Best African Peanut Butter Chicken Recipes

AFRICAN CHICKEN PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Saute onion and garlic, until onion is translucent. Stir in curry powder and red pepper flakes, and cook several seconds.
• Push aside and add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and saute until golden brown.
• Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer at least 25 minutes.
• Stir in peanut butter and tomatoes.
• Add three-fourths of the squash and cook down.
• Add potatoes and remaining squash about 20 minutes before serving, cooking just until done, not falling apart.
• Season with salt and pepper and ladle into bowls.

AFRICAN STYLE GRILLED PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except chicken), if mixture is too thick, keep adding hot water until mixture is similar to cream.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of marinade mixture for basting while grilling.
• Place remaining marinade in zip loc bag, add chicken pieces, squish to combine, marinate for 2-3 hours
• Heat grill, lightly oil grates, place chicken on grate and brush with reserved peanutbutter mixture while grilling. Grill until juices run clear.(about 30 min).
• Serve with rice or potatoes.

CHICKEN, SWEET POTATOES & PEANUT BUTTER SOUP (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AFRICAN CHICKEN-PEANUT SOUP)

Steps:

• Boil chicken breasts either in plain water or add some poultry seasoning to the water while boiling to give it more flavor. Cook until chicken is not pink and then drain and let the chicken cool. Cut up the chicken into small pieces after it's cooled.
• Place olive oil in a large pot and your cubed/diced sweet potatoes and cook them in the oil for 3 minutes.
• Add the onion, red bell pepper, garlic & jalapeño to the sweet potatoes and sauté for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, salsa, ground cumin, chicken broth and black beans & bring to a boil.
• After the mixture has reached a boil, turn down the heat to a simmer. Get your 1/3 cup PB and a little bit of the soup broth & mix it together before dumping the PB into the pot. Then add that into the soup mixture. Let simmer on low for 15 -20 minutes and then serve when your ready!
• Serve with some warm crusty bread, it's delish!

AFRICAN PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Using a 12" nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook chicken in batches in vegetable oil about 5 minutes (turning once) until golden. Remove and set aside
• 2. Reduce heat to medium; add salt, curry powder, onion, and red pepper; cook 1 minute while stirring
• 3. Add salsa and tomato, cover and simmer 5 minutes
• 4. Place chicken on top of vegetables, cover and simmer on medium-low heat for about 25 minutes (until chicken is cooked through). While this is cooking, prepare rice according to package directions.
• 5. Plate rice, put chicken on top, cover to keep warm
• 6. Whisk the peanut butter with water and stir into the vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling and then pour over chicken and rice.

AFRICAN PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN WITH CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Brown chicken in the oil in a large pot.Add garlic and onions.Sprinkle on all seasonings and brown sugar. Stir well, cover and let simmer on medium for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes,paste, and peanut butter. Simmer on low for 40 minutes. Add wine during last 10 minutes of cooking. Serve on rice (I use wild brown rice blend but jasmine is great too!) Serve WITH skillet corn bread

AFRICAN STYLE GRILLED PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except chicken), if mixture is too thick, keep adding hot water until mixture is similar to cream. Reserve 1/2 cup of marinade mixture for basting while grilling. Place remaining marinade in zip loc bag, add chicken pieces, squish to combine, marinate for 2-3 hours Heat grill, lightly oil grates, place chicken on grate and brush with reserved peanutbutter mixture while grilling. Grill until juices run clear.(about 30 min). Serve with rice or potatoes.