These Whole30 "peanut" chicken bowls are inspired by Thai satay flavors but are totally peanut free! Tender chicken marinated in a creamy, peanutty sauce, served over coconut cauliflower rice, with an easy, crisp cucumber salad. Packed with flavor and totally paleo, this is one of my favorite meals, and our kids love it, too.
Prep 20 minutesminutes
Cook 25 minutesminutes
Total 45 minutesminutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 4servings
Equipment
2 medium bowls
Airtight container
Large bowl
Tongs
Large skillet
Broiler or grill
baking sheet
Ingredients
1 ½poundsboneless, skinless chicken thighs(cut into bite-sized chunks)
Combine all sauce ingredients in medium bowl. Stir until mixture is smooth and thoroughly combined. Transfer ½ cup of prepared sauce to airtight container, seal, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Place remaining sauce in large bowl with chicken pieces. Turn chicken repeatedly to coat thoroughly, then set dish aside and prepare other recipe components.
For the Cucumber Salad
Add all ingredients to medium bowl. Toss well to coat cucumber moons. Set salad aside until ready to serve.
For the Coconut "Rice"
Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add both bags of thawed cauliflower rice to skillet and pour in coconut milk. Season with salt and stir well. Heat coconut rice over medium heat until liquid has evaporated.
For the Chicken
Set broiler to high and place rack approximately 7" beneath broiler. Transfer chicken to baking sheet, letting any excess sauce drip off chicken and back into large bowl. Discard excess sauce.
Place baking sheet under broiler and broil 5 to 7 minutes or until cooked through. Alternately, grill marinated chicken on indoor or outdoor grill. Once chicken is cooked through, remove from broiler and assemble bowls.
For the Whole30 "Peanut" Chicken Bowls
Divide coconut "rice" evenly among serving bowls. Top with cucumber salad and cooked chicken. Drizzle chilled "peanut" sauce over top of bowl and garnish with chopped cilantro and chopped almonds, if desired. Serve chicken and "rice" warm.
Recipe Notes
Almond Butter: Make sure your almond butter is compliant. It should only contain almonds, or almonds + salt. Any other ingredients are unnecessary.
Fish Sauce: If using fish sauce, be sure it's compliant. Red Boat Fish Sauce is the only one I've found so far that meets the rules.
If you can, I highly recommend marinating the chicken for at least one hour, or even overnight.