Peanut Chicken and Vegetable Skillet

🥘 Ingredients

• bag coleslaw (12- to 14-ounce, about 5 cups, broccoli slaw mix, or a combination)
  1 bag
• black pepper (freshly ground)
  1/4 teaspoon
• cooked rice or noodles (for serving) (optional)
• garlic (minced)
  4 cloves
• ground chicken (preferably dark meat)
  1 pound
• kosher salt (plus more as needed)
  1/4 teaspoon
• sliced scallions (garnishes:thinly, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, lime wedges, hot sauce) (optional)
• smooth peanut butter
  1/3 cup
• soy sauce or tamari (preferably low-sodium)
  3 tablespoons
• toasted sesame oil (plus 2 teaspoons, divided)
  1 tablespoon
• vinegar (rice vinegar or apple cider)
  3 tablespoons

🍳 Cookware

• bowl
• skillet

1. 1

   Gather soy sauce or tamari .

   soy sauce or tamari: 3 tablespoons (preferably low-sodium)
2. 2

   Stir 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter , 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons rice vinegar , and 2 teaspoons of the toasted sesame oil in a medium bowl until well-combined (it will look curdled at first and then smooth out).

   smooth peanut butter: 1/3 cup, vinegar: 3 tablespoons (rice vinegar or apple cider), toasted sesame oil: 1 tablespoon (plus 2 teaspoons, divided)
3. 3

   Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add 1 pound ground chicken , 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt , and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper . Cook, breaking up the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the meat is no longer pink, ⏱️ 5-7 minutes .

   ground chicken: 1 pound (preferably dark meat), kosher salt: 1/4 teaspoon (plus more as needed), black pepper: 1/4 teaspoon (freshly ground)
4. 4

   Stir in 4 minced garlic cloves and cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in 1 (12- to 14-ounce) bag coleslaw and cook until the slaw is crisp-tender, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes .

   garlic: 4 cloves (minced), bag coleslaw: 1 bag (12- to 14-ounce, about 5 cups, broccoli slaw mix, or a combination)
5. 5

   Stir in the peanut sauce until the mixture is well-coated. The sauce will thin out when mixed with the chicken and vegetables. Taste and season with more kosher salt as needed. Garnish with thinly sliced scallions and chopped fresh cilantro leaves if desired. Serve with cooked rice or noodles if desired.

   sliced scallions (garnishes:thinly, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, lime wedges, hot sauce), cooked rice or noodles (for serving)
6. 📝

   Servings: 2-4

7. 📝

   Nutrition: alcohol-free high-fiber shellfish-free pork-free fish-free dairy-free tree-nut-free Calories 769 Fat 46.0 g (70.8%) Saturated 9.1 g (45.7%) Carbs 56.3 g (18.8%) Fiber 6.0 g (24.0%) Sugars 31.5 g Protein 34.1 g (68.1%) Sodium 1238.0 mg (51.6%)