Thai peanut chicken pasta – loaded with delicious peanut sauce, perfectly sauteed veggies, chicken, and pasta to balance out this easy meal. This meal comes together easily, and is a crowd-pleaser!
Thai peanut chicken pasta
Peanut sauce is my love language. And if it’s yours as well, then you will fall in love with this thai peanut chicken pasta!
It’s loaded with peanut sauce flavor (which is the best past in my opinion).
It’s a great use for leftover chicken.
Plus it’s loaded with veggies making this a balanced, healthy meal!
What you’ll need for thai peanut chicken pasta
- whole wheat spaghetti noodles
- avocado oil
- chicken breast
- coconut aminos
- sea salt
- pepper
- garlic granules
- coconut aminos
- red bell pepper
- white onion
- spinach
- natural peanut butter
- rice vinegar
- maple syrup
- sriracha
- ground ginger
How to make it
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions.
- To a large skillet over medium-high heat, add ½ tbsp avocado oil. Add the diced chicken breast, coconut aminos, sea salt, pepper, and garlic granules. Saute for 8-10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, until fully cooked. Remove and set aside.
- Add the remaining ½ tbsp avocado oil into the skillet. Saute the bell pepper and onion. Cook for 5-7 minutes until soft. Add a pinch of sea salt while they cook. Once soft, stir in the diced cooked chicken and chopped spinach.
- Make your peanut sauce while the veggies are cooking by blending all the peanut sauce ingredients together.
- Once the pasta is done cooking, reserve ½ cup pasta water. Drain the remaining liquid from the pasta, and add it to the pan with the veggies and chicken. Pour peanut sauce and pasta water over the pasta. Toss to coat and serve!
Substitutions
- Need this meal gluten-free? Use a brown rice pasta
- Want it low carb? Try zucchini noodles
- Shrimp, steak, or tofu would work really well in place of the chicken
- Add in any veggies that you like! Sautéed kale, broccoli, green onion, cabbage, and cauliflower would be tasty
- Need this peanut-free? Simply use my sunbutter saute sauce in place of the peanut sauce
Love peanut sauce? Try these recipes out too!
- Thai peanut chicken wraps
- Cucumber shrimp peanut salad
- Salad roll shrimp bowls with coconut rice and peanut dressing
Thai Chicken Peanut Pasta
Thai peanut chicken pasta – loaded with delicious peanut sauce, perfectly sauteed veggies, chicken, and pasta to balance out this easy meal. This meal comes together easily, and is a crowd-pleaser!
Servings: 6
Calories: 529kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces whole wheat spaghetti noodles
- 1 tbsp avocado oil divided
- 1.5 lb chicken breast boneless, skinless, and diced
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic granules
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- ½ white onion sliced
- 2 cups spinach chopped
Peanut Sauce
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp sriracha
- ¼ tsp garlic granules
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions.
- To a large skillet over medium-high heat, add ½ tbsp avocado oil. Add the diced chicken breast, coconut aminos, sea salt, pepper, and garlic granules. Saute for 8-10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, until fully cooked. Remove and set aside.
- Add the remaining ½ tbsp avocado oil into the skillet. Saute the bell pepper and onion. Cook for 5-7 minutes until soft. Add a pinch of sea salt while they cook. Once soft, stir in the diced cooked chicken and chopped spinach.
- Make your peanut sauce while the veggies are cooking by blending all the peanut sauce ingredients together.
- Once the pasta is done cooking, reserve ½ cup pasta water. Drain the remaining liquid from the pasta, and add it to the pan with the veggies and chicken. Pour peanut sauce and pasta water over the pasta. Toss to coat and serve!
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Nutrition
Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 739mg | Potassium: 821mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1594IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mg
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XO
Heather
*Originally published in April 2013. Updated March 2021.*
15 comments
ohmygosh I love peanut sauce! I haven’t made it in a while- I will definitely do so, I bet Kay will love it too!!!
Peanut sauce is the best!
Mmmmm, peanut sauce is what’s up. 🙂 Looks great!
Haha it IS what’s up
My husband LOVES peanut sauce! I think I might surprise him and make this for dinner one night! On a side note: How did you introduce peanut butter to Hunter? I am so scared!
Oh that would be a very good and sweet surprise! And introducing PB to Hunter – you saw it! I just decided this dinner would be a good way to introduce it. I like to just dive in, but that’s how I’ve been with all his food. Giving it to him with no worries. I guess I haven’t really worried much in general about allergies. Possibly a bit naive, but it’s workin 🙂 Were you thinking of introducing it to Jacob soon?
I wish I had your mind set on solid foods! I am such a nervous nancy when it comes to solids..although I have been much better..Not sure why I am so nervous…no one in our families have food allergies! I’ll prob. hold off until a year and end up feeding it to him in the ER parking lot!
Lol if you did that I would crack up! I’m not sure how I turned out so relaxed about food… guess I put my worries in other places 🙂
I could drink peanut sauce with a straw! This dish is gonna be dinner for tonight, thats for sure.
Straw in hand. I’m with you.
That looks fantastic. I’m a huge fan of peanut sauce. Looks like it was a big hit in your household 🙂
I see Bobotie on that list! That makes me super excited since I’m from South Africa 🙂
Bobotie is so yummy! I’ve made it twice now 🙂
Made this last week and it was delicious. Passed it on but the peanut sauce ingredients aren’t showing up anymore? At least not on mobile…
Thanks for sharing it and letting me know about the glitch! Should be all fixed now 🙂