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posted by Emily Bites in All Recipes, Asian, Grill, Main Dishes
I had a hard time naming this recipe. After I tried it I wanted to name it “OMGChickenInPeanutSauce” or “YUM, Make This Right Now” but neither of those are very descriptive. I almost called it a chicken satay because it’s marinated chicken skewers with peanut sauce, but I think the marinade has to have turmeric in it to be considered a traditional satay, so I landed on Thai Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce. Regardless of what you want to call this, I really encourage you to make it. It’s one of my favorite things that I’ve made in a while and it’s incredibly easy. The marinade makes the chicken really flavorful and the peanut sauce is absolutely to die for. Seriously, I want to put it on everything. I served the skewers with grilled veggies (highly recommended) for dinner and they also went really well with the peanut sauce. To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
I generally try to only use ingredients in my recipes that anyone can easily find in their grocery stores, but I made an exception here and finally tried PB2 by Bell Plantation(affiliate link!). It is so worth orderingit online. I believe Whole Foods may also carry it, so if you have one of those you can possibly find it there (Update: After I posted this I received quite a few comments, emails and messages saying that people have found PB2 right in their normal grocery stores, so definitely check!). If you’re unfamiliar, PB2 is a powdered peanut butter that gives you all the flavor of traditional peanut butter but with significantly less fat and calories. I’ve been hearing about PB2 for a really long time, and I am so glad I finally tried it. It’s seriously amazing! I’ve already brainstormed a million things I want to make with it, so you might as well buy some now(affiliate link). Besides making this amazing recipe, you’ll be all ready to go when I start putting it in baked goods and breakfast foods and pasta dishes and smoothies. The sky is the limit!
Just a note about the nutrition information and Weight Watchers Points+ for this recipe: If you plug the full amounts of the marinade ingredients listed into a nutrition calculator you will get different nutrition info than I have listed. Since so much of the marinade gets thrown out, I decided to weigh the marinade before adding the chicken and then again after removing the chicken several hours later. More than ¾ of the marinade was still in the bag so when I calculated the nutritional values I only plugged in ¼ of the amounts of each marinade ingredient. The totals below should be pretty accurate reflections of what actually makes it onto your plate!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 10 minutes mins
Marinade Time: 4 hours hrs
Total Time: 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Calories: 220kcal
These Thai Chicken Skewers are flavored with a tasty marinade and cooked on the grill before being paired with an easy peanut sauce you're going to want to put on everything!
Yield: 4 (1 skewer with sauce) servings
Ingredients
Chicken & Marinade Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil, found by the Asian sauces
- Juice from one lime
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, Asian chili sauce found with the other Asian ingredients
- 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 ½ pounds raw boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized chunks
- You’ll also need 9” skewers – if using wooden skewers you should soak them in water for about 30 minutes before use
Peanut Sauce Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons PB2 powdered peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon Sriracha
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
To create the marinade, combine the soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, lime juice, garlic, sriracha, red pepper flakes and cilantro from the first set of ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour marinade into a gallon Ziploc bag and add chicken. Seal bag and shake to coat chicken in the marinade. Place the bag in the refrigerator so that the chicken is covered in the marinade and refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours (but can marinate longer – i.e. all day, overnight, etc).
Pre-heat the grill until hot. Divide the chicken evenly onto the four skewers. Place the skewers on the grill over low heat. Depending on your grill, cooking times may vary. On our 4-burner grill the chicken skewers cooked in about 10 minutes, so I suggest cooking yours for about 5-6 minutes and then flipping them and continuing to cook until chicken is cooked through.
To make the sauce, place all sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk together until combined. Serve each chicken skewer with about a tablespoon of peanut sauce for dipping.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Nutrition Information:
220 calories, 6 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 4 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 41 g protein, 1 g fiber(from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1 skewer + 1 tablespoon sauce) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 4 SmartPoints/ Blue: 1 SmartPoints/ Purple: 1 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
5 per (1 skewer + 1 tablespoon sauce) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Chicken slightly adapted fromKitchen Meets Girl, sauce fromBell Plantation
Author: Emily Bites
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Thai
Keyword: Chicken Satay, Grill Recipes, Grilled Chicken, Low Carb, PB2, Thai Peanut Sauce, WW Recipes
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posted on May 19, 2013
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70 comments on “Thai Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce”
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Bev Pasquariello — May 19, 2013 @ 5:14 pm Reply
oh Emily have not seen you around in several weeks, this must be why, looks amazing. Saved to my ziplist. Thank you i too want to try the PB2 my daughter talks about it all the time
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Emily Koenigsberg — May 19, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
It has only been a week! Haha. I posted 3 times the week before but this past week was crazy. I’m glad I was missed :).
