Thai-Inspired Slow Cooker Chicken
Creamy and comforting, Thai-Inspired Slow Cooker Chicken can cook on low all day, so it's great for putting together quickly in the morning, then setting and forgetting until dinner time.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken, breast meat or thigh meat
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 15 oz coconut milk, full fat or light
- 15 oz diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- chopped peanuts, optional
- chopped cilantro, optional
- 2 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- Spray a 6 qt slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Place chicken in slow cooker.2 lbs chicken
- Top with sliced red bell pepper and onion.1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow onion
- Drain liquid from tomatoes.15 oz diced tomatoes
- In a large bowl, combine coconut milk, tomatoes, peanut butter, lime juice, fish sauce, and salt.15 oz coconut milk, ¼ cup peanut butter, 1 Tbsp lime juice, 1 Tbsp fish sauce, 1 ½ tsp salt
- Pour over chicken, peppers and onion.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 8-9 hours or until chicken shreds easily with a fork.
- Using two forks, shred chicken into sauce.
- Serve over rice with a side of naan bread.2 cups cooked rice
- Top with chopped peanuts and/or cilantro.chopped peanuts, chopped cilantro
- Enjoy!
Equipment
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 472kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 39g, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 97mg, Sodium: 1053mg, Potassium: 1043mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 1259IU, Vitamin C: 40mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 4mg
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