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Chicken Peanut Bowl

This spicy peanut bowl is loaded with tender chicken thighs, rice noodles, and veggies with a spicy chili peanut sauce.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Chicken Peanut Bowl, Spicy Chicken Bowl
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless and skinless chicken thighs
  • 6 oz package of rice noodles
  • 1 head lettuce
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 3 large carrots julienned
  • 1 cucumber julienned
  • ¼ cup peanuts chopped
  • Lime wedges jalapenos, and fresh mint leaves for garnish

Marinade:

  • ¼ cup coconut aminos
  • 2-3 tablespoons sriracha

Spicy Peanut Sauce:

  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 1 Tbsp ginger grated
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 Tbsp garlic chili sauce
  • 3 Tbsp coconut aminos
  • 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • ½ cup warm water or more to thin the sauce to desired consistency

Instructions

  1. Start by marinating the chicken in a bowl with coconut aminos and sriracha for 10 minutes.
  2. Wash and prep your vegetables. Chop the lettuce and julienne the carrots and cucumber. Set all veggie toppings aside.
  3. Begin preparing your spicy peanut sauce. In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, grated ginger, minced garlic, garlic chili sauce, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, and warm water. Add more water as needed to thin the sauce to desired consistency. Mix until evenly combined.
  4. Once the chicken is finished marinating, heat a cast iron pan to medium heat and add 1 Tbsp of oil. Once fully heated, add chicken and cover with lid. Cook 10 minutes on each side. Keep the lid on so it doesn’t dry out the chicken.
  5. In a large pan, get water boiling for the noodles. Then boil the noodles as per package instructions. (Mine was boil for 2 minutes, strain, and then rinse with cold water.)
  6. Begin assembling your vermicelli noodle bowls. Add the noodles, lettuce, cilantro, carrots, cucumber, and chicken.
  7. Add chopped peanuts, lime wedges, and fresh mint leaves. Pour the sauce over and enjoy!