Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Chicken Bowls
Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Chicken Bowls
Ingredients
For the Caramelized Peanut Chicken
- 1 pound chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 1 jar Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Satay Sauce, 8.1 oz / 230g
- 1 clove garlic, fresh, grated
For Serving
- 1 package rice noodles, cooked according to package directions
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vinegar, or as needed
- 1/2 cup fresh herbs, such as cilantro and mint, chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons water, to thin sauce, or as needed
- 1/2 lime, optional, for squeezing
Instructions
- 1
Add the thinly sliced chicken breast to a mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Pour a generous amount of Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Satay Sauce over the chicken. Grate the fresh garlic clove directly into the bowl with the chicken and sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Toss the chicken, peanut sauce, and grated garlic together until the chicken is well coated. Let the chicken marinate for at least 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
While the chicken marinates, prepare the rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
⏱️ 8 min
- 5
Prepare the cucumber and shallot salad: thinly slice the cucumber and shallot, then toss them together with vinegar in a small bowl.
⏱️ 4 min
- 6
Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is fully cooked through and nice and caramelized, about 7-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 7
To thin the remaining peanut sauce for drizzling, add about 2 tablespoons of water to the jar with any leftover sauce. Close the jar tightly and shake it vigorously until the sauce is smooth and drizzleable. Add more water if needed to reach desired consistency.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
To assemble the bowls, place a portion of cooked rice noodles at the bottom of each serving bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Arrange the caramelized chicken on top of the noodles.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add a portion of the cucumber and shallot salad to each bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Garnish generously with fresh herbs, such as cilantro and mint.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Drizzle the thinned peanut sauce generously over the assembled bowls.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Sprinkle chopped peanuts over the top for garnish. Optionally, squeeze a little fresh lime juice over the top before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Chicken Bowls
For the Caramelized Peanut Chicken
- 1 pound chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 1 jar Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Satay Sauce, 8.1 oz / 230g
- 1 clove garlic, fresh, grated
For Serving
- 1 package rice noodles, cooked according to package directions
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vinegar, or as needed
- 1/2 cup fresh herbs, such as cilantro and mint, chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons water, to thin sauce, or as needed
- 1/2 lime, optional, for squeezing
Instructions
- 1
Add the thinly sliced chicken breast to a mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Pour a generous amount of Trader Joe's Thai Peanut Satay Sauce over the chicken. Grate the fresh garlic clove directly into the bowl with the chicken and sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Toss the chicken, peanut sauce, and grated garlic together until the chicken is well coated. Let the chicken marinate for at least 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
While the chicken marinates, prepare the rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
⏱️ 8 min - 5
Prepare the cucumber and shallot salad: thinly slice the cucumber and shallot, then toss them together with vinegar in a small bowl.
⏱️ 4 min - 6
Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is fully cooked through and nice and caramelized, about 7-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 7
To thin the remaining peanut sauce for drizzling, add about 2 tablespoons of water to the jar with any leftover sauce. Close the jar tightly and shake it vigorously until the sauce is smooth and drizzleable. Add more water if needed to reach desired consistency.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
To assemble the bowls, place a portion of cooked rice noodles at the bottom of each serving bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Arrange the caramelized chicken on top of the noodles.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add a portion of the cucumber and shallot salad to each bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Garnish generously with fresh herbs, such as cilantro and mint.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Drizzle the thinned peanut sauce generously over the assembled bowls.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Sprinkle chopped peanuts over the top for garnish. Optionally, squeeze a little fresh lime juice over the top before serving.
⏱️ 1 min