Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe
Peanut Butter Chicken is a quick, flavorful weeknight dinner with tender chicken in a rich peanut butter sauce, ready in under 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 373kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds chicken tenderloin cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Sesame seeds for topping
- Rice for serving
Instructions
- Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring periodically, until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- While the chicken cooks, microwave the peanut butter for 40 seconds, then whisk it together with the hoisin sauce, chicken broth, salt, pepper, ginger, and red pepper flakes.
- Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken and simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Serve over rice and top with sesame seeds.
Nutrition
Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 800mg | Potassium: 745mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg