frank's favorite slow-cooker thai chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup hot salsa
• 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 3/4 cup light coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 2 pounds skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, for topping
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, for topping

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ready Time: 8 hrs 15 mins


• combine the salsa, peanut butter, coconut milk, lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, and ginger in the crock of a slow cooker; mix well. place the chicken in the sauce, spoon mixture over chicken to coat.
• place the lid on the cooker and set to low. cook until chicken is very tender and sauce has thickened, 8 to 9 hours. a meat thermometer, inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c). garnish with peanuts and cilantro before serving.