Thai Peanut Chicken Noodles

Easy Slow Cooker Recipe

The ultimate throw and go, perfect for those days you aren’t prepared for dinner! Have it on low all day or high from lunchtime to create these easy slow cooker Thai peanut chicken noodles.

Serves 4

Effort: Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 6 hours on low/ 3 hours on high

Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs

• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

• 1 tbsp sweet coconut curry spice kit

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 3 tsp sugar

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes - optional

• 1 cup chicken stock

• 1 tbsp corn flour

• 200g noodles

• 4 spring onion, sliced

• 1/2 cup peanuts, roughly chopped

Instructions

1. In the slow cooker add the peanut butter, garlic, sweet coconut curry spice kit, soy sauce, sugar, fish sauce and chilli flakes.

2. In a small bowl warm the chicken stock, then add the cornflour, stir to make a slurry. Pour into the slow cooker.

3. Whisk to combine all the ingredients to make a delicious peanut sauce.

4. Add the chicken thighs and set on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours. Checking half way through, stir the sauce up from the bottom. Add a little water if the sauce is thickening too quickly.

5. Once the chicken is cooked turn the slow cooker to keep warm and carefully break up the chicken with tongs. Prepare the noodles as per the packet instructions. Drain and add to the chicken along with the chopped spring onion. Lightly season.

6. Gently toss the noodles through the peanut chicken before dividing between 4 bowls, sprinkle with chopped peanuts and extra spring onion.

   Serve with your favourite greens and maybe some oven cooked spring rolls. Delish!!

Hints & tips

Slow cooker - All slow cookers are different. If your slow cooker runs hot reduce the cooking time to make sure the peanut sauce doesn’t stick/ burn to the bottom. Check your slow cooker half way through and stir the sauce to prevent sticking.

Chicken - Chicken thighs are used in the recipe. Chicken breast would also work.

Peanut butter - This is the brand of peanut butter used in the recipe here. It is unsweetened - adjust the amount of sugar used if the peanut butter you have is sweet. Crunchy peanut butter would also work.

Noodles - Thai rice noodles are used in this recipe, this is the brand here. Use these or any noodles you have on hand.

Serving suggestion - Serve with chopped peanuts and extra spring onion. Add some broccoli too.

If you want to bulk this meal out add some spring rolls on the side.

Portion size - Serves 4 or 2 with leftovers.

Storage - store in the fridge for 3 days. Not suitable for freezing.