Keto Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Chicken Satay:

Tender marinated chicken satay bursting with flavor, and a peanut dipping sauce. This is a low carb or keto friendly meal option.

Chicken is a versatile and delicious protein option, but it can also get kind of boring. There is nothing boring about this Chicken Satay. It is marinated in a flavorful sauce, grilled up, and served with a creamy, delicious peanut sauce you will want to keep going back for.

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When it comes to low carb dinner options, or every low carb snacking, this chicken satay is at the top of my list.

This easy meal is so flavorful and super versatile. It makes a great appetizer. It makes a great snack. But this chicken satay makes an excellent meal. I love using it for meal prep, as part of my keto eating plan, or even for parties! Another mouthwatering option, is my chicken marsala.

There are two main things that make chicken satay amazing. The first is the marinade you use to flavor the chicken. The second is the sauce you dip that chicken in. If you want an incredible chicken satay, you have to do these two things.

How do you make chicken satay sauce?

The dipping sauce for this chicken satay is a peanut dipping sauce. It starts with a peanut butter base. I use a natural, unsweetened peanut butter so that I don’t end up with extra carbs from added sugar. And because I do not want it to be too sweet.

To add flavor you are going to add things like fish sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and cilantro. I played around with the amounts of these ingredients until I got it to my liking. But let’s say you do not like things as salty as I do…adjust! If you want a great satay dipping sauce, taste it and adjust until you get to your desired flavor.

This particular peanut dipping sauce also has coconut milk in it. The coconut milk makes it so rich and creamy, and adds some fat, which those doing a keto or low-carb, higher fat diet will love.

When I am serving these at a party I love to offer the peanut dipping sauce in little plastic shot glasses so they can be served individually, but when we are eating them as a meal at home, I usually serve with individual dipping bowls of the sauce.

How do you marinate chicken satay?

Of course, the sauce is going to add a lot of flavor, but you want your chicken to have plenty of flavor to begin with, which means you have to marinate the chicken satay.

One of my favorite things about chicken is how great it is at adopting flavors when you marinate it. This marinade has soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic powder, which are strong, flavorful ingredients, along with coconut milk.

You can marinate your chicken for up to 24 hours. I prefer 1-2 hours, but you definitely do not want to go less than 30 minutes. The longer you marinade your chicken satay for, the more flavorful the chicken satay recipe will be.

Is chicken satay healthy?

One of the things to keep in mind when making chicken satay is that the fewer unhealthy ingredients you add, the better the chicken satay will be for you.

When I was developing this chicken satay recipe I knew I wanted it to be low carb, which means, I worked really hard to get the flavor I wanted without adding sugar (sugar has a lot of carbs), and because I used a natural peanut butter, and did not add sugar, I was able to achieve this.

I think chicken satay is a wholesome, delicious meal that provides your body with protein and healthy fats. However, it does have a lot of sodium, which can be reduced by using low-sodium options of soy sauce etc.

Whether or not it is healthy for you depends on your dietary needs, so check with your physician or nutritionist. But consider it is made from scratch without a lot of processed ingredients, making it a far superior alternative to make other low carb meals.

Tips for Making Chicken Satay

• Soak your skewers if you are grilling on an outdoor grill, this will prevent them from burning. Or use metal skewers.  I have this set of metal kabob skewers, I use for things like these tasty sticky BBQ pork kabobs, they are awesome, but longer than I wanted for the chicken satay, so I went with these 6 inch wooden skewers.
• Trim the excess fat from the chicken thighs so every bite has meat. No one wants a mouthful of fat. But keep in mind fat adds flavor, so you may want to leave some.
• Cook chicken for 4-5 minutes per side, but keep in mind, the thickness of the chicken and temperature of your pan makes a big difference in the needed cooking time. So check temperature, or cook until no longer pink on the interior. An instant read meat thermometer is one of my most recommended kitchen tools. It will help you cook to a safe temperature, and still have juicy, tasty chicken dishes that aren’t overcooked.
• Rest your chicken for 5 minutes after cooking.

Serving Suggestions:

• Parmesan roasted broccoli
• Rice Pilaf or Cauliflower rice
• Chocolate Pie for dessert!
• Roasted Cauliflower (Air Fryer)
• Fall Harvest Salad

Keto Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Chicken is a versatile and delicious protein option, but it can also get kind of boring. There is nothing boring about this Chicken Satay. It is marinated in a flavorful sauce, grilled up, and served with a creamy, delicious peanut sauce you will want to keep going back for.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: chicken, Chicken Satay, keto, low carb, Peanut

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 630kcal

Author: Rachael

Ingredients

For the Chicken Marinade:

• 1 lb chicken thighs boneless skinless
• Salt and Pepper
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons oil avocado, olive, coconut

For the peanut sauce:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter unsweetened
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
• 1 bunch cilantro finely chopped

Instructions

• Slice the chicken thighs into long strips about an inch thick so they resemble tenders, season with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in a large bowl or zip top bag.
• Add the marinade ingredients to the bowl or bag, except the oil.
• Stir the chicken to coat it evenly, then set aside to let marinate.
• Prepare the peanut sauce in a bowl, combine and mix all the sauce ingredients until smooth.
• Thread the chicken onto wood or metal skewers.
• Heat up a grill pan or cast iron skillet over medium high heat and add the oil, and spread it around the pan.
• When the oil is hot, add the chicken skewers and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, until cooked through.
• Place the cooked skewers on a platter with peanut sauce, garnish with cilantro, and enjoy!

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Notes

Recipe adapted from: https://www.grassfedgirl.com/keto-chicken-satay-skewers/

Nutrition

Calories: 630kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1972mg | Potassium: 637mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 2.8mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 3.8mg

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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