Chicken stir fry with peanut sauce over rice is a classic dish that combines the flavors of East Asia with the convenience of a quick and easy meal. With its tender chicken, flavorful peanut sauce, and fluffy rice, this dish is a favorite among food lovers of all ages. Whether you're cooking for a family dinner or a casual get-together, this recipe is sure to impress. So gather your ingredients, heat up your wok, and get ready to create a delicious and satisfying meal that will leave everyone wanting more.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH THAI PEANUT SAUCE
This made-from-scratch peanut sauce is thick, rich, and spicy. Serve over rice noodles or steamed jasmine or brown rice with a sweet-and-sour cucumber salad for a refreshing side dish that complements the peanut sauce.
Provided by Jeannette
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Thai
Time 55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Whisk peanut butter, 1/3 cup hot water, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and curry paste together in a bowl. Set peanut sauce aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a deep skillet or large wok over medium-high heat. Add chicken, ginger, and garlic. Saute, stirring constantly, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Pour 2/3 cup hot water into skillet. Add broccoli, carrot, and green beans. Cover and steam for 2 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and reserve steaming liquid in a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Add zucchini, onion, and red pepper; stir-fry for 4 minutes. Return steamed broccoli, carrots, and green beans to the skillet. Add remaining oil, if needed. Continue cooking until vegetables are tender but still crisp, 3 to 5 minutes more. Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Return cooked chicken to skillet. Add peanut sauce, scallions, 1/3 cup peanuts, and 1/3 cup cilantro. Stir thoroughly and heat through, 1 to 3 minutes. Add reserved steaming liquid to thin sauce, if necessary.
- Garnish with lime wedge and remaining peanuts and cilantro. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 527.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.4 g, Cholesterol 64.6 mg, Fat 34.8 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 36.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 307.7 mg, Sugar 14.1 g
CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE OVER RICE
Steps:
- Coat a nonstick pan with cooking spray; sauté chicken over medium-high heat until cooked through. Remove from pan. Add oil and sauté garlic and ginger until garlic is golden. Add vegetables; cook until tender. Return chicken to pan; stir-fry 3 minutes.
- For the sauce, whisk 1 1/2 tbsp hot (not boiling) tap water into peanut butter to blend. Add soy sauce, vinegar, and hot sauce and mix. Divide stir-fry and sauce onto 2 plates. Serve each over 3/4 cup brown rice.
EASY THAI CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE
Chicken, veggies, and rice noodles stir-fried in a yummy peanut sauce -- Quick, easy, and oh so tasty!! This is a great dish created for and almost entered in the RSC #9 contest. I guess it is the one that got away.
Provided by Debs Recipes
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk soy sauce and brown sugar together until dissolved then add gradually to peanut butter; stir until smooth; stir in ginger, sesame oil, chili oil, and rice vinegar; blend well.
- FYI: At this point the thick peanut sauce makes a great dipping sauce!
- Stir chicken broth into peanut sauce; cook in microwave oven about 45 seconds or just until bubbly around edges; stir and set aside.
- Bring a large saucepan containing 5-6 cups water to a boil; remove pan from heat and add rice noodles; soak noodles in hot water for 3-5 minutes until they are cooked but still al denté firm; rinse noodles under cold water; drain and set aside; if your noodles are very long you may want to chop them into a more manageable length.
- Meanwhile, peel carrots then slice them with a diagonal cut into pieces about 1/8" thick and 2" long; par boil or steam carrots slices together with frozen broccoli cuts for about 3 minutes or until carrots are barely crisp-tender and broccoli is no longer frozen; remove from heat and rinse under cold water; trim down any oversized pieces of broccoli; set aside.
- Add peanut oil and sesame oil to a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat; heat until oil is almost smoking; add chicken to skillet and sauté 1 1/2 minutes or until the chicken is not quite done; add mushrooms, carrots, and broccoli to skillet; sauté another 1 1/2 minutes; add peanut sauce and toss about 30 seconds until chicken and veggies are evenly coated with sauce; add rice noodles; cook and toss for 1 minute until heated through.
- Turn onto serving plate(s) and serve immediately garnished with sliced green onions and chopped peanuts.
CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE
"How do I make chicken interesting?" is a question people often ask me. Here's your answer. I love making a double batch of this sauce and keeping it in the door of the fridge for a day when I need something tasty in a pinch. Don't like spice? Simply omit the hot sauce and the red pepper flakes. You can also sub thinly sliced lean beef for the chicken or just make it a stir-fry with all vegetables...
Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk the peanut butter with the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, hot sauce, sesame oil, ginger, two-thirds of the garlic and 2 tablespoons warm water until smooth. (If the sauce is too thick, thin with a little more warm water.) Set aside.
- Arrange the pieces of chicken on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle on one side with salt and the red pepper flakes. Turn the pieces on their other side and sprinkle again with salt.
- Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat. Add half of the oil and heat until it begins to smoke. Remove the skillet from the heat and quickly add half of the chicken pieces in a single layer. Return the pan to high heat and cook, stirring from time to time, until the chicken is fully cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and repeat with the remaining oil and chicken.