Definitely get the PB2 – I also heard about it forever before trying it and I am sad I waited so long!
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EllaBella — May 30, 2013 @ 1:08 am
I buy my PB2 at Giant Foods Grocery store. I think it is being offered in more and more grocery stores. Check by the peanut butter.
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Kim — May 19, 2013 @ 6:04 pm Reply
I’ve been tempted to try the PB2 also. You just gave me a reason to purchase it! This recipe looks absolutely amazing. I can’t wait to try it! Another winner…..
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cjcloser — May 19, 2013 @ 8:28 pm Reply
Emily,
See AlsoGrilled Zaatar Chicken RecipeChicken Tikka MasalaBeef dumplings in hot & sour soup (酸汤水饺)15 Genius Recipes that Use Egg Roll Wrappers- A Cultivated NestI LOVE PB2!! Cannot wait to try this one — superb job!!
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mariavivian — May 20, 2013 @ 6:27 am Reply
Is there a substitute for the PB? What will be the ratio?
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Erin — May 20, 2013 @ 1:42 pm
PB2 measures equally to peanut butter. I would use 2T peanut butter and leave out the 1T water.
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Erin — May 20, 2013 @ 1:41 pm Reply
LOVE LOVE LOVE PB2!!! I also adore the chocolate PB2! Thank you for using it in a recipe that looks super delish! Can’t wait to try it!
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Emily Koenigsberg — May 23, 2013 @ 12:46 am
I haven’t tried the chocolate PB2 yet but I definitely plan to!
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March Into Paris — May 21, 2013 @ 3:40 pm Reply
Aww i don’t have a grill! Can i make these in the oven or on a George F grill?
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Emily Koenigsberg — May 23, 2013 @ 12:47 am
Probably! I’ve never made kebabs on a George Forman but I don’t see why not. Let me know how it turns out!
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Brady — May 21, 2013 @ 8:07 pm Reply
I think I will be making this tonight. thanks!
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Jaime — May 22, 2013 @ 3:29 pm Reply
Made the marinade last night, chicken is in there now.. OMG. I seriously had to pull it out this morning to smell it, I am so excited! I also bought PB2 and the chocolate PB2 off Amazon specifically for this.. Please toss out some more PB2 recipes to us, when you have a chance. I’m so excited to see how this stuff is. Can’t wait for dinner tonight. 🙂
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Emily Koenigsberg — May 23, 2013 @ 12:49 am
I definitely have more PB2 recipes planned! I can’t wait to use it in more dishes. I hope you love dinner! Let me know how it turns out.
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Jaime — May 23, 2013 @ 2:26 am
Update–peanut sauce=amazing. I alternated the chicken with some bell peppers and pineapple (love grilled pineapple!) on the skewers, it was such a perfect dinner. Thank you so much!
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yung@foodyoo.com — May 23, 2013 @ 5:34 pm Reply
It is similar to satay. But I think I like this one better. It seems not too oily and the flavor should more close to BBQ style. I just thinking maybe can add some coarsely crushed peanut into the dipping sauce. 🙂
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Emily Koenigsberg — May 27, 2013 @ 1:34 pm
You can probably replace the PB2 and water in the recipe with 2T of PB
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Erik Tolendino — May 27, 2013 @ 1:25 pm Reply
What broccoli side dish did you make with your skewers? It looks good too!
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Emily Koenigsberg — May 27, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
Thanks Erik! My boyfriend actually mixed that up so I don’t know 100% what he put in it but it’s broccoli and snow peas with a lottle olive oil & Chiavettas sauce and I think some garlic powder? Grilled using a vegetable grilling basket. They were delicious!
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Anonymous — May 30, 2013 @ 6:44 am Reply
See AlsoSheet Pan Mediterranean ShrimpIt was soooooo good. Oh. Em. Gee. Thank you.
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LauraC — May 30, 2013 @ 10:40 pm Reply
We made this for Memorial Day, and then I made it again tonight! We did skewers the other day, but tonight I just marinated chicken tenders, then threw them on the grill. Very delicious! The Peanut Sauce is yummy too, and so easy. I’ve been using PB2 for awhile, so already had some.
