Baked Sesame Peanut Chicken
The most delicious Baked Sesame Peanut Chicken made with a few simple ingredients. It's a super easy meal perfect for bust weeknights.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 368kcal
Ingredients
- 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: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 573mg | Potassium: 628mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg