Surprising Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe
There were quite a few years growing up that I distinctly remember refusing to eat almost anything but chicken. Well, my mom and I have been digging through her massive piles of recipe cards that she's collected over the years.
This one was so delish that it needed to be shared again.
This was a fun kid friendly recipe that I re-visited called Peanut Butter Chicken and it's a sure family-pleaser as long as nobody is allergic to peanuts of course! It bakes up really nicely and has a really nice flavor to break up the monotony.
The reason that this chicken recipe is kid-friendly is because it's not spicy unlike many other chicken recipes with peanuts or peanut butter which are also quite yummy.
This classic peanut butter flavor in this recipe takes regular breaded chicken over the top. You have to try it at least once.
It's so simple to do and you probably have most of the ingredients on hand already.
There are several ingredients that make this yummy, but the familiar taste of peanut butter adds a surprising twist to plain chicken. Which is perfect for a child's more selective palate. Adults might prefer to add a little kick to theirs. Feel free to play around with some spice if you are looking for that spicy Thai flavor. It would really compliment the peanut flavor in my opinion.
BEST PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN
Preparing this staple chicken recipe is a breeze and takes just a few very common pantry ingredients.
We get the chicken breads prepared by coating them in flour. Then, it's dipped into a blend of:
- blend peanut butter
- egg
- milk
- salt and pepper
Then, each chicken breast is dipped into a bowl of bread crumbs before baking.
It won't be long before these simple ingredients get turned into an amazing crave-worthy dinner.
Everyone will be asking for more of this one.
Serve along with your favorite veggies and some rice for the perfect dinner.
Kid Friendly Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe
Easy peanut butter chicken recipe that even kids love using real peanut butter.
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless Chicken Breasts (Approx. 1.5-2lbs Total)
- ¼ Cup Flour
- 1 Egg, Beaten
- ⅓ Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 Tsp Salt
- ⅛ Tsp Pepper
- ⅓ Cup Milk (Skim works)
- ½ Cup Dry Bread Crumbs
- ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Coat chicken in flour, shake off the excess and set aside. In a shallow bowl blend peanut butter, egg, milk, salt and pepper with a fork. Place the bread crumbs in a separate shallow bowl. Then dip each piece of chicken in to the mixture to saturate and then in to the bowl of bread crumbs. Cover evenly.
Place on a non-stick (or greased) baking sheet and drizzle the oil over the chicken.
Bake for 40-45 minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 4Amount Per Serving Calories 554Total Fat 31gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 22gCholesterol 150mgSodium 899mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 2gSugar 2gProtein 47g
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I've been looking for this recipe for years! Now they're all over, but I found yours first and it looks like the best.
Thanks, can't wait to try it.
This chicken dish looks delish. I am wondering, though, is the nutritional information correct? Is it really 163 grams of fat per serving? I could see it if that amount was for the four servings, thus, about 40 grams of fat per serving. I'd love to make this, but am hesitant about the fat content.
In your recipe under Ingredients it calls for milk but under instructions it does not call for the milk at all. I did not realize it until it was to late for me to add the milk to the peanut butter mixture as I assume that is where it is suppose to go. Hopefully it will still turn out ok for me 🙂 Just wanted to let you know in case you wanted to add it in.
@molly, In a shallow bowl blend peanut butter, egg, milk, salt and pepper with a fork.
Yummy recipe, I'll try making this one and serve it to everybody here at home.
just looking at it makes me hungry and craving for this chicken recipe, looking forward on making one like this and serve it to my family
Just so you know, I am eating Nutter Butters right now! I am going to give this a whirl on my next freezer prep day because I love me some peanut butter!
Ps: Congrats on the camera! Welcome to the club of people who make dinner at noon for the pictures using natural light (vs flash), and warm it up at dinner time. 🙂
Lol! Thanks for the welcome 😉 Its going to be a lot of fun, its amazing how inspired having a new camera makes me! Love it! 😉
Interesting recipe! I love peanut butter so this recipe would be right up my ally!! I wonder if I could adapt it for GF?
I am sure there is some way to make it gluten free, maybe trying ground nuts instead of bread crumbs? That might be a little overwhelming in flavor though. Let me know if you come up with an ideas! Here is a link to gluten free flour alternatives http://www.thekitchn.com/glutenfree-flour-substitutes-w-137056
What an interesting mix. Thanks for the recipe
Looks awesome!! And I love the kid-friendly!!!! Pinning!
Sounds good. Thanks
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Never thought of using peanut butter with chicken. Can't wait to see how it tastes.
my kids would love this.
Looks yummy! I've never had the two combinations... gonna have to give it a try.
I too never heard of peanut butter with chicken. It sounds like an interesting combo. Th photo looks good.
Looks Yummy. 🙂 cannot wait to try it
wow! I never heard of PB with chicken! sounds interesting & high in protien 😉