Sweet Thai Chicken with Peanuts
This tangy and sweet Asian-inspired Thai chicken with peanuts is the perfect weeknight dinner. The whole dinner comes together in under 30 minutes, and it’s packed with so much flavor. There are a few simple steps, and the ingredients are customizable to suit all palates.
Sweet Thai Chicken with Peanuts
There are so many flavors going on: sweet, a hint of spice, and nuttiness from the peanuts. You can serve the Sweet Thai chicken with peanuts over steamed rice or noodles. The sweet sauce will reduce and thicken up in the pan, making a delicious sauce to coat the chicken. My favorite part of this dish is the fact that it comes together so quickly. The recipe is made simple by using pre-ground chicken, so there is no prep involved; it goes right into the pan. Stir together some ingredients for the sauce and cook up some rice, and you will have dinner ready in no time.
Ingredients needed to make Sweet Thai Chicken with peanuts
- Ground Chicken
- Oil (olive, vegetable, or canola)
- Soy Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Onion
- garlic
- Zucchini or vegetable of choice
- Bell Pepper
- Hoisin sauce
- Sriracha
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- Fish Sauce
- Peanuts
- Cilantro, scallions, and lime juice
Notes for Success
- If you can’t find fish sauce or don’t like fish sauce, you can use white, rice, or apple cider vinegar as a substitute.
- Feel free to add your favorite veggies. If you add a firmer vegetable like carrots, add it in with the chicken so they have longer to cook.
- You can top with your favorite herbs or substitute the nuts.
- You can store your sweet Thai chicken with peanuts in a sealed airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Are you looking for more Asian inspired dishes? Here are some more~
- Vegetarian Pad Thai
- Shaved Miso Brussels Sprouts with Quinoa
- Vegetarian Bulgogi
- Fried Rice with Miso and Brown Butter
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Sweet Thai Chicken with Peanuts
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 LB Ground Chicken
- 1 tbsp oil (olive, canola or vegetable)
- ½ Onion
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 large Zucchini
Sweet Thai Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 2 tbsp Hoisin
- 1 or 2 tbsp Sriracha
- 2 tbsp Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1 tsp Fish Sauce
- â…“ cup Roasted Peanuts
Garnish
- handful Cilantro
- scallions
- 1 Lime
Instructions
- Begin by prepping your vegetables. Dice onion, red bell peppers. Chop zucchini into a half-moon shape by slicing in half then down the middle lengthwise and slice into half-moon shape. Chop garlic. Slice scallions and rinse and rough chop your cilantro. If you are serving over rice, start your rice as well.
- Mix soy sauce, chopped garlic, sesame oil, hoisin, sriracha, sweet chili sauce and fish sauce in a bowl until combined and set aside. Heat a pan to medium heat with 1 tbsp of oil. Add in Ground chicken to the pan and break it up with a large spoon. Cook the chicken for 5 minutes.
- Add the zucchini, onions and bell peppers to the pan and cook for another 10 minutes. Then add in your sauce and peanuts. Cook everything on medium heat for another 5 minutes. By this point your sauce should have thickened and the zucchini should be cooked through. Top with cilantro, scallions, and lime juice. Serve immediately over rice and enjoy!
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