Crocktober Day 14: High-Protein, Low-Calorie Peanut Chicken | Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Dinner

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a similar flavor with less saturated fat.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos offer a soy-free option.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

Begin by preparing the peanut sauce with 1/3 cup natural peanut butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 4 tablespoons rice vinegar or lime juice, and 1/3 cup water.

Stir the peanut sauce ingredients together until well combined.

Set the slow cooker to sauté mode to heat the sauce slightly before slow cooking.

Add 1 large raw chicken breast to the slow cooker with the sauce.

Once the sauce starts to simmer, cover the slow cooker and set it to cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.

After 3 hours, check the chicken and begin shredding it.

Slice 2 red bell peppers and prepare to add them to the slow cooker.

Add the sliced red bell peppers and a bag of frozen broccoli to the slow cooker.

Stir the vegetables into the sauce and cover the slow cooker again, cooking for an additional hour on high until the vegetables are tender.

Serve the peanut chicken with rice.

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