Chicken in Peanut Sauce with Rice
Tender chicken in a creamy peanut sauce, served with rice cooked separately. Serves 4; times are estimates.
This version pairs browned chicken with a sauté of onion, garlic, and tomato, thickened with peanut butter and broth. The rice is cooked separately and served with the sauce.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Peanuts
Unsweetened peanut butter
Ingredients without verified allergen data 12
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Chicken, Long-grain rice, Onion, Garlic, Crushed tomato, Chicken stock, Olive oil, Sweet paprika, Ground cumin, Ground ginger, Ground cayenne, Lemon juice.
Method
- 01
Brown the chicken
Heat the olive oil in a wide pot. Brown the chicken over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, then transfer it to a plate; it does not need to be fully cooked yet.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is browned on the outside and set aside.
5 min - 02
Make the sauté
In the same pot, cook the onion for about 5 minutes, until tender. Add the garlic and crushed tomatoes and cook until the tomato is incorporated into the sauté.
Ready to continue when: The onion is tender and the tomato has blended into the sauté.
10 min - 03
Add the spices
Stir in the sweet paprika, ground cumin, ground ginger, and cayenne, if using. Stir for about 30 seconds.
Ready to continue when: The spices smell fragrant and are mixed into the sauté.
1 min - 04
Make the sauce
Pour in the chicken broth and add the peanut butter. Stir until the sauce is smooth.
Ready to continue when: The peanut butter is blended in and no visible lumps remain.
2 min - 05
Finish cooking the chicken
Return the chicken to the pot. Cover and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, until tender and fully cooked.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is tender and fully cooked.
15 min - 06
Cook the rice
While the chicken cooks, cook the rice according to the package directions. Avoid stirring it as it cooks.
Ready to continue when: The rice is tender and fluffy, following the package directions.
- 07
Finish and serve
Stir the lemon juice into the sauce. Serve the rice with the chicken and sauce on top.
Ready to continue when: The lemon juice is mixed into the sauce and the chicken is served over the rice.
1 min
Ingredients
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