Saucy Peanut Butter Chicken

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon cooking oil

½ medium onion (finely minced)

3 cloves garlic (finely minced)

1 tablespoon minced ginger

Sea salt (to taste)

Minced cilantro (to serve)

½ cup natural peanut butter

15 ounce can crushed tomato

1 cup chicken stock

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon EACH: ground cumin and coriander

A pinch of pepper flakes

Directions

marinate the chicken

Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces and put them into a large bowl. Add the soy sauce and mix. Let the chicken marinate while you chop the onion and make the sauce.

make the sauce

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together all of the peanut butter sauce ingredients.

cook the chicken

Heat the oil in a large, non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Pour the chicken and soy sauce into the pan (careful, it will splatter) and move the chicken around so that it is in a single layer. Let it cook undisturbed for 5 minutes then turn the chicken pieces over and let them cook for another 5 minutes.

add and cook

Add the onion to the pan and let it cook for 3 minutes, or until it is transparent. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 more minute.

combine

Pour the peanut butter sauce into the pan and let it cook until it begins to thicken a little, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and serve with a little minced cilantro.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 serving = ¼ of the rec
• Calories: 580 kcal
• Total Fat: 30 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 217 mg
• Sodium: 746 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 25 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 14 g
• Protein: 55 g