Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken

This easy Thai peanut chicken recipe cooked in the slow cooker has a super creamy peanut sauce, tender chicken, and tasty veggies combined with your favorite noodles.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 620 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ⅓ cup soy sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) package linguine pasta
• 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
• 1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic
• 1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
• 3 medium zucchini, diced
• 2 medium red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
• ½ tablespoon cornstarch, or more as needed
• ½ tablespoon water, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chicken, peanut butter, chicken broth, zucchini, bell peppers, soy sauce, minced garlic, and sugar in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for 1 hour. Stir, then cover and continue cooking until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender, 2 to 3 more hours. Stir in lime juice.

Step 2

If sauce is thinner than you would like, combine 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch (use a full tablespoon if sauce is very thin) with enough water to form a paste. Whisk paste into the peanut butter sauce and allow to cook until thickened. Taste and adjust seasonings if desired.

Step 3

Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and stir noodles into the chicken and sauce. Garnish with peanuts.