- In the same skillet, stir in the remaining garlic, radishes, radish greens and peppers and season with salt. Mix so the radish greens wilt. Stir in the peanut sauce and simmer for an additional minute. Taste for seasoning. Stir in the peas and the chicken. Turn off the heat and let rest a couple of minutes on the stove. Top with a few grates of lime zest and the juice.
CHICKEN-PEANUT STIR-FRY
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook the rice as the label directs. Meanwhile, whisk 2 teaspoons soy sauce and 1 tablespoon each cornstarch and rice vinegar in a bowl; add the chicken and toss to coat. Whisk the brown sugar, 1/3 cup water and the remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 1 teaspoon each soy sauce and rice vinegar in a small bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the chicken and stir-fry until lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
- Wipe out the skillet, return to high heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil. When it begins smoking, add the ginger, scallion whites and jalapeno; stir-fry 45 seconds. Add the cabbage and stir-fry until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir the brown sugar mixture and add to the pan along with the chicken; stir-fry until the sauce is thick and the chicken is cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the scallion greens and peanuts. Serve with the rice.
- Per serving: Calories 476; Fat 14 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 66 mg; Sodium 315 mg; Carbohydrate 48 g; Fiber 5 g; Protein 35 g
- Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
20-MINUTE CHICKEN AND RICE STIR-FRY
Make a chicken and rice stir-fry quick with our 20-Minute Chicken & Rice Stir-Fry! This tasty stir-fry meal can be part of a smart eating plan.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add vegetables; stir-fry 5 min.
- Stir in water and soy sauce. Bring to boil.
- Add rice and chicken; mix well. Cover; cook on low heat 5 min. or until rice is tender and chicken mixture is heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 1000 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 28 g
SPICY PEANUT CHICKEN STIR-FRY
This is a peanutty stir-fry. Serve over rice. If you want more sauce than this recipe makes, do not double the vinegar.
Provided by Hilary
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, vinegar, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until sauce is smooth.
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken and garlic until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Add red bell pepper and saute until slightly tender, about 1 minute.
- Stir sauce into chicken chicken mixture and cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Stir peanuts into chicken mixture and garnish with green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.1 g, Cholesterol 71 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 676.5 mg, Sugar 5.3 g
CONTEST-WINNING PEANUT CHICKEN STIR-FRY
Here's a colorful and comforting peanut chicken stir-fry with just a touch of heat from crushed red pepper. If you want even more color, add frozen stir-fry veggies. -Lisa Erickson, Ripon, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine water, soy sauce, peanut butter, brown sugar, lemon juice, garlic and pepper flakes; set aside., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; stir-fry until no longer pink, 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan. , Stir-fry broccoli and carrot in remaining oil until crisp-tender, 4-6 minutes. Add soy sauce mixture; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened, 1-2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Drain noodles; toss with chicken mixture in pan. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 384 calories, Fat 13g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 575mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE
If you like spicy peanut sauce, you'll like this dish. The sauce is smooth and creamy with a bit of kick. When stir-frying, I like to marinate the meat to add a bit more depth of flavor. I used chicken for this recipe but am sure it would also go well with pork or shrimp (of course taking into account varying cooking times of different meats).
Provided by MarthaStewartWanabe
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Thoroughly whisk together ingredients for marinade (except olive oil) and marinate sliced chicken for 30 minutes at room temperature or 1-2 hours refrigerated.
- While chicken is marinating, thoroughly whisk together ingredients for sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat 1 tbs. oil in wok (or large skillet) at medium-high heat. Drain chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Set cooked chicken aside, covered.
- Reduce temperature to medium heat and heat 1 tbs. oil in wok. Cook vegetables for 10 minutes or until tender but crisp.
- Return cooked chicken to pan and toss with vegetables.
- Make a well in the center of the wok and pour sauce into it, stirring constantly. The sauce will thicken slightly. If the sauce is too thick to your taste, add water a little at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Toss sauce, chicken and vegetables in wok until sauce is thoroughly incorporated.
- Serve over rice or rice noodles.
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs are the best choices for this stir-fry. Make sure to cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces so that it cooks evenly.
- Use fresh vegetables: Fresh vegetables will give your stir-fry the best flavor and texture. Choose a variety of vegetables that you like, such as broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, and snow peas.
- Make sure your sauce is flavorful: The peanut sauce is the key to this dish, so make sure it's packed with flavor. Use a good quality peanut butter and add plenty of spices, such as ginger, garlic, and chili peppers.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When stir-frying, it's important not to overcrowd the pan. This will cause the vegetables to steam instead of stir-fry, and they will end up mushy.
- Cook the chicken and vegetables in batches: If you're using a lot of chicken and vegetables, you may need to cook them in batches. This will ensure that they cook evenly.
- Serve immediately: Stir-fries are best served immediately after they are cooked. This will help to preserve the flavor and texture of the dish.
Conclusion:
This chicken stir-fry with peanut sauce over rice is a delicious and easy meal that can be made in under 30 minutes. It's perfect for a weeknight dinner or a quick lunch. The peanut sauce is creamy, flavorful, and slightly spicy, and it pairs perfectly with the tender chicken and crisp vegetables. Serve this dish over rice or noodles, and enjoy!
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