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SheilaMix — May 31, 2013 @ 1:58 pm Reply
I found some PB2 just two days ago at RUNNERS, a local (not sure if it is a chain)athletic shoe store. I will be making this tonight!
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Elizabeth — June 4, 2013 @ 4:21 pm Reply
I also found PB2 at Walmart – excited to finally try it!
Question to those that have made it.. was 1 skewer enough of a portion? I’m not sure this amount is enough to feed my family when I’m the only WW member. 🙂
Thank you!
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Emily Koenigsberg — June 4, 2013 @ 6:15 pm
It’s hard for me to know how much your other family members need to eat to feel satisfied, but each skewer has 6 oz of raw chicken which comes out to be a little more than the recommended serving size for chicken. I’s a main course, so I recommend serving it with side dishes. I found it to be plenty filling as a main course but if you think your family will want more then double the recipe!
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sabopesk — June 5, 2013 @ 10:22 pm Reply
Just got my PB2 in the mail and have been wanting to cook with it. So excited to try this. I only have hot sesame oil but I definitely love spicy so I think it’l fit in nicely.
Thanks!
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Susan — June 17, 2013 @ 6:55 pm Reply
So delicious! Made them for Father’s Day, and my dad and husband both raved. My dad was fascinated by the PB2, and thought the peanut sauce was delicious, and couldn’t believe it was low fat!
I’ve made 15 or 20 different recipes from your site now, and every one has been a big hit in my family, and those not on a diet are none the wiser! And those of us doing WW are thrilled to be eating such delicious food that works with the plan. Thanks so much!
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Anna Sanders — May 7, 2014 @ 7:02 pm Reply
This recipe is absolutely ridiculous! It is seriously amazing. My kids both also LOVED it. I have found my new favorite chicken marinade. The peanut sauce was awesome too!
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Marilyn — June 30, 2014 @ 1:48 pm Reply
Planning on this for tonight as a test run b4 July 4th BBQ. I found pb2 at Target. Thank you Looks fab!
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Bev — October 6, 2014 @ 9:15 pm Reply
I really want to try this however we don’t have dried peanut butter here in Australia…. Is there a substitute I could use?
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Emily Bites — October 9, 2014 @ 7:55 pm
I think the only real alternative if you can’t find peanut flour is to use regular peanut butter. Can you order the powdered kind online? I get mine on Amazon.
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MK — February 10, 2015 @ 4:08 pm Reply
These look amazing–but unfortunately I don’t have a grill! Do you think this would work in an oven/on a stove? Or maybe broiled??
Thanks!
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Emily Bites — February 11, 2015 @ 1:22 pm
I’m sure you could bake the chicken (I would probably ditch the skewers and just make them chicken “bites” if you go that route), but I haven’t tried it. Let me know how it works out!
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Nicole — March 5, 2015 @ 6:31 pm Reply
Any idea on the calories without the sauce? We didn’t make the sauce this go around.
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C Simon — March 15, 2015 @ 11:28 pm Reply
These turned out excellent! Thanks for the recipe, I found it on Pinterest. We ran out of limes and used lemon juice… still great.
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Emily Bites — March 24, 2015 @ 1:24 pm
So happy you loved it! 🙂
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Maria — June 20, 2015 @ 3:13 pm Reply
Can these be cooked in the oven? I was thinking of making a family size chicken thigh package from Costco with this marinade – but don’t know how long to cook for?
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Shella — August 8, 2015 @ 4:06 pm Reply
Wow…those are some skewers there. You should have really named them any one of the first two…we would have understood where you come from 🙂
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Amie — October 24, 2015 @ 9:05 pm Reply
The Thai Chicken Skewers were absolutely brilliant! My husband said that was the best chicken I’ve ever made. Really delicious.
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Emily Bites — October 30, 2015 @ 2:47 pm
What a great compliment! I’m so happy these were a hit 🙂
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Lori — January 3, 2016 @ 9:25 pm Reply
Sriracha… is that the powdered form (McCormick) or a sauce?
Very impressed by the comments I’m reading. Honestly got to this site/recipe looking for a sauce for grain bowls but think I will end up making this chicken!
Thank you!
