Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe
Thai food rocks my world. I could seriously eat it every-single-day. This Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe has a subtle and sweet peanut flavor that will bring everyone’s love over to the Thai side!!!!!(sorry, was that too much?)
But all joking aside, this is a great recipe to introduce some yummy Thai cuisine to your family. You can serve it over rice, noodles, as a salad topper or in lettuce wraps. And the fact that you can set-it and forget-it in the crockpot makes this a KEEPER! How do you plan on serving your Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken?
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Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe
- 2 lbs, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small red or orange bell pepper, sliced
- 1 small yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 1 white onion, chopped
- ½ cup chunky peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons of honey
- 1/4 cup crushed peanuts for topping
- Optional: brown rice or noodles to serve over, large butter lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps, 1/4 cup Cilantro, diced (as a topping)
- Place peppers and onion at the bottom of the crockpot. This will act as a “stand” for the chicken, so it doesn’t dry out.
- Next place chicken on top. In a bowl, mix together peanut butter, lime juice, chicken broth, soy sauce, and honey. Pour sauce over chicken.
- Cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or 6 on LOW. When 15 minutes remain of cooking time, shred chicken with two forks. Cover and continue cooking for the remainder of the time. Remove from crockpot and serve over brown rice, noodles, OR using as a salad topper or in lettuce wraps!
- We topped ours with peanuts, and cilantro. Go ahead, lick the screen… you know you want to 😉
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Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small red or orange bell pepper sliced
- 1 small yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 white onion chopped
- ½ cup chunky peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons of honey
- 1/4 cup crushed peanuts for topping
- Optional:
- brown rice or noodles to serve over large butter lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps
- 1/4 cup Cilantro diced (as a topping)
Instructions
- Place peppers and onion at the bottom of the crockpot. This will act as a "stand" for the chicken, so it doesn't dry out.
- Next place chicken on top.
- In a bowl, mix together peanut butter, lime juice, chicken broth, soy sauce, and honey. Pour sauce over chicken.
- Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or 6 on LOW. When 15 minutes remain of cooking time, shred chicken with two forks. Cover and continue cooking for the remainder of the time. Remove from crockpot and serve over brown rice, noodles, OR using as a salad topper or lettuce wrap!
- Top with peanuts, and if you like, cilantro.
Nutrition
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Post updated September 2020
I can’t tell by the photos – what do you do with the bell peppers and onions? Do they get mixed in with the shredded chicken? Thanks!
Yes, when it’s done cooking and you shred the chicken, it all just shreds and mixes together 🙂
This was good! We had it over rice and then the next day we had it in “romaine boats” and that was my favorite way. My husband and I were fighting for the last one. 😉 The only thing was the peppers got a little burned and dried out from being on the bottom like that.
I am so happy you guys love this one! Super idea doing the romaine boats!
As peanut butter is very expensive here in Peru, I have learned to make my own at about half the price. Although I would like an alternative to using honey I did have just enough on hand, to make some Thai Chicken. This was indeed very tasty…………..and didn’t last very long.
How about agave as a substitute for honey?
That’s what I would do! ^
This recipe is absolutely fantastic. So easy and delicious. I will make this again and again. The only thing I would do different would be to add some cayenne pepper to the sauce. It’s a keeper!!!
I was really looking forward to making this recipe and my husband couldn’t get enough of it. He kept saying “it’s soooo good and bland.” I was slightly disappointed as I was expecting a little more flavor. I really love the ease of the recipe and the base flavors are great but can you suggest ingredients to add to give it a little more zing?
You could always add in some spicier peppers, and extra garlic 🙂
Sriracha!
Curry paste?
If you really want to kick the heat level up, try Sambal Oelek Chili Paste. I find it in the Asian section of the grocery store. Be warned, it’s HOT. And oh so good!