Easy Chicken Satay with sticky rice and cucumber salad
Sometimes you need something quick and easy for your mid-week meals and this Chicken Satay recipe fits the bill well. Served with sticky rice and a cucumber salad, turns a traditional snack into an evening meal rather nicely.
Being unusually organised, I remembered to get the chicken breast out of the freezer in the morning, allowing them to be thoroughly defrosted by early evening.
It may appear to be a large list of ingredients. However a lot of it you may already have in the cupboard. It came in at just over £5 but did make enough for my lunch the next day.
Servings 5
Calories 483kcal
Cost £5.30
Ingredients
For the Chicken Satay
- 3 Chicken Breasts -£1.80
- 165 ml Coconut milk - 50p
- 1 Lime, zest & juice - 30p
- 3 tbsp Smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp Crunchy peanut butter
- Small piece of ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp Clear Honey
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 Cloves of Garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp Mild Curry Powder (All the last few ingredients come to approx 50p altogether)
For the cucumber salad
- 1 Cucumber - 50p
- 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Caster Sugar
- A big dollop of Sweet Chilli Sauce
- A small handful of coriander leaves, roughly chopped. (Last few ingredients are about 25p altogether)
Rice
- Sticky Rice £1
TOTAL PRICE £5.30 for 4 fairly big portions and one extra for the my lunch the next day..
Instructions
- For the sticky rice check out my never fail, easy sticky rice recipe hereSticky Rice £1
Easy Chicken Satay
- If the kids weren’t so busy having fun, this would be a great meal to get them to help with, as fairly easy. I put the soy, smooth peanut butter, chilli powder, garlic, ginger, lime zest and juice together with the honey into a bowl and mixed together with a fork. I spooned about 2/3 of the mixture into a pan for later and left the remainder for the marinade.3 tbsp Smooth peanut butter, Small piece of ginger, finely grated, 1 tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 Cloves of Garlic, crushed, 1 tbsp Clear Honey
- Putting the chicken breasts in clear bags one at a time I gave them a good bash with a rolling pin and then cut them into strips, lengthways down the breast. I then chucked the chicken into a bowl with peanut mixture and mixed it all together, covered with cling and chucked them in the fridge.3 Chicken Breasts -£1.80
- Pouring the coconut milk into the saucepan with the remaining peanut mixture and I added the crunchy peanut butter. I gently warmed this up, stirring to prevent burning and to mix together. It thickened to a nice sauce. So turned it off, covered and left for serving.165 ml Coconut milk - 50p, 1 tbsp Crunchy peanut butter
- I pre-soaked my bamboo skewers to stop burning and then threaded the chicken strips onto them, almost like sewing, in and out like the letter ‘s’.
- When ready to cook, I turned on the grill to warm it up and grilled the chicken for about ten minutes, turning occasionally. Meanwhile, I made the Cucumber Salad.
Cucumber Salad
- I put the caster sugar and wine vinegar into a bowl and mixed until the sugar had dissolved I then mixed in the sweet chilli sauce (optional). Using a vegetable peeler I peeled the cucumber entirely. I kept peeling until I got to seeds. I then tossed the cucumber and dressing together and added the coriander too.1 Cucumber - 50p, 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar, 1 tbsp Caster Sugar, A big dollop of Sweet Chilli Sauce
- Before serving I warmed the peanut sauce a little. Hey presto, delicious homemade easy chicken satay with a cucumber salad and sticky rice, for a shade over a fiver! Both the salad and the chicken could be upscaled and downscaled really easily, you can also griddle or BBQ the chicken too. Very versatile and super easy.
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Nutrition
Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 47.7g | Protein: 31.7g | Fat: 18.9g | Saturated Fat: 8.2g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 276mg | Fiber: 2.6g | Sugar: 9.2g