Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken
Chicken in a savory peanut butter sauce, served over rice noodles with peanuts, green onions, and cilantro. This Slow Cooker Peanut Chicken is the perfect meal to come home to after a busy day!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 541kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
- 3 cloves fresh minced garlic
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger or ginger paste
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 red bell pepper cut into long, thin strips
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 14 ounce box stir-fry rice noodles cooked according to package directions
- chopped peanuts, chopped green onions, chopped cilantro for serving
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, stir together chicken, garlic, peanut butter, chicken broth, ginger, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, carrots, and pepper.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 5-6 hours.
- Before serving, stir together lime juice, a few tablespoons of liquid taken from the cooked mixture in the slow cooker, and the cornstarch, until smooth. Then stir into slow cooker until well combined.
- If using a slow cooker with a saute function, turn to saute and boil/simmer, stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened, about 3 minutes. If slow cooker does not have a saute function, turn to high, and let simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture has thickened, about 7 minutes.
- Serve over rice noodles, topped with peanuts, green onions, and cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 954mg | Potassium: 726mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 3597IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg