chicken in a large bowl. I use Publix brand salsa because it’s cheap and all-natural, but you can use any salsa that is chucky and made with only fresh ingredients.

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Stir to combine.

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Pour into a nonstick skillet and cook on medium high heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

Serve with thin slices of fresh cucumber.

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You could also use chicken breasts and put this in the crockpot for 3 hours on high or 6 hours on low and shred the chicken in the sauce. If you wanted a less spicy version, cut out the sriracha. You might be tempted to use mild salsa or cut out the chili paste as well, but don’t. You need a little bit of heat to cut through the strong peanut flavor.

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