Chicken Satay with a Peanut Sauce

Craving Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce? This is an incredibly easy dinner recipe. With such a fantastic flavor, you will want to make this dinner all the time.

Chicken Satay with a Peanut Sauce

This is an absolutely amazing dinner. While it does need a little prep work, when you marinate the chicken, this is a simple recipe that is less than 30 minutes.

This spicy chicken recipe makes a great appetizer for a smaller gathering, or a satisfying light entree when paired with some grilled summer vegetables and a crispy green salad. This flavor-packed recipe can also be doubled or tripled for larger crowds.

What’s Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay is a very popular Southeast Asian Street food. It gets the most amazing flavor because the chicken is marinated and then placed on skewers. The chicken is then grilled, preferably, and then it is served with this delicious peanut sauce.

Is this Chinese Chicken Satay Recipe Spicy

This recipe for Chinese Chicken Satay is a bit spicy. You can change the amount of spiciness by changing the amount of hot sauce in the recipe.

Can Peanut Sauce be Frozen

This Asian Peanut Sauce is a great sauce for many different meals. I like to make a larger batch of the peanut sauce so that I can freeze some of it. I place the sauce in small batches in an airtight container or in a small freezer bag.

Are Chicken Satay Skewers Healthy

These chicken satay skewers are very healthy. All of the ingredients in the recipe are healthy and great for you. That is one of the reasons that these chicken satay with peanut sauce skewers make a great dinner idea.

Are Chicken Satay Gluten Free

Yes. This is a great gluten free recipe. It is also dairy free and with the exception of peanuts, it has a low allergy risk.

Can the Peanut Sauce be Made with Almond Butter

While using almond butter will change the flavor of the peanut sauce, it certainly can be used. This is the case for cashew butter, sunflower butter or any other type of nut or seed butter.

What Else Goes with Peanut Sauce

Peanut sauce can be used with many Asian recipes. It is commonly used with

• spring rolls
• stir fry
• lettuce wraps
• noodles

How to Make Peanut Sauce for Noodles

If you want to use this peanut sauce for noodles, you might want to thin it slightly compared to how it is used when it is used as part of chicken satay. You can thin the sauce by adding more chicken stock, coconut milk or even water.

How Many Points in Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

This is a simple healthy recipe. Most of the ingredients are low in points. The peanut sauce carries the majority of the points in the sauce.

This Weight Watchers Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce is 5 points on Blue and Purple and 6 points on Green.

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Variations to Chicken Satay and Peanut Sauce

• Chicken thighs instead of chicken breast
• Brown sugar or real maple syrup can be used instead of sugar free syrup.
• Red pepper flakes can be used instead of hot sauce

Ingredients in Chicken Satay Skewers

Get the full list of ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.

• Boneless, skinless chicken breast
• Soy sauce
• Sesame oil
• Hot sauce
• Sugar free maple syrup
• Fresh lime juice
• Garlic cloves
• Fresh ginger piece
• Salt and pepper

Ingredients in Peanut Sauce:

• Low-sodium chicken stock
• Peanut butter
• Soy sauce
• Sugar free maple syrup
• Cayenne pepper
• Fresh lime juice
• Garlic powder
• Fresh cilantro
• Peanuts
• salt and pepper

How to Make Chicken Satay at home

You will need to soak the wooden skewers in a bowl of water while you are preparing the chicken.

In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, hot sauce, maple syrup, lime juice, garlic, and fresh ginger.

Season with salt and pepper and then, add the chicken strips. Cover and store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight. Turn chicken at least once while marinating.

There are 3 ways that you can cook this chicken. You can cook the marinated chicken on an outdoor grill, an indoor grill or in the oven.

If the chicken is being cooked over an outdoor grill, the chicken will need to be cooked for about 4-6 minutes on each side.

If the chicken is being cooked on an indoor grill or in the oven it will need to be cooked for 5-7 on each side.

Remove from heat and serve immediately with the peanut dipping sauce on the side. Enjoy!

How to Make Peanut Sauce for Chicken

To prepare the peanut sauce, combine the chicken stock, peanut butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, lime juice, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over medium high heat.

Simmer gently, stirring frequently, until the sauce is smooth and slightly thickened, around 5-6 minutes.

Remove from heat and transfer to a serving container. Top with fresh cilantro and roasted peanuts and set aside.

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