African Peanut Butter Chicken

Name: African Peanut Butter Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 6-8 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp curry powder; 1 large onion, sliced thinly; 1 large red pepper, sliced thinly; 1 c salsa (I use medium, but do it to your preference); 1 large tomato, sliced thinly; 1 1/2 c rice, uncooked; 1/4 c peanut butter, crunchy; 1/4 c warm water

By Jennifer Heneghan
@jenisedai

I found by experience that substituting orange or yellow pepper for the red just does NOT work. However, you can use orzo pasta instead of the rice and it works great. I have also skipped the chicken and just done it as a vegetarian dish and it was really good.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

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6-8

boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
1 Tbsp

vegetable oil
2 tsp

salt
1 tsp

curry powder
1 large

onion, sliced thinly
1 large

red pepper, sliced thinly
1 c

salsa (I use medium, but do it to your preference)
1 large

tomato, sliced thinly
1 1/2 c

rice, uncooked
1/4 c

peanut butter, crunchy
1/4 c

warm water

How to Make African Peanut Butter Chicken

Step-by-Step

Using a 12” nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook chicken in batches in vegetable oil about 5 minutes (turning once) until golden. Remove and set aside
Reduce heat to medium; add salt, curry powder, onion, and red pepper; cook 1 minute while stirring
Add salsa and tomato, cover and simmer 5 minutes
Place chicken on top of vegetables, cover and simmer on medium-low heat for about 25 minutes (until chicken is cooked through). While this is cooking, prepare rice according to package directions.
Plate rice, put chicken on top, cover to keep warm
Whisk the peanut butter with water and stir into the vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling and then pour over chicken and rice.