PB2 Slow Cooker Thai Chicken (Serves 6)

3 April 2018
alston
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Categories: Nutrition

PB2 is one of my favorite ingredients to cook with because it provides you with that rich peanut flavor without adding fat to your meals. PB2 has only 45 calories per serving! I love Thai Peanut Sauce, so I figured out a way to make it from scratch using clean low-calorie ingredients. It doesn’t taste exactly like the stuff you find in the restaurants, but it’s pretty dang close!

Ingredients: (for the sauce)

  • 8 tbs PB2
  • 1-13.5 oz can lite coconut milk
  • 2 tbs Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
  • 4 tbs lime juice
  • 2 tbs gluten-free soy sauce OR coconut aminos
  • 1 packet Truvia (optional- I found it sweet enough without)
  • 4 tbs grated fresh ginger
  • 1.5 lbs raw boneless skinless chicken breasts, rinsed
  • salt to taste
  • roasted garlic to taste (optional)
  • cilantro to taste (and for garnish)

Ingredients: (for the veggies)

  • 24 oz raw broccoli florets
  • 1-8 oz can sliced water chestnuts
  • 1-8 oz can sliced bamboo shoots

Method

  1. Combine the PB2 with the light coconut milk in a medium bowl. Stir well using a whisk to reconstitute the PB2.
  2. Add the Sriracha, lime juice, soy sauce (or coconut aminos), Truvia (optional), and ginger. Stir well to combine.
  3. Pur contents of bowl into your slow cooker and add chicken breasts, turning to coat.
  4. Cook on high for 2.5-3 hours or on low for 4 hours. Cooking times vary with different slow cookers. I ran mine on low for 4 hours and it was perfect.
  5. Once cooked, place chicken in one storage dish and remaining sauce in a second storage dish. The chicken cooks down to about 16 oz and the remaining sauce should be about 24 ounces.
  6. Steam 24 oz of broccoli for about 5 minutes, stirring until florets are cooked through but not overly soft. If this dish is only for you, then you might only decide to cook 12 oz of broccoli for now.
  7. Create one serving for yourself using a food scale to measure out 4 oz of steamed broccoli, 2.5 oz cooked chicken breast (I like to shred this with my fingers), .75 oz of bamboo shoots, .75 oz of sliced water chestnuts, and 6 oz of remaining peanut sauce. Garnish with cilantro leaves and enjoy!

Serves 6

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 237.5, Total Fat 10g, Total Carbohydrates 15g, Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 2.4g, Protein 24.5g