Chicken Satay Stir-Fry

This is one of those recipes that I can make that is guaranteed to make everyone happy. It is so good and quick and easy. I saw it on a 30 Minute Meal episode originally. It's a great family meal but also great for company. You can have everything chopped ahead of time and then quickly stir-fry it when it's time to eat. I leave out the snow peas because we're not big fans and I don't feel that it really adds anything to the dish. Also, she originally called for creamy peanut butter and then to add some chopped peanuts. I skip a step and just use crunchy peanut butter.  I use our Homemade Peanut Butter and throw in a handful of peanuts for crunch. The rice is also a great addition to this meal. You can use regular long-grain rice if you don't want to buy jasmine, but don't skip the orange zest. It really adds something. UPDATE: I have done this with brown rice and it's delicious!  You just have to cook the rice for 45 minutes instead of 18.  I also half the rice and water amounts lately because we don't need so much rice.



IMPORTANT: because of the honey in the sauce, this recipe is not for kiddos under 1.

Recipe (Serves 4 plus leftovers)

Rice

3 3/4 c water
zest of 2 oranges
2 c jasmine rice

Stir-Fry

2 T oil
1 1/2 lb chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
3 cloves garlic, minces
1 onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
2 medium carrots cut into matchsticks
6 scallions, cut on an angle into 2 inch pieces

Sauce

4 T  peanut butter (or almond butter is you're peanut-free)
a handful of peanuts
3 T soy sauce (or GF Tamari)
3 T honey
1-inch ginger root, peeled and minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 orange, juiced


Heat water with orange zest to boiling. Add rice, return to boil, stir. Cover pot and reduce heat to simmer. Cook rice until tender, 18 minutes. Fluff with fork.

For stir-fry, heat a large nonstick skillet or wok over high heat. Add chicken, garlic and onion, stir-fry 3 minutes. Add remaining veggies and stir-fry 5 minutes more. Heat all ingredients for sauce together in a small pot over LOW heat, stirring the sauce until all ingredients are combined. Combine stir-fry and sauce and serve over jasmine rice.