Healthier chicken satay
- Published: 15 Jun 17
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A lot of the calories in satay come from the peanut butter, so we’ve replaced a good portion of that with natural yogurt. By upping the quantity of other traditional ingredients, you still get authentic flavour but without so many calories.
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Serves 4-6
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Hands-on 20 min, grilling 8-10 min, plus cooling and marinating
Ingredients
- Large splash sunflower or peanut oil
- 2 onions, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- Fat thumb-size piece fresh ginger, grated (no need to peel)
- 1 red chilli, sliced
- 100g crunchy peanut butter
- 100g natural yogurt
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 free-range chicken breasts, chopped into bite-size pieces
- Lime wedges for squeezing
- Finely chopped salted peanuts, fresh coriander leaves, sliced spring onions and steamed basmati rice (optional) to serve
Method
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat, then add the onions. Season with salt, then fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring, until starting to soften and catching a little on the bottom of the pan. Turn down the heat a little and add the garlic, ginger and chilli. Fry for 3-4 minutes, then put on a plate to cool.
- Once cool, put in a food processor with the peanut butter, natural yogurt and soy sauce, then blend to a chunky paste. Put in a large mixing bowl, then stir the chicken into it to coat thoroughly. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to cook, heat the grill to high. Thread the marinated chicken onto skewers (discard the rest of the marinade from the bowl) and put on a foil-lined baking tray. Grill for 8-10 minutes, without turning, until the chicken is cooked through and any marinade is golden brown.
- Serve the satay chicken with lime wedges for squeezing over, scattered with peanuts, coriander and spring onions, on a bed of steamed basmati rice, if you like.
- Recipe from May 2017 Issue
Nutrition
For 6
- Calories
- 287kcals
- Fat
- 12.5g (2.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 34.6g
- Carbohydrates
- 7.7g (5.8g sugars)
- Fibre
- 2.6g
- Salt
- 1g
delicious. tips
Marinate the chicken overnight in the fridge, covered, then grill when you’re ready to eat.
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