Best Recipe for Grilled Chicken Breast with Zesty Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 8 large boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- MARINADE:
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
- 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- PEANUT SAUCE:
- 1 cup Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons finely minced fresh gingeroot
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- WASH, trim and pound chicken to flatten to a consistent thickness.
- MIX brown sugar, peanut butter, oil, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, cayenne pepper and salt in a small bowl to make marinade.
- PLACE chicken in a shallow dish (or food storage bag). Cover with marinade. Marinate 1 hour at room temperature or as long as overnight in refrigerator.
- When ready to cook: HEAT grill. Combine peanut butter, coconut milk, lime juice, soy sauce, dark brown sugar, ginger, garlic and cayenne in a heavy saucepan to make peanut sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in chicken stock and cream. Cook 1 minute more, whisking. Keep warm while grilling chicken.
- REMOVE chicken from marinade and place on hot grill. Grill 4 to 6 minutes on each side, turning only once, until browned and no longer pink in center.
- SPOON peanut sauce over hot chicken and sprinkle with cilantro.
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