recipe: Thai Chicken

I loved this chicken!  Give me any sauce that includes peanut butter, and I am a happy girl.

I adapted this recipe from howsweeteats.com.

Thai Chicken

serves 2

2 chicken breasts, sliced in half

2 TB olive oil

salt & pepper

Sauce

1/4 cup rice vinegar

1/4 cup light coconut milk

3 Tb brown sugar

3 garlic cloves

1 TB creamy peanut butter

1 ts ginger

1 lime, juiced

1/2 Tb soy sauce

Garnish

1.2 cup fresh cilantro

1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Preheat oven to 375 F.  

Pat chicken breasts completely dry and season with salt and pepper.  

Combine all sauce ingredients.

Heat a large oven-safe skillet on medium high heat and add olive oil.  Add chicken and sear, about 2-3 minutes per side.  Remove breasts and set aside on plate.  Add sauce to skillet, bring to a boil and let simmer for 2 minutes, whisking constantly.

Add breasts back in, turn to coat on all sides in sauce and place skillet in oven.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Serve over rice, spoon extra sauce on top and garnish with peanuts and cilantro.