Description
Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken: Rich, creamy, and packed with bold Thai-inspired flavor, this slow cooker favorite tastes like takeout but is incredibly easy to make at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp honey or brown sugar
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp red curry paste
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- ½ cup chicken broth
- Juice of 1 lime
- Optional: chopped peanuts or green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Place chicken in the bottom of the crockpot.
- In a bowl, whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, red curry paste, red pepper flakes, and chicken broth until smooth.
- Pour sauce evenly over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 5–6 hours or high for 3–4 hours, until chicken is tender.
- Shred chicken gently and stir it back into the sauce.
- Stir in fresh lime juice before serving.
- Serve warm over jasmine rice or noodles and garnish if desired.
Notes
- Tip: Use coconut aminos instead of soy sauce to make it gluten-free.
- Leftovers refrigerate well and reheat nicely.
- For extra spice, increase the red pepper flakes or red curry paste.
- Garnish with chopped peanuts or sliced green onions if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5–6 hours on low or 3–4 hours on high
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: ≈540
- Sugar: ≈14 g
- Sodium: ≈900 mg
- Fat: ≈24 g
- Saturated Fat: ≈5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ≈18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: ≈28 g
- Fiber: ≈3 g
- Protein: ≈32 g
- Cholesterol: ≈120 mg
Keywords: Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken, slow cooker Thai peanut chicken, creamy peanut sauce, Thai-inspired chicken, easy peanut chicken