I love peanut butter.
When I was in college, the cafeteria served an amazing vegetarian dish with peanut butter sauce, and I adored it.
We also have a glut of veggies, thanks to our CSA, but not a lot in the pantry.
Wanting to use up some of the green beans in my fridge, but not having any cheese to make my favorite green bean casserole, I went to AllRecipes.com and did an ingredient search.
I told the search tool to find me a recipe with green beans and chicken, but without cheese.
The recipe below is based on the one that I found in my search.
This recipe turned out to be very inexpensive, and it helped us to clear out some things that have been sitting around.
Indonesian Peanut Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 pounds wide egg noodles
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast halves - cut into small chunks
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic pressed or minced
- 2-3 pounds green beans fresh, trimmed and snapped
- 1.5 cups chicken broth low-sodium
- ⅔ cup peanut butter smooth
- 1 ⅓ tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce low sodium
- 1 ½ teaspoons red chili pepper ground
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to the package directions.
- Heat the oil in a skillet, and cook the chicken 5 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Add in the onions, garlic, and green beans.
- Whisk together the chicken broth, peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, chile pepper, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Pour over the chicken and veggies. Cook and stir 10 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- We mixed our noodles in, but you could also just serve it over top of the noodles.
- Optionally, you can garnish with green onions and peanuts.
This was so delicious that I ate it for breakfast this morning, too. It makes a lot, so I'll probably have it for lunch today, too. And maybe breakfast tomorrow.
pk @ room remix says
Sounds YUMMY...
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Jane says
My husband loves those spicy peanut sauces. Sounds like a pretty simple recipe, I'll have to try it. Thanks for sharing it!
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bj says
Thanks for this good chicken recipe..
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bj says
Thanks for this good chicken recipe..
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Ann Kroeker says
I've been looking for something like this, because my niece raved about an Indonesian chicken recipe that her mom makes. Your personal notes sure to tempt me to get bustling in the kitchen to make it tonight!
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Ann Kroeker says
I've been looking for something like this, because my niece raved about an Indonesian chicken recipe that her mom makes. Your personal notes sure to tempt me to get bustling in the kitchen to make it tonight!
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Mary says
This is my kind of food. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. Have a great weekend.
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Mary says
This is my kind of food. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. Have a great weekend.
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Amy Lynne says
I think we'll have to try that one out! Thanks for sharing!
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Amy Lynne says
I think we'll have to try that one out! Thanks for sharing!
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Sharinskishe says
Sound delicious. I have never tried Indonesian food. I do like peanut butter so this would be a fun thing to try.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Shari
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Sharinskishe says
Sound delicious. I have never tried Indonesian food. I do like peanut butter so this would be a fun thing to try.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Shari
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pk @ room remix says
Sounds YUMMY...
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darnold23 says
This is so something that I will make. I love all of the flavors! Thanks a bunch. Beginning August 5, I will be hosting Crock Pot Wednesdays at Diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com, and I hope you will join me. THERE WILL BE PRIZES:)!!!
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darnold23 says
This is so something that I will make. I love all of the flavors! Thanks a bunch. Beginning August 5, I will be hosting Crock Pot Wednesdays at Diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com, and I hope you will join me. THERE WILL BE PRIZES:)!!!
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Jane says
My husband loves those spicy peanut sauces. Sounds like a pretty simple recipe, I'll have to try it. Thanks for sharing it!
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angie says
sounds delicious
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angie says
sounds delicious
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Robyns Online World says
I have to admit I've never tasted anything with a peanut type sauce on it. I'm not a huge fan of peanut butter - but hubby and son are. It always sounds like such an odd combo to me but I know so many folks love it. I will be brave and try something with peanut sauce sometime.
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Amanda says
Tara, that sounds wonderful. I am definitely adding it to an upcoming meal plan. This is my first time reading your blog and I love it. Check out mine sometime: http://copingwithfrugality.blogspot.com/
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Amanda says
Tara, that sounds wonderful. I am definitely adding it to an upcoming meal plan. This is my first time reading your blog and I love it. Check out mine sometime: http://copingwithfrugality.blogspot.com/
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Robyn's Online World says
I have to admit I've never tasted anything with a peanut type sauce on it. I'm not a huge fan of peanut butter - but hubby and son are. It always sounds like such an odd combo to me but I know so many folks love it. I will be brave and try something with peanut sauce sometime.
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~ ~Ahrisha~ ~ says
Thanks for the recipe it looks like a winner. It's so nice to get proven recipes instead of trying it for the first time and not being happy with the results.~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
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~ ~Ahrisha~ ~ says
Thanks for the recipe it looks like a winner. It's so nice to get proven recipes instead of trying it for the first time and not being happy with the results.~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
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Amy @ Finer Things says
I'm a huge fan of the allrecipes ingredient search. Makes using what you have a cinch!
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Amy @ Finer Things says
I'm a huge fan of the allrecipes ingredient search. Makes using what you have a cinch!
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