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Chinese Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe
This is an easy recipe to make and it is beautiful served over boiled rice. The flavor in this crockpot chicken recipe comes from the orange juice, soy sauce, and peanut butter combination and the chicken cooks on the bone if you want to use chicken thighs. Else, chicken breast works too. You might like to thread the chicken on to skewers and cook them sate style. Alternatively, just stir the chicken with the sauce and serve it altogether over rice or however you want.
The chicken in this Chinese peanut butter chicken recipe is succulent and tender and for such a simple recipe, this is certainly a very special flavored one because the chicken is great and the sauce is creamy and smooth. Asian recipes certainly treat chicken as a versatile ingredient and use all kinds of sweet, tangy, or spicy flavors. This is one example of a simple yet brilliant Chinese chicken recipe.
If you enjoy meals like a peanut butter chicken recipe, you will find this one perfectly balanced in terms of flavor. The nutty flavor is great with chicken and there is a reason why Chinese peanut butter chicken recipes are so well loved. Taste this delicious recipe and you will understand what that reason is. Sometimes nothing beats the flavor of peanut butter chicken because it is so mouthwatering. Another reason to make this dish is how easy it is to prepare. If you are in a rush, simply throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker and leave it to cook itself.
Tasty Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe
Ingredients -
6 chicken breast halves
3 tablespoons orange juice
⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Chopped green onions, for garnish
Chopped peanuts, for garnish
Preparation:
Season the chicken with the pepper on both sides and put it in the crockpot.
Combine the orange juice, soy sauce, and peanut butter and pour this mixture over the chicken thighs.
Cover and cook for 7 hours in the crockpot on a low heat, or until the chicken is tender.
Remove it from the crockpot and let it cool.
Take the chicken off the bone and put the meat from the chicken back in the crockpot.
Cook it for another half an hour to warm back up, then serve garnished with the green onions and peanuts.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
You can see from the photo how thick and rich the peanut butter, orange and soy sauce mixture is on the chicken and how appetizing this Chinese peanut butter chicken recipe looks. This one is great for any occasion or season and if you like peanuts you will love this peanut butter chicken recipe. Serve it with rice or egg noodles. A green salad also goes nicely with this easy crockpot recipe. You can either thread the chicken on to skewers or leave the pieces as they are. Chicken thighs also work well with this Chinese peanut butter chicken recipe and they are extra juicy and succulent.
