Indonesian Peanut Chicken!

August 02, 2013

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I became a nanny at a young age to one little boy whose parents worked an hour away and were very career orientated. The little boy was 4 when I first met him and his mom absolutely loved trying out new foods and she sparked the love of cooking and baking in me. I had absolutely no idea how to cook other than boil water and make toast. So needless to say I was so grateful when they hired me with very little cooking experience! I had the desire to learn and one of my first recipes to ever cook an

Rice (whatever you like & however much you want, we do the rice cooker and I add 1 cup of rice and 2 1/2 cups water for two adults and two kids but for rice leftovers you can make more)

4 Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into bite sized pieces
4 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp Spike seasoning or Mrs. Dash (whatever you have)
3 TBS lemon juice (reserve 1 TBS)
1 1/2 tsp. Cumin (reserve 1/2 tsp)
1 tsp. Ground Ginger
2 Cups Buttermilk
6 TBS peanut Butter (whatever you have)
6 TBS Soy Sauce
1 garlic clove, minced if I have it, sometimes I don’t and it’s still amazing
2 tsp. Dry Mustard
2 tsp. Tumeric
1/2-1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper (optional for desired heat)

Start your rice in your rice cooker (or however you like to cook it)- 1.) Heat chicken with olive oil, 1 TBS lemon juice, 1/2 tsp. Cumin & 1/2 tsp. Spike or Mrs. Dash seasoning 2.) In saucepan combine the...
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Nutritions

Calories
376

Sodium
1924mg
80% DV

Fat
17g
27% DV

Protein
14g
29% DV

Carbs
39g
13% DV

Fiber
4g
16% DV