Slow Cooker Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken

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Slow Cooker Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken | DizzyBusyandHungry.com - Make this tasty and flavorful Thai-style dish right in your crockpot. So easy and delicious!

Like many busy moms, I love shortcuts! I love to try different ways to streamline meal preparation, especially when I can do it without sacrificing quality or taste.

For this recipe, if you have the time, by all means you should slice up some fresh bell peppers and onion. Hopefully you remembered to buy them the last time you went to the grocery store, and hopefully you are getting around to making this dish while the produce you bought is still fresh.

Slow Cooker Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken | DizzyBusyandHungry.com - Make this tasty and flavorful Thai-style dish right in your crockpot. So easy and delicious!

HOWEVER, if you are like some people I know (not me, of course), you might have forgotten to buy the peppers and onion, or you bought them, but then you forgot to get the dinner in the crockpot on the day you wanted to make it so you had to reschedule this particular dinner and then by the time you got around to making it, the peppers didn’t look so good and you ended up giving the kids scrambled eggs for dinner. (OK, I lied, it is totally me.)

While I try to be on the ball and plan my meals, I also have to be a little flexible because things change during the week and I need to accommodate. That is where frozen veggies come in handy! They keep for quite a while in the freezer and so they are there when I need them. Plus, they are super quick! All you do for this dish is cut the package open and dump it in the crock pot!

Bird’s Eye has a package of frozen sliced bell peppers and onions, which works perfectly in this recipe. They label it for stir frying,  but you can use it for anything, there are no flavors, spices, or oils added. Just pop it in the slow cooker with your chicken and spicy peanut sauce (which takes all of 5 minutes, maybe 10, tops), and 6 hours later you have a meal.  Yum!

Slow Cooker Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken | DizzyBusyandHungry.com - Make this tasty and flavorful Thai-style dish right in your crockpot. So easy and delicious!

Slow Cooker Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken

Make this tasty and flavorful Thai-style dish right in your crockpot. So easy and delicious!
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Course Entree
Cuisine Thai
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 301 kcal
Author Kristin

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 16 ounces frozen bell peppers and onion (1 package, like the kind by Bird's Eye)
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (for garnish)
  • handful of chopped peanuts (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, Sriracha sauce, and lime juice. Set aside.
  2. Empty contents of package of frozen peppers/onion into the slow cooker.
  3. Place the chicken on top of the peppers/onion.
  4. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the top of the chicken.
  5. Cook on low for 6 hours.
  6. Just before serving, shred the chicken with two forks.
  7. Garnish with chopped peanuts and cilantro (optional).
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 301 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 747mg 31%
Potassium 574mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 8g
Protein 28g 56%
Vitamin A 37.4%
Vitamin C 93.6%
Calcium 2.5%
Iron 9.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  3. Your Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  6. This looks delicious. I love spicy foods too. I’ll be Pinning this one. I’m always in the market for crock pot meals. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

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  8. Any idea how long it would need to cook in the oven and at what temperature? I just put it in at 350 degrees and will check after an hour (and I am only doing 1/2 of the recipe).

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    • Hi Anne, I have not ever cooked it that way, so your guess is as good as mine. Sorry I can’t be of more help but I would have to try it out myself first before I tried to advise you. I hope it turned out for you! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

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    • I believe I have a 5 quart slow cooker. I hope this works for you! The recipe is pretty forgiving so I think it would be worth a shot. Maybe it is a matter of adjusting the cooking time so the chicken doesn’t get overdone?

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  13. YUM! Love me a good slow cooker recipe. So glad you linked up at Snickerdoodle Sunday- can’t wait to see your latest makes this weekend!

    Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)

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  14. Stopping by to say that I’m featuring this dish in this week’s Wordless Wednesday link party, tonight at 9pm (EST)… congrats!! It’s such a drool-worthy recipe 😀

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  15. This looks incredible! I’m drooling right now. Pinned and tweeted. We are so thrilled to have you at our party. Please stop by on Monday at 7, so we can see your amazing projects. Lou Lou Girls

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  16. No way, this looks way too easy! I’m using my slow cooker every day for a year and I think I just found dinner for next week. 😀

    (Found you on DIY Budget Girl’s My Favorite Things Saturday… great site!)

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  17. Yum! I love Thai food, and mostly because of the peanut sauce and heat that is predominant in many Thai dishes. I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks so much for linking it up at This Is How We Roll Thursday.

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  25. This looks so good. We are living in Taiwan right now and i love to cook, but ingredients for a lot of the Western meals that i make are unavailable here so i am adapting my menu…this is something we would enjoy and that i can easily get everything i need to make it! Thanks for sharing.

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