Crockpot Thai Chicken

2 cups salsa
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup orange juice
2 Tbs. honey
4 tsp. soy sauce
3-4 chicken breasts
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

rice or pasta

Combine all ingredients (except peanuts and cilantro) in crockpot and cook 4-6 hours.

Serve over rice or pasta with chopped peanuts and cilantro.

This recipe is YUMMY! And super easy. Care of my friend Marie in VA.

Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce

You really should try this one if you like curry. It's a mild curry, creamy and delicious.

Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce (My Kitchen Café blog)
*Serves 4

3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon chili powder
1 medium red onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped (by seeding the jalapeno you lose most of the spice/heat but retain great flavor)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 14-ounce can light coconut milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
3 cups hot cooked rice

Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces. Place in medium bowl. Stir together curry, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper and chili powder. Sprinkle over chicken, tossing to coat evenly. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours.

In a large nonstick frying pan, stir onion, basil, garlic and peppers in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes, until onion is translucent. Add chicken and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook for 5-6 minutes until no longer pink.

Combine coconut milk and cornstarch and whisk well to combine. Carefully add to skillet, whisking vigorously. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in ginger. Cook and stir for another minute. Serve over hot rice.

Recipe Source: adapted from Better Homes and Gardens

Thai Peanut Pasta

• Linguini
• 1 lb. cooked and cubed chicken
• Pineapple chunks drained
• Handful of snow peas

Sauce: (serves 2)

• ¼ c. chicken broth
• 2 T. peanut butter
• ¼ tsp. crushed red peppers
• 1 T. lime juice
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 T. soy sauce

(The sauce is so great that I double it, but only use ¼ tsp. of red peppers still. You can add more for a hotter sauce. You will want more sauce on it too!)

Cook pasta, and then drain in colander. Put snow peas and chicken cooked and cubed in colander. Put back in pan and add pineapple, and add the sauce.

Sauce:

Heat chicken broth and Peanut Butter until PB melts then add other ingredients and pour on pasta.

(Thanks to my friend Kelli for this excellent recipe!)