Baked Sesame Peanut Chicken

In just 10 minutes you can prepare a healthy, kid-friendly meal with just a few simple ingredients! This easy Baked Sesame Peanut Chicken is a clean eating dinner that’s perfect for busy weeknights!

We all need a few tricks up our sleeve, right?! This easy peanut chicken dinner is sure to be an instant hit with your family, and it can be on your table from start to finish in about 30 minutes!

Ingredients – What you Need

• Peanut butter: it’s what gives this chicken dish the most delicious peanut flavor
• Water: used to control the consistency of the sauce
• Sesame oil: for an extra nutty flavor
• Honey: adds a delicious sweet and sticky flavor
• Garlic: use fresh garlic for best results (dried won’t work in this dish)
• Chicken: use boneless and skinless breasts or tenderloin
• Green onions, sesame seeds, lime wedges: for garnish

How to Make Sesame Peanut Chicken

1. In a small blender or food processor puree peanut butter, water, sesame oil, honey, garlic, and salt until smooth. Add additional water, as necessary, to thin. You ultimately want your sauce to be the consistency of a pourable, thick salad dressing (such as Ranch dressing). Just add small amounts of water and blend until it looks good.
2. Pour peanut sauce into a baking dish. Add chicken, turning to coat in the sauce.
3. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
4. Garnish chicken with green onions, sesame seeds, and lime wedges.

What to Serve with Sesame Peanut Chicken

With some white rice on the side and some steamed broccoli from the microwave, it’s a quick go-to dinner option when you haven’t planned much else. And you know what?

It’s totally versatile! I love the chicken over a bed of lettuce, shredded cabbage, or my family’s favorite Chinese Coleslaw…but it’s also tasty wrapped up in a tortilla (Keith’s favorite!).

No matter how you serve this healthy dinner, it will make mouths happy and it will take the stress out of mealtime!

Cook’s Tips

• If you use chicken breasts instead of tenderloins you will need to increase the cooking time by 30 minutes.
• You can prep this dish in advance and put in the fridge until you are ready to bake.
• If prepping in advance remove from the fridge 10-15 minutes before baking or the chicken may become tough.
• If you are unsure the chicken is cooked through use a meat thermometer and check the chicken is at 165F.
• Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 1-2 days (great in a salad) or frozen in a suitable container.

Looking for other easy chicken dinners? Try these favorites:

• Island Teriyaki Chicken Skillet
• 4-Ingredient Healthy Chicken Enchilada Casserole
• Skinny Rotisserie Chicken and Grits Casserole

Baked Sesame Peanut Chicken

5 from 1 vote

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 20 minutes minutes

Total: 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 368 kcal

The most delicious Baked Sesame Peanut Chicken made with a few simple ingredients. It's a super easy meal perfect for bust weeknights.

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Ingredients

  

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• ½ cup peanut butter
• ¼ - ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken tenderloins or breasts*
• For garnish: 2 sliced green onions; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; lime wedges

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200C).
• In a small blender or food processor puree peanut butter, water, sesame oil, honey, garlic, and salt until smooth. Add additional water, as necessary, to thin. You ultimately want your sauce to be the consistency of a pourable, thick salad dressing (such as Ranch dressing). Just add small amounts of water and blend until it looks good.
• Pour peanut sauce into a 2-quart baking dish. Add chicken, turning to coat in the sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165 degrees F).
• Garnish chicken with green onions, sesame seeds, and lime wedges.

Notes

• *If you use chicken breasts instead of tenderloins, you will need to increase the cooking time to about 30 minutes (depending on the thickness of your meat).
• You can prep this dish in advance and put in the fridge until you are ready to bake.
• If prepping in advance remove from the fridge 10-15 minutes before baking or the chicken may become tough.
• If you are unsure the chicken is cooked through use a meat thermometer and check the chicken is at 165F.
• Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 1-2 days (great in a salad) or frozen in a suitable container.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 32gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 573mgPotassium: 628mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 1.8mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

Keyword: Peanut Chicken, sesame chicken

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Thai

Author: The Seasoned Mom

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