Peanut Butter Sauce Chicken

An invention of mine to make use of some leftover chicken breasts. Its ingredients mainly belong to the Far-Eastern cuisine, but it also has a slight Latin twist and a Lebanese hint! ENJOY

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 171 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup water
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 dash soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 2 cooked, boneless chicken breast halves, diced
• 3 pickled jalapeno pepper slices, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and salt. Cook and stir 1 minute, then stir in the pine nuts, and cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the diced chicken breast, and cook a few minutes to reheat. Stir in the peanut butter, soy sauce, and jalapeno pepper until the peanut butter has melted. Pour in the water, and bring to a simmer. Cook and stir until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes more.