Peanut Chicken

The verdict is still out on this one, as it is simmering itself away in the crock right now, but it has great promise.

My mother-in-law makes a terrific peanut chicken dish (which, if memory serves me, I've referenced before) that is served over pasta and with broccoli that both my husband and I love, and which was the inspiration for this dish. I wanted something crock-friendly, as even the quickest dish can become troublesome when you are trying to get out the door, have a 2-month-old soaking everything in sight, or dinner time needs to be flexible, because our eating time depends on baby eating time.

In fact, said baby helped me prepare this dish.


So easy, even a baby can (help) do it.

Here is what you will need:

• 1.5lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
• about 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (so you don't get all the sugars and additives) - chunky or smooth. I had smooth in the house, so that is what went into the pot.
• 1/4 c. chicken broth
• about 5 Tbs soy sauce (I used a mix of low sodium and regular)
• 1.5 tsp onion powder (or one medium diced onion... I wasn't going to dice with a baby in my arms)
• 1.5 tsp chopped garlic
• .5 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1 TBS cumin
  
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
  
• 4 TBS peanuts, chopped (measured before chopping) - or use chunky peanut butter
  
• broccoli florets, steamed (the steam-in-a-bag or leftover broccoli is fine)
• pasta or rice of your choosing (optional)
  

Mix all but the last 4 ingredients together and set it to cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. Mix in broccoli and garnish with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds.

We are going to enjoy this over fettuccine or linguine.

I'll let you know how it goes!