Everything is more fun on a stick, right? Well, that’s what I thought then I confirmed my suspicion as I sat and watched my family (yes, my husband included) practically fight over the last two of these chicken skewers the other night. Before my girls even knew what this dish was called they desperately needed more of “those things.” And the best part was that it took me no time at all to put this fancy-looking dinner together, which means it’s definitely “good enough” for company!
Coconut Chicken Satay
Serves 4 as an entree
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts, preferably locally and/or organically raised
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup coconut milk, unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus 1 extra teaspoon (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 jalapeño, seeds and stem removed (use the other half to make some overnight refried beans…yum!)
- 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, lightly toasted (note: coconut can burn quickly and needs to be stirred/checked frequently while toasting…we do ours in the toaster oven for no more than 2 or 3 minutes)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven broiler on high.
- Soak skewers in water if you don’t want them to cook/burn in the oven (I didn’t because I like to skip steps).
- Cut the chicken breasts into strips and thread them onto about a dozen skewers. Place the prepared skewers on a foil-lined baking sheet and set aside (you can stick them in the fridge if you’d like).
- In a food processor or blender puree the peanut butter, coconut milk, lime juice, vinegar, honey, garlic, jalapeno, and chili powder together. Remove ¼ cup of the peanut mixture and drizzle/brush it over the raw chicken skewers.
- Place chicken under the broiler to cook. After 4 – 5 minutes take the baking sheet out, turn the skewers over, drizzle another ¼ cup peanut sauce on top, and cook for 4 or 5 more minutes or until cooked all the way through.
- Once the chicken is done take it out, drizzle on the remaining peanut sauce (or serve it as extra dipping sauce on the side), and sprinkle the toasted coconut on top.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Also need: skewers and foil lined baking sheet
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
Nutrition Facts
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Sounds yummy! Broil on high or low?
Thanks!
High.
My picky boyfriend gobbled these up! I’m going to try the sauce on stirfry next time. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Hey there! Are these spicy at all? I’m wanting to feed them to my 1 and 2 year old, but I don’t want to spice it up too much! Thanks in advance, Claire :)
Hello Claire. You can always leave out the jalapeno.
I made this a few weeks back, and it was a huge hit. My three year old was asking to eat the leftovers as he got ready for bed that night… We made him wait until the next day. ;) I got a good price on chicken today, and this is on the menu for tonight. Thanks for a great recipe my family loves.
I can’t find unsweetened coconut milk. Has anyone used sweetened coconut milk? If so what were your results?
Yeahh…finally you made this Satay recipe, Even I come from Australia and ate Chicken Satay many times, I have’nt post any Satay recipe, because took a long time to make this with a lot of ingredients. You’re right, grounding peanuts is a hard work. Normally I used 100% peanut butter that I bought at Asia shop or organic shop. Amazing Satay pictures
This was great. My kids both loved it. I made brown ride and steamed broccoli and red peppers. The sauce worked well with getting my little guy to eat his veggies!
Hi,
What’s the calorie count? I prepped the skewers to stick in the oven when I get home, can’t wait.
Hi Tina. We do not provide nutrition information. This post will help you understand why: https://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/01/04/healthy-eating-defined/.
Good but not more. I used extra fresh pressed garlic as well, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, freshly squeezed lemon juice plus the rest of the ingredients. I also added red bell pepper & red onion to the skewers. I did ours under broil. I`d use another recipe ext time.
Hi. We had a brief technical problem. All is well. :)
What happened to the recipe? I was going to make this tonight and I can’t see it!
I’ve been following your blog for a while and I love all your recipes…but I have to say, the sauce for this chicken is INSANELY GOOD!!!
would the recipe change a whole lot if i just used regular 1% milk? thanks!
Hi Meredith. The coconut milk adds a lot of flavor. ~Amy
We’ve made this before, but today I finally found some unsweetened coconut at a local health store, so we made the ‘exact’ recipe. Yum! This has become one of our favorites served with grilled vegetables. My young boys think the sticks are fun, of course.
What can I do with the leftover coconut milk?
Julie, I like to use coconut milk in my smoothies, it makes them extra creamy.
Hi Julie. We use it in cereal and oatmeal all the time. ~Amy
We tried this last night. Husband was doubtful, and not interested in the sticks, but agreed in the end that it was really good. Definitely a keeper recipe. Thanks for sharing this!
Just made this – it was DELICIOUS. I agree that I will skip the skewers, but I think my husband liked them because then they looked like they were from a restaurant.