Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    3 people

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    Thai

Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos

Leftover chicken is given new life with a nutty, Thai peanut sauce and a bright cabbage slaw.Yield: 6 (6 inch) tacos 

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Ingredients

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For the Slaw

  • 1 c red cabbage, shredded
  • 1 c green cabbage, shredded
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • ½ small sweet onion, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ tsp crushed red chili peppers

For the Peanut Sauce

  • 1 c peanuts (roasted, unsalted) or 1/2 c creamy peanut butter*
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1 lime, juiced (roughly 2 Tbsp juice)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil (optional, but it adds a nice nutty dept to the sauce)
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar (or honey)
  • 1/8 – ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ c coconut milk (light or regular)

Putting It All Together

  • 2 c cooked chicken, diced or shredded
  • 6 inch flour tortillas
  • ¼ c chopped peanuts
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Instructions

For the Slaw

  1. Place all slaw ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Let stand while you make your sauce.**

For the Peanut Sauce

  1. Place the peanuts in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse until the nuts are finely ground. Add garlic and ginger. Pulse to combine. Add the soy sauce, water, lime juice, sesame oil, brown sugar (or honey), and cayenne pepper (depending on your heat tolerance). Blend until a smooth paste forms.*
  2. Transfer the peanut mixture to a medium saucepan. Add the coconut milk to the peanut mixture and mix until smooth, heating over medium heat. 

Putting It All Together

  1. Once the sauce is smooth, mix in the cooked chicken. Continue to cook until the chicken is heated through.
  2. To serve, pile the chicken and slaw on a 6” flour tortilla. Top with extra peanuts if desired.

Notes

  • * If using already made peanut butter, the sauce can simply be mixed together with a fork or whisk, directly in your saucepan, the food processor is not necessary. 
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  • **The slaw and sauce can be made ahead of time. Refrigerate the slaw until you are ready to use it. Make the sauce as instructed through the food processor steps. When you are ready to serve, heat the peanut mixture with the coconut milk to create a smooth sauce. Mix in chicken and heat, adding more coconut milk as needed. (The peanuts may make the sauce thicken slightly.)
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