Asian Chicken and Vegetables with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Put down the take out menu. This Asian Chicken and Vegetables with Spicy Peanut Sauce recipe will make you vow never to order take out Chinese again! The peanut sauce is delicious. The sriracha (Thai hot sauce) isn’t overwhelming, it just gives you that perfect amount of heat that kicks in after a few bites when you’re least expecting it. The peanut butter mellows the sriracha in the sauce and gives the nutty flavor you’re hoping for without being too rich or heavy. I love broccoli slaw and it adds a lot of texture to the dish. That greasy, oil-laden, sugar-heavy take out Chinese food you were thinking about eating tonight? Skip it. This dish is quick, easy, it tastes better and you’ll feel good about yourself later! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Asian Chicken and Vegetables with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup fat free reduced sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce, I used reduced sodium
- 1 tablespoon sriracha, Thai hot sauce – found by the other Asian products
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 12 scallions, green onions, cut into small pieces
- 12 oz bag of broccoli slaw, can usually be found in the produce section by the bagged salad
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons crushed or chopped peanuts, I pounded mine with a meat mallet
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine the chicken broth, peanut butter, soy sauce, sriracha and sugar. Stir together and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer. Keep simmering over low heat throughout the remaining steps.
- Lightly mist a large sauté pan or skillet with cooking spray and add the broccoli slaw, scallions and ½ cup of the peanut sauce. Stir to combine and bring to a medium-high heat. Cook until the vegetables are tender and sauce is absorbed (5-8 minutes). Transfer vegetables to a separate dish and cover to keep warm. Set aside.
- Mist the pan with cooking spray again and bring it back over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, the garlic and 2 tablespoons of the peanut sauce and cook until chicken is cooked through.
- Mound the vegetables evenly onto four plates and top with the chicken. Spoon the remaining peanut sauce over the top of each plate. Sprinkle crushed peanuts over the top and serve.
Notes
7 per serving(P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) adapted from Ask Georgie
Yummy….can’t wait to make it. What would you substitute if broc. slaw can’t be found?
You could just julienne some other vegetables instead. Maybe broccoli, carrots, bean sprouts and snow peas?
Both of the grocery stores I shop at carry broccoli slaw though, so hopefully yours does too!
Wow that looks amazaing!
Sounds great! What type of peanut butter did you use?
I just used regular creamy Jif (because choosy moms choose it?). Use any kind you like!
ummm yes please!!
I cannot wait to try this!
This was amazing! I didn’t have slaw or feel like cutting veggies that small so I just used broccoli and carrots. It worked and was yet another recipe DBF approved
Sounds like good substitutions to me! Glad you liked it.
This was awesome! I loved the idea of using the slaw, and the sauce was delicious. My sauce did get a bit too thick – next time, I’ll either simmer less or add more chicken broth. Even my 10 year old loved it. Thanks!
It’s always good when you can please the adults AND the kids. Glad it was a hit!
Wow, it looks amazing. I would like to try to make this one. It is perfect for being an appetizer.
Hope you liked it!
Sooo good, it’s in the regular rotation in our house !
Awesome, thanks for letting me know! Glad it’s a hit!
Another hit at our house! Thanks for doing all the work to bring us these great recipes!!
MMMM MMMM MMMM!!! Very good!!! Made it for dinner tonite. I will definitely make it again!!! I think next time I will cut everything up really small & put in wonton wrappers for yummy pot stickers
Just made this two nights ago and I’ve got to tell you this was an amazing dish… My husband kept saying this was his new favorite… so easy to make!!!
I don’t see a Pin so I can pin this on pinterest
At the end of every recipe post there are buttons to share on facebook, tweet or pin the post to pinterest. Its there!
It was incredible!
I have now made several of your recipes and they were all great and enjoyed by all. My one criticism would be that you are not real clear on serving size. It would be helpful to give us a measurement (1 cup etc) for us anal people who want to be precise! Thank you for so many great recipes!
I usually just cook for one so could I make this and freeze the rest? Would the broccoli slaw be ok after it was cooked then refrozen?
Can I use PB2 instead of peanut butter or will it cause the consistency of the sauce to be off?
How about using pb2 for the peanut butter?
Can you use PB2 in replace of the regular PB?