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.
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
Print RecipeIngredients
- 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
- In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, Sriracha sauce, and lime juice. Set aside.
- Empty contents of package of frozen peppers/onion into the slow cooker.
- Place the chicken on top of the peppers/onion.
- Pour the peanut butter mixture over the top of the chicken.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Just before serving, shred the chicken with two forks.
- Garnish with chopped peanuts and cilantro (optional).
Nutrition
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carla young
what size slow cooker are you using? I have a smaller one and have found that most recipes don’t seem to work in them.
Kristin King
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?
Tess
I made this a couple weeks ago and it was delicious! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes
Easy and cilantro – two of my favorite ingredients! Looks amazing – pinning! Thanks for linking up with Best of the Weekend!
Sarah R.
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)
Kristin King
Thanks, Sarah!
Amanda
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 😀
Kristin King
Thanks Amanda! I am delighted to be featured, thank you so much!
Kimberly
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
Jaime
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!)
Kristin King
Haha! It looks too easy to be true but it really works! We love this dinner. Hope you enjoy it!
Corinne
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.
Kristin King
I am with you, Corinne, that is what I love about Thai food as well – the peanut sauce and the heat! Thanks for stopping by!
Diane
Crock pot meals are my favorites! I must make this! Thanks for linking this post to the #PureBlogLove link party! The party is live every Thursday at 8 p.m. and runs through the week end. i’m hosting at http://www.homemadefoodjunkie.com. Can’t wait to see more your ideas!
Julie
Yum. I only just bought a slow cooker can’t wait to try it.
Julie
Thank you for linking up with #wordlesswednesday
co-host – http://www.julieinthemaking.com/
Kristin King
Great! I hope you like it! Thanks!
Belinda Skellern
I love Thai food. This looks great. Will be pinning this one to try later.
Kristin King
Great, thanks Belinda!
Karren Haller
This looks like a great recipe for a quick meal.
Thanks for stopping by to link and share on The Oh My Heartsie Girl WW this week!!
Have a great week, Karren
Analida's Ethnic Spoon
I love the combination of flavors in your recipe! Pinned and stumbled!
Ashleigh
Oh my goodness, this looks amazing! Thank you for sharing! Have a wonderful week and please come share and link up with me now!! http://www.wrightsimply.com/2015/03/those-messy-leprechauns-wordless.html
xx Ashleigh @SimplyWright
Nancy Keslin
sounds delicious…always looking for easy crock pot recipes. thanks for sharing.
Laura Wolf
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.
Kristin King
Very cool that you are living in Taiwan. I hope it is an exciting adventure for you!
Shannon
I lived in Taipei in college (a long time ago!) I remember the food being amazing!
I also remember the peanut butter there had lots of added sweetness so probably just cut out the honey.
What I would give for noodles from one of the street vendors or Taiwanese beef soup!!
Kristin King
Sounds like great memories! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Liz
Thank you Kristin for the nice recipe.
Meagan
This looks incredible! I have to try it out. It’s making me very hungry right now. Yum!
Angela
I love this recipe!! It sounds delicious and looks gorgeous!
Jessica (Savory Experiments)
This certainly looks like something my family would enjoy!