Thai Chicken Satay Skewers
Things happen in my house when we eat food on a stick. Seriously. THINGS HAPPEN.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce
I don’t even know how else to describe it. But dinner last night when we ate these delicious Thai chicken satay skewers was an adventure in oddities. I’m telling you, there was nothing normal about this dinner.
So what happened? Well, first our 2 year old actually decided to take an interest in the “meat lollipops.” Why? Probably because she’s absolutely obsessed with lollipops these days and she’s not wrong. These Thai chicken satay skewers are pretty much chicken lollipops. I mean sort of. They’re on a stick. So I’ll give her that. Either way, she actually ate more than air and pixie dust at dinner last night so winning right there.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce
Second: we did lots of lollipop cheers. Aside from being in love with lollipops, Goose absolutely is obsessed with doing cheers. Yes, cheers, like you would do when clinking together two glasses. Except in Goose’s case, she wants to cheers everything: noses, eyeballs (yes, eyeball cheers are a thing in this house), forks, and meat lollipops.
Which brings me to the third thing that happened during dinner last night. Somehow in the lollipop cheersing, the ever mature man that my husband is began using his Thai chicken satay skewer as a light saber and taught our two year old how to light saber duel. With kebob sticks. At the dinner table.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce with lettuce wrap fixings
Yep. That happened.
But then so did the act of building a space ship out of the sticks. After all the chicken had been eaten, my husband proceeded to stick the sticks into some of the remaining veggie slices I had cut to serve with the meal. He stuck three sticks into a cucumber slice and stands it up so it looked like a water tower. He found the water tower comment totally insulting and informed in no uncertain circumstances that it was actually a space ship. Who knew?
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce
So yeah, dinner on sticks is totally an event.
But these Thai chicken satay skewers are totally worth any dinner time antics that may accompany the act of eating dinner on a stick. They are so yummy and full of flavor. Not at all chickeny and bland. The coconut milk, lime, Siracha, honey, and soy sauce make for a perfectly flavored chicken. It isn’t too spicy, just right, with a nice hint of sweetness and freshness.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce
And let’s talk about the peanut dipping sauce. So good. It’s pretty close to the dressing from my Thai chicken salad with creamy peanut dressing with a few small adjustments. I added more coconut milk to keep it creamier and instead of using curry powder, I used Thai red curry paste. However, if heat isn’t your thing, feel free to omit it. I won’t judge.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce
This whole dish is just like the dipping sauce. Gives you tons of options. You can serve it as an appetizer or do it up lettuce wrap style and serve it with romaine leaves, cucumber slices, and red peppers for a nice light summer meal. And you won’t even feel guilty when you dig into a big skillet chocolate chip cookie or some shortcut boozy Kahlua brownies after dinner. Because balance.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 7-8 skewers 1x
Description
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce make the perfect light meal or a delicious appetizer.
Ingredients
- 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken tenders
For the chicken marinade
- the juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk
- 2 tbs soy or tamari sauce
- 2 tbs honey
- 2 tbs siracha*
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp of curry paste
For the peanut sauce
- 3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup of soy or tamari sauce
- 4 tbs honey
- 1 tbs curry paste
- 1 cup of coconut milk
- juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Soak skewers in water. Spear each piece of chicken with a skewer so it is held in place lengthwise.
- In a bowl whisk together all the ingredients for the chicken marinade. Pour the marinade over the chicken and cover.
- While chicken is marinading, whisk together all the ingredients for the peanut sauce and set aside.
- Preheat a grill pan to medium to medium high heat and spray pan with non stick spray. Cook chicken for approximately 2-3 minutes per side before flipping and cooking on the other side. Brush on extra marinade prior to flipping. Cook until the chicken is opaque and cooked through.
- Serve immediately with dipping sauce. Garnish with chopped peanuts and cilantro if desired.
Notes
*adjust the Siracha to suit your heat level
**use tamari to keep the recipe gluten free
***To make into a meal serve with romaine lettuce, cucumber slices, bean sprouts, rice noodles and make into lettuce wraps
- Category: appetizer, dinner
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7-8 skewers
Yum! Chicken skewers are one of my favorite things to eat and the Satay sauce looks amazing. I love your pics!
Thank you!
These look delicious! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with us! 🙂
Enjoy!
These skewers sound like the perfect summertime dish. Thank you for sharing this recipe! I’ve been searching for a recipe for a tasty peanut sauce. Can’t wait to give it a try.
xoxo,
Liv
http://www.livslookbook.com
Enjoy!
I love chicken satay and these skewers look so delicious! I hope I can make them someday soon!
Thank you!
These look so good!! And I’m 100% going to introduce them to my kids as meat lollipop lightsaber!! Haha maybe dinner will be less of a fight if I served it on sticks always! Thanks for the idea- And the recipe!!
I know. Always doing dinner on a stick is so tempting!
These look so yummy! What a great recipe for summer cooking!
Thank you!
These look so good! I love skewers, they are the perfect summer treat!
Thank you!
Sounds like you had a fun dinner 🙂
Very eventful!
Chicken satay is one of those crowd pleaser dishes perfect for any occasion. These photos are definitely drool-worthy!
Thank you!
Yum, that curry peanut sauce is calling my name!
So good!
I love the name, Meat Lollipops – so cute! These look absolutely delicious and such a creative idea. They would make great appetizers for a summer party.
Hahaha that is totally thanks to my 2 year old!
Love chicken satay! YUM. We have never made these at home. Will have to give your recipe a try. Thanks! 🙂
Enjoy!