Pass small bowls of dry-roasted peanuts and chopped fresh cilantro to sprinkle over the chicken, and serve with wedges of warm pita bread.
Slow-Cooker Spicy Chicken in Peanut Sauce
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 7 hr 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 8 large chicken thighs (about 3 lb), skin removed
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
- 1 can (14.5 oz) crushed tomatoes, undrained
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups hot cooked couscous
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil about 4 minutes, turning once, until brown.
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Step2In 4- to-5-quart slow cooker, mix onion, diced and crushed tomatoes, honey, cumin and cinnamon. Add chicken. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken.
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Step3Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
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Step4Stir in peanut butter until melted and well blended. Serve chicken and sauce over couscous.
Nutrition
740
Calories
33g
Total Fat
60g
Protein
52g
Total Carbohydrate
24g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 740
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 41%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 140mg
- 46%
- Sodium
- 1180mg
- 49%
- Potassium
- 1510mg
- 43%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 52g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 33%
- Sugars
- 24g
- Protein
- 60g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 3 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
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