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Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken

[heart_this] · Jun 5, 2013 · 16 Comments

Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken

Chicken coated in a spicy peanut sauce and covered in panko breadcrumbs that is baked until golden brown and crispy.

Recently I have been changing some typically deep fried dishes into healthier versions by coating them in panko breadcrumbs and baking them until golden brown and crispy. Normally I get the panko breadcrumbs to stick to the food by first dipping it is egg or an egg based batter but a when a reader asked about egg-less alternatives, it got me to thinking. When I made the Pad Thai shrimp burgers on the weekend the peanut sauce on them led me to the though of coating chicken in a Thai style peanut sauce follwed by the breadcrumbs and then baking them, which sounded so amazingly good! I am completely addicted to peanut sauce so I hardly needed an excuse to make a healthy baked crispy chicken dish with it!
The recipe for this crispy baked peanut chicken is really easy, you pretty much just thin the peanut sauce down until coats the chicken with just enough to get the panko breadcrumbs to stick and then bake until crispy and golden brown! All I have to say about this peanut chicken is that you have to try it! The peanut sauce works amazingly well at holding the breadcrumbs onto the chicken and the breadcrumbs bake up nice and crispy! Of course that does not even come close to being as good as all of the flavour that the peanut sauce adds to the mix!

Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken
This spicy peanut coated crispy baked chicken is easily tasty enough to devour all by itself, or with a drizzle of even more peanut sauce, but you should probably at least try to include some other things in the meal by serving it on pasta, rice, quinoa etc. along with some vegetables or even in a sandwich.

Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken
I like to serve this crispy baked peanut chicken in a simple salad with lettuce, cucumber and avocado with a peanut dressing that is made by adding lime juice and more water or coconut milk to the peanut sauce to thin it out to dressing consistency.

Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken

Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken

Crispy Baked Thai Peanut Sauce Coated Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

Chicken coated in a spicy peanut sauce and covered in panko breadcrumbs that is baked until golden brown and crispy.

ingredients
  • 4 (4-6 ounce) boneless, and skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/4 cup peanut sauce
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk, or water*
  • 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
directions
  1. Dip the chicken in the mixture of the peanut sauce and coconut milk followed by the bread crumbs, place them on a rack on a baking pan and bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until cooked and golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
  2. Serve with extra peanut sauce by itself, over rice, pasta, quinoa, or in a sandwich, salad, etc.
Note: You want to add enough coconut milk or water to the peanut sauce to thin it out enough to dip the chicken into it.
Option: Add 1/4 cup chopped peanuts to the panko breadcrumbs for more peanut-y goodness!
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Comments

  1. Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    This sounds amazing!

    Reply
  2. Tieghan says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Sounds awesome! I love anything Thai and anything with peanut sauce, so this is a winner for me!

    Reply
  3. Carrian Cheney says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    that sounds incredible!

    Reply
  4. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    That looks and sounds absolutely terrific!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  5. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    June 5, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    I love oven-frying my chicken! I even oven fry avocados and all sorts of things. Love this recipe.

    Reply
  6. Sarah & My Green Apron says

    June 5, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    Looks yummy!

    Reply
  7. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    June 5, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    loving the Thai theme lately!

    Reply
  8. Gloria Baker says

    June 5, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    Look delicious!

    Reply
  9. Choi Kristy says

    June 6, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    Looks delicious!! I can't wait to try this!! Thanks!!

    Reply
  10. Angelina Anderson says

    June 6, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    yyuum this look so fantastic! your blog is amazing! congrats your site is so good!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    June 6, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I tried this with the less spicy sauce and it was outrageously delicious. I sure will make it again. Thanks for such a wonderful and easy recipe. Oh, I also used boneless, skinless thighs. Oh so good.

    Reply
  12. Aurelia says

    June 6, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    This looks delicious! Perfect for summer too, thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  13. sarah koszyk says

    June 7, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    This is great! And it's a "healthy" version since it's baked. Deeeelicious!

    Reply
  14. maria says

    June 8, 2013 at 2:43 am

    Made this tonight and loved it!!! Served it with a fresh spring roll.

    Reply
  15. vanillasugarblog says

    June 8, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Kevin your thai recipes are so decadent, so tasty looking–looks far better than any thai joint.

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    June 16, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    Sounds sooo good! I love the idea of coating in the peanut sauce and coconut milk and using no eggs. I can't wait to try it out!

    Reply

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