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Emily Bites — January 4, 2016 @ 12:04 pm
Hi Lori, it’s the sriracha hot sauce! I hope you love the chicken and the sauce 🙂
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Jaime — January 8, 2016 @ 9:44 am Reply
With the change to smart points, I have just stumbled upon your site and everything looks great. We made these last night and they were delicious! Love the peanut sauce. I have a question – when I enter the ingredients exactly as you list them into the WW recipe builder, it says the Chicken/marinade is 6 points for 4 servings and the Peanut sauce is 1 point per serving for a total of 7 smart points per serving. But you have it listed as 5. Why is my total off from yours? Thank you!
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Emily Bites — January 9, 2016 @ 11:37 pm
I’m guessing you missed this section of the post!
“Just a note about the nutrition information and Weight Watchers Points+ for this recipe: If you plug the full amounts of the marinade ingredients listed into a nutrition calculator you will get different nutrition info than I have listed. Since so much of the marinade gets thrown out, I decided to weigh the marinade before adding the chicken and then again after removing the chicken several hours later. More than ¾ of the marinade was still in the bag so when I calculated the nutritional values I only plugged in ¼ of the amounts of each marinade ingredient. The totals below should be pretty accurate reflections of what actually makes it onto your plate!”
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Melissa — January 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm Reply
I pinned this a long time ago and finally made it tonight. It was AMAZING! I cooked it in a skillet, no problem! (Did all the prep/marinating as the recipe called for and just cooked it in the skillet instead of on the grill – no skewers) The marinade was well balanced and the peanut sauce was to die for. Served it over brown rice. Thank you for a healthy, delicious recipe!
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Emily Bites — January 26, 2016 @ 4:35 pm
Awesome, thanks so much for reporting back on your results with the skillet method! I’m glad you loved it!
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Karen — August 13, 2016 @ 10:39 pm Reply
I made these tonight and WOW! I was skeptical about PB2 and looking for recipes when I came across this one. Everything about this meal was incredible. This will definitely become a staple in our house!!!!
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Connie Stewart — June 21, 2017 @ 5:32 pm Reply
I could just KISS you! This sauce was AMAZING!!!! I was looking for a “faux pad thai” kind of thing because I had a bunch of cooked spaghetti squash. I added 2 Tablespoons of your wonderful sauce to my 1 ½ c. of spaghetti squash, topped with some green onions and other veggies I had in the fridge. OMG! Off the charts amazing and only 2 SmartPoints in the entire lunch. Next time I am going to add some cooked chicken to it. Thanks again for this fabulous recipe!
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Alyssa — March 28, 2018 @ 2:03 pm Reply
I know this recipe was posted forever ago, so I won’t be surprised if I don’t get an answer, but how long would the sauce last in the fridge? Thinking of making a bunch and throwing it in a bottle 🙂
Thanks in advance!
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Dorothy — December 27, 2018 @ 8:25 am Reply
Thanks for this yummy sounding recipe. I’ve been looking for a marinade for tofu and this looks like a winner. I’m wondering if the points listed is for the Freestyle program? Thanks for sharing.
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Kira Schneider — January 19, 2019 @ 12:28 pm Reply
Do you happen to know how many freestyle points for the recipe? It looks delicious
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Emily Bites — January 19, 2019 @ 12:46 pm
Hi Kira, the SmartPoints (the points used on WW Freestyle) are listed at the end of the recipe!
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Daniela — June 11, 2019 @ 6:49 am Reply
Is the recipe super spicy w the sauce? My kiddies are kinda are a little picky and not sure if it will be too spicy for them?
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Emily Bites — June 11, 2019 @ 6:55 am
Nope! Not very spicy at all. I hope you all love it!
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Christine — July 18, 2019 @ 12:30 pm Reply
Just to confirm since so many PB2 recipes call it out differently. Is the PB2 measurement as prepared or just the powder? Thanks
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Emily Bites — July 18, 2019 @ 12:33 pm
Just the powder!
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Jessica — December 10, 2019 @ 12:47 pm Reply
I love this sauce! I’ve used it on so many different things. How many servings does the peanut sauce recipe make, and how many points would the suggested serving size be worth?
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Tracey — August 7, 2020 @ 5:58 pm Reply
Just made this recipe & really enjoyed it. Super easy & very flavorful. Will definitely make it again.
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Amy J Bennett — October 4, 2020 @ 12:52 pm Reply
We made this without the Sriracha. Sorry, we cannot take the heat. We loved it, and had leftover yummy chicken to have in salads the next evening. Thank you.
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Jennifer — March 15, 2023 @ 9:39 am Reply
My whole family loves this. We made it on a camping trip with extended family, and it was a huge hit!
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