OLD Thai Peanut Chicken

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Mom, these Thai Peanut chicken Tacos are for you!

So I totally would have made these Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Lime Cucumber Slaw for Mother’s Day (although I don’t regret my Blackberry Hoisin Ginger Pork Tenderloin – A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!) if I hadn’t just brought them to my mom’s for lunch the week before.

She was going CRAZY for them! And I was too!

She immediately wanted to know if the recipe was on the blog yet so she could eat them again VERY soon because she complimented them as “restaurant quality,” and “truly amazing Jennifer.”

So I only remember her exact words despite my terrible memory (cue this post which explains my lunge hemorrhage and temporary brain swelling), because after I create a recipe and then savor it (okay its more like snarf it – I am not that patient after having to first take my food pics), I like to write down my impressions or Patrick’s reaction and note all the different flavors because it can be months before I actually post it with commentary.

Like how I mentioned in my Alfredo Philly Cheesesteak Pizza how it was “crazy good” – I wrote down, “Patrick and both couldn’t stop saying to each other how crazy good this pizza is! ” Or for my Angel Cake French Toast with Strawberry Syrup, I noted that Patrick’s first words were, “Are you kidding me?”

So for these Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Lime Cucumber Slaw, I wrote:

“Explosion of flavor”
“INSANE”
“LOVE, love, love, love love!”
“Slaw perfectly compliments chicken”
“Crazy flavorful”
“Can’t even handle it”
“So many dimensions of flavor”

Need I go on? Oh but you know I will!….Those descriptions turn into a little something like this:

The “explosion of flavor” from these “amazing” tacos comes by marinating the chicken for 30 minutes in soy sauce, brown sugar, lime, fish sauce, basil, garlic and ginger. The chicken is then cooked in the marinade and then crunchy peanut butter is stirred in to create an “insane” peanut sauce coated chicken which you will “love, love, love, love love!” The Pineapple Lime Cucumber Slaw is is sweet and citrusy, refreshing and crunchy, which “perfectly compliments,” and brightens the “crazy flavorful” peanut chicken.

Seriously, these tacos are one of my favorite meals E-V-E-R! I “can’t even handle” how good they are! And although the name might sound long, it doesn’t meant these take long to make- just look at the directions – SO EASY! Simply marinate chicken, stir fry chicken and stir in peanut butter; then marinate slaw then top chicken in tortillas with slaw. SO EASY!

I hope you make these “truly amazing,” “restaurant quality” Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Lime Cucumber Slaw soon because I can’t wait to hear what impressions you would have written down and to see if you too, “can’t even handle” the “so many dimensions of flavor” :)!

If you love everything Tacos, be sure to check out some of my Chili Lime Chicken Tacos, Teriyaki Chicken Tacos, Baja Fish Tacos, Blackened Fish Tacos, Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos, Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos, Buffalo Chicken Tacos, Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos and on and on…

Servings: -6

Total Time: 48

Prep Time: 40

Cook Time: 8

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Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs chopped into bite size pieces
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter ADD LATER
8-10 flour tortillas
chopped cilantro
1/4 cup crushed peanuts

Thai Chicken Marinade

1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger (¾ ground ginger)
4 garlic cloves, minced (1 teaspoon garlic powder)
2-3 teaspoons Asian chili sauce
1 tablespoon dried basil
1/2 tsp EACH ground coriander, turmeric powder, pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

Pineapple Lime Cucumber Slaw

2 cups fresh pineapple chopped
3 cups packaged broccoli slaw
1/2 red bell pepper diced
1/3 cup green onions chopped
1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro chopped
1 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon lime juice
Pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions

In a large bowl or freezer bag, whisks the Thai Peanut Chicken marinade ingredients together Add chicken and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, chop ingredient for Pineapple Slaw, add to a large bowl and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
When ready to cook, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil/coconut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot and rippling. Add chicken and marinade and cook until completely cooked through and sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat and stir in crunchy peanut butter until well combined.
To serve, spoon chicken into desired amount of tortillas and top with Pineapple Slaw, chopped peanuts and sriracha if desired. Assemble by adding chicken to tortillas and topping with Pineapple Slaw and chopped peanuts.

Notes

*If your store does not carry cucumber slaw, then use broccoli slaw. I have found it equally delicious!

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