🍠🥜 Craving something saucy, spicy, and oh-so-satisfying? This Thai Peanut Chicken & Sweet Potato Rice Bowl is your answer! 🍗✨ Juicy peanut-sauce grilled chicken atop healthy sweet potato “rice,” paired with a crunchy cucumber-carrot slaw, all drizzled generously with a spicy coconut-peanut sauce. Bold, nutritious, and bursting with flavor! 🌶️😍
Ingredients (Serves 4 | 460 cal per serving):
🍗 Peanut-Marinated Chicken:
• 2 chicken breasts, sliced
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter 🥜
• 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp honey 🍯
• 1 tbsp lime juice 🍋
• 1 garlic clove, minced 🧄
• 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
🍠 Sweet Potato Rice:
• 3 cups sweet potato, peeled & pulsed into “rice” texture 🍠
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• Salt & pepper to taste
🥒 Crunchy Slaw:
• 1 cup cucumber, julienned 🥒
• 1 cup carrots, julienned 🥕
• Juice of half a lime 🍋
• Salt to taste
🌶️ Spicy Coconut-Peanut Drizzle:
• ¼ cup coconut milk 🥥
• 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter 🥜
• 1 tbsp chili sauce (sriracha or preferred) 🌶️
• Juice of half a lime 🍋
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions:
1. 🔥 Grill Chicken:
Combine peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, lime juice, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Marinate chicken for 15 mins, then grill or sauté until golden and cooked through.
2. 🍠 Cook Sweet Potato Rice:
Sauté sweet potato “rice” in coconut oil over medium heat for 5-7 mins until tender. Season lightly with salt & pepper.
3. 🥕 Prepare Slaw:
Toss cucumber, carrot, lime juice, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
4. 🌶️ Make Sauce:
Whisk coconut milk, peanut butter, chili sauce, lime juice, and soy sauce until creamy and smooth.
5. 🍲 Assemble Bowl:
Layer sweet potato rice in bowls, top with peanut chicken and cucumber-carrot slaw. Drizzle generously with spicy coconut-peanut sauce.
Dig in, and savor the delicious Thai-inspired flavors! 😋🥢✨