This is one of those easy, delicious chicken recipes that you will want to make over and over again. Fresh asparagus and sliced chicken breast in a wonderfully delicious, light peanut sauce.
I am SO excited to go to Miami this Thursday for the amazing BlogHer Food Blogger Conference! I get to hang out with a bunch of very talented food bloggers (and friends) and I am finally able to meet people who have simply been friends "online".
This conference is HUGE in my world and I have been looking forward to it for months. I'm flying with sharing a room with my dear friend, Brianne over at Cupcakes and Kale Chips and we have a very busy, fun-filled weekend planned.
Awesome, a weekend away from the kids. And New Jersey. And baseball. And cooking!
And then... the guilt arrives.
As much as I am really, really looking forward to a break, I will miss my little ones at home. And they are really busy, so simply organizing their schedules while I am gone is pretty exhausting.
But I am trying to remain in the excited stage and not the guilt stage. Damn Mom guilt, go away.
Ok, let's talk about this awesome peanuty chicken dish. This is kind of a thai/stir fry dish where I used asparagus instead of snow peas.
Asparagus is by far my favorite vegetable (next to spinach) and I love when it's in season! It's a HUGE pet peeve of mine when asparagus is overcooked and soggy.
And brown.
Don't people know that there is no vegetable that is supposed to be brown? And limp?
I like it when it's firm, crisp and bright green. This dish is so simple to make, you can make it on a busy weeknight.
When you are carting around your three kids to baseball practices, birthday parties and play dates. Who else can feel my pain?
Ingredients
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon peanut or olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds organic chicken chopped into 1 inch pieces
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons GMO-FREE low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- ½ cup water more if needed
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- â…› teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 bunch of asparagus chopped into 1 inch pieces, ends trimmed
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook onion and garlic over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until softened.
- Add chicken and cook for 5-8 minutes until no longer pink.
- In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, ginger, lime juice, ½ cup water, cumin and red pepper flakes until combined.
- Add asparagus and mushrooms to skillet and stir well. Cook for a few minutes until asparagus turn bright green.
- Add peanut mixture and mix well. Cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes until chicken and vegetables are thoroughly coated. Serve immediately over quinoa, rice or noodles.
The beauty of this dish is you can eat it as is, over a bed of greens (like spinach) or over quinoa, rice or noodles. It's so versatile.
And incredibly delicious.
My husband actually wrapped this up in tortillas which seemed a little strange for me but he loved it.
To each his own I guess.
I hope you enjoy this! I'll be back Sunday from Miami. Hopefully with a tan. 😉
If you do make this Asparagus and Chicken in Peanut Sauce or any of my other recipes, please come back and let me know. You guys know that I love to hear from you!
Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!
Kris ~ Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies
This sounds so delicious, and I have really been looking for healthier dishes so I am super excited about finding this! Pinned!
lauren.kelly
Thanks so much Kris!
Sara L
This was one of the best recipes I have ever made. It was so flavorful, I was blown away.
lauren.kelly
I love hearing that Sara! Thank you for telling me 🙂
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
Wasn't BlogHer Food just amazing!! Oh and ps. I love this chicken!
lauren
YES Angie! I think I am still recovering 😉
Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines
I hope you had an awesome time at BlogHer. It seems to have been an outstanding event from all the photos I saw. Your dinner looks absolutely fabulous. I love these kinds of meals.
Nutmeg Nanny
I love chicken and peanut sauce combined. So delicious!
lauren
Thanks so much 🙂
Jessica (Savory Experiments)
This looks awesome! I love a good peanut chicken!
Kim Beaulieu
First of all I love this recipe. Asparagus is my favourite veggie these days. Can't wait to try this.
I am so glad we got to meet in Miami. I had a blast. I had such a hard time finding enough room for all those healthy snacks. Mini-me was thrilled when I opened my suitcase.
lauren
Thank you Kim! I am SO happy we met! Thank goodness I ate almost half of the snacks on the plane so my arm didn't fall off 😉 My kids were so psyched!!
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious
It was so great to get to hang out in Miami! So glad I finally got to meet you. 🙂
lauren
Yes Lauren, it was so fun meeting you!! 🙂
Paula - bell'alimento
I can never ever get enough asparagus!
lauren
I totally agree Paula, it's my favorite!
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Love this easy recipe full of flavor!! Loved meeting YOU for the first time, what a blast we had!
lauren
LOVED meeting you too Brenda!! Can't wait for September 🙂
Julie
I love anything with a peanut sauce!
lauren
Me too Julie! Great taste 😉
Ashley @ wishes and dishes
Blogher was so much fun and it was awesome meeting you!!
lauren
I agree Ashley! We had SO much fun together!!!
Ginny McMeans
Oh my gosh! The peanut sauce and asparagus combo sounds fantastic!
lauren
Thank you so much Ginny! 🙂
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour)
I took chicken out for dinner and have NO idea what to do with it. Well, I had no idea. Now I do. Totally making this! Looks so good!
lauren
I wish I had some right now Kim 😉
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
Looks delish. I'm planning to substitute sunflower seed butter due to food allergy...I'll let you know how it turns out. Pinning for later!
lauren
OOOH that sounds awesome Marjory! Let me know how it turns out 🙂