30-Minute Peanut Butter Chicken
Peanut butter chicken is a rich, creamy, and mildly spicy recipe the whole family will love! Each piece of chicken is seared to perfection, then coated in a thick peanut sauce and served atop fluffy rice. Plus, it's ready in less than 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 612kcal
Ingredients
Peanut butter sauce
- 1 medium tomato diced
- ½ fresno pepper minced or use ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar or more to taste
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ medium lime juiced
Chicken
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 small onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons ginger paste or 1” grated
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts chopped for serving
- ½ lime quartered for serving
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves for serving
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the peanut butter sauce, stir until smooth and combined. Set sauce aside.
- Cut chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Season pieces with kosher salt and toss to combine.
- In large skillet, heat 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken once th pan is hot and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- Add the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil, then the onions to the same skillet. Cook until onions are translucent on medium heat (about 5 minutes), stir often to prevent burning.
- Add the garlic and ginger to the skillet. Cook approximately 1 minute on medium heat, stirring to prevent burning.
- Gently add the peanut butter sauce to the skillet, then the chicken, stir to coat the chicken. Let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat, serve the chicken with rice. Garnish with chopped peanuts, cilantro and additional fresno pepper slices if desired and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 612kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 2112mg | Potassium: 1069mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 353IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg