This super easy Freezer Friendly: Peanut Coconut Sauce Chicken recipe is delicious, perfect for family meal time and super easy to make!
If your freezer is ready for you to fill with delicious food, this is a delicious batch cooking freezer friendly recipe that’s just perfect for making ahead. The benefits of batch cooking include saving money, wasting less food and spending more time in the evenings with your family.
This way, you can always have a meal waiting for you at the end of the day. It’s a great way to make weeknight cooking manageable. I hope you enjoy this Freezer Friendly: Peanut Coconut Sauce Chicken recipe! It’s a staple in our house. I make it often to have on standby in the freezer and it’s also fabulous for entertaining.
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Freezer Friendly: Peanut Coconut Sauce Chicken
This super easy Freezer Friendly: Peanut Coconut Sauce Chicken recipe is delicious, perfect for family meal time and super easy to make!
Ingredients
- Marinade:
- • 2 tsp garlic , minced
- • ginger 1 tsp, minced
- • 1 tsp chilli paste
- • 1 lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
- • coriander powder, 1 1/2 tsp
- • 1 tsp tumeric powder
- • 1/2 tsp curry powder
- • 1 tbsp brown sugar
- • 2 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
- • 180ml full fat coconut milk
- Chicken:
- • 750 g – 1 kg chicken(thigh fillets , skinless and boneless)
- • Olive Oil for cooking
- Sauce:
- • 120ml coconut milk
- • 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- • 2 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
- • 2 tbsp lime juice
- • garlic cloves x 2, minced
- • 1/2 tsp chilli paste
- Garnish:
- • Finely chopped coriander
- • Lime wedges
- • Tomatoes, chopped
Instructions
Mix marinade in a bowl. Add chicken and mix. Cover with cling wrap and marinate in the fridge for 24 – 48 hours.
Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan. Use Medium heat, remove chicken from marinade. Cook the first side for around 5 minutes, until caramelised and golden. Turn then cook the other side for 5 minutes until caramelised.
Transfer chicken to serving plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander and serve with lime wedges, tomatoes and peanut coconut sauce.
Delicious served with rice or with soft tortilla wraps, enjoy!
Sauce:
Place ingredients in a bowl and combine. Microwave for 30 seconds, then mix until smooth.
If freezing:
Once you put the chicken in the marinade, pop it in the freezer. Ensure it is defrosted before cooking.
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6 Comments
Margaret Gallagher
May 21, 2019 at 10:11 amA WINNING recipe our family will love
Glenn Hutton
May 21, 2019 at 12:15 pmWow – this sounds delicious!
Chloe Taylor
May 21, 2019 at 6:28 pmReally tasty dish – never tried coconut/peanut chicken but sounds exotic and yummy!
Margaret Gallagher
May 26, 2019 at 2:26 pmSounds delicious – will be a winner here
Carolyn
May 22, 2019 at 5:22 amThat list of ingredients looks so authentic south East Asian flavours that I am sure I will love the taste of this dish. Can’t wait to try it
Glenn Hutton
June 23, 2019 at 1:13 pmLooks and sounds delicious!