There's something to please everyone in a delightful dish loaded with chicken, shrimp, rice, vegetables and fantastic flavor!
Slow-Cooker Thai Chicken and Shrimp
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 10 hr 25 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 package (1 pound 4 ounces) bone-in skinless chicken thighs
- 1 can (14 ounces) coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
- 1 package (3.5 ounces) Thai peanut sauce mix (2 envelopes)
- 2 medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)
- 1 medium onion, chopped ( 1/2 cup)
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups uncooked instant rice
- 1 pound uncooked peeled deveined medium shrimp, thawed if frozen and tails removed
- 1 cup frozen sweet peas (from 1-pound bag)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/3 cup chopped peanuts, if desired
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Add coconut milk. Stir in both envelopes of sauce mix, carrots and onion.
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Step2Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
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Step3About 30 minutes before serving, heat water to boiling in 2-quart saucepan over high heat. Remove from heat and stir in rice; cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. Fluff rice with fork before serving.
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Step4Remove chicken from cooker; keep warm. Add shrimp and peas to cooker. Increase heat setting to high. Mix 1/4 cup sauce from cooker and the cornstarch in small bowl; stir into mixture in cooker. Cover and cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until shrimp are pink and firm and sauce has thickened slightly.
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Step5Meanwhile, remove chicken from bones; coarsely chop chicken and return to cooker. Serve chicken mixture over rice. Garnish with peanuts and cilantro.
Nutrition
580
Calories
22g
Total Fat
34g
Protein
62g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 580
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- Cholesterol
- 145mg
- Sodium
- 260mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 62g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- Protein
- 34g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 32%
- 32%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 3 Lean Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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