If you love satay chicken – you will really LOVE these Chicken Drumsticks in a Peanut Sauce

Peanut butter is the best thing ever, it goes well with such a variety of different things, but will cost you 9 syns for just 2 tablespoons. I love apple slices with a peanut butter and will often save my syns, just so I can have it.

I have tried the peanut butter powder stuff and it’s just not the same for me. It is okay in baking etc if you want a peanut flavour, but it just doesn’t replace the real stuff.

So when creating this recipe, it just had to be 100% natural, not the stuff piled with sugar and unnecessary oils, you find in some. Peanut butter should be just peanuts and nothing else.

Also a note to add, if you have been buying the reduced fat stuff, it actually is the same calories as the normal stuff, and also the same syns, so you may as well go for the best.

So although peanut butter is high in syns, it actually doesn’t work out too bad when it’s combined with other ingredients into a dish like this of yummy tender chicken drumsticks in a peanut sauce.

Great served with my Egg Fried Rice which you can also substitute with cauliflower for a original or SP day.

For the veg side dish to go with these Chicken Drumsticks in a Peanut Sauce, I like to stir fry some sugar snap peas, they are so good stir fried, slightly crunchy but sweet. Hell I like those things straight from the bag too as an evening syn free speedy snack.

My kids also love these Chicken Drumsticks in a Peanut Sauce, and sometimes I will even double or triple up the recipe, just to make more so I have plenty of leftovers for the next day and if you do not like chicken drumsticks, you can also make this with chicken pieces.

If you are paleo or doing a whole30, then swap out the peanut butter for almond butter and this is equally as delicious!

4.5 from 2 reviews

Low Syn Chicken Drumsticks in a Peanut Sauce

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

Extra Easy - 3 syns per serving
Original/SP - 3 syns per serving
WW Smart Points - 7
Paleo/Whole30 - swap the peanut butter with almond butter
Gluten Free - use tamari

Author: Slimming Eats

Serves: 3

Ingredients

• 9 chicken drumsticks (all skin/fat removed)
• 2 tablespoons of smooth natural peanut butter(9 syns)
• 3 tablespoons of light soy sauce (or Tamari or coconut aminos)
• ⅓ cup of water
• ½ teaspoon of ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon of ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon of chilli powder
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• fresh coriander

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)
2. Add to a small saucepan over a medium heat the peanut butter, soy sauce, water, coriander, cumin, garlic and chilli powder.
3. Whisk until you have a smooth sauce.
4. Add the chicken drumsticks to an oven proof dish and pour over the sauce, making sure the drumsticks get covered in the sauce.
5. Place in the oven and bake for approx 30 mins. (taking out at several intervals to baste with the sauce)
6. Top with some freshly chopped Coriander
7. I served these with my egg fried rice and sauteed sugar snap peas

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Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 Calories: 436 Fat: 15.7g Saturated fat: 2.7g Carbohydrates: 5g Sugar: 0.3g Sodium: 1,169.9 mg Fibre: 0.4g Protein: 65.9g Cholesterol: 23.1g

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