Dinner for 3

Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos

Name: Thai Peanut Chicken Tacos
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 cup red cabbage; 1 cup green cabbage; 1 carrot; 1/2 small sweet onion; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp fresh ginger; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 tsp crushed red chili peppers; 1 cup peanuts or 1/2 c creamy peanut butter; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp fresh ginger; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp water; 1 lime; 1 tsp sesame oil (optional); 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1/5 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/4 cup coconut milk; 2 cup cooked chicken; 6 6 inch flour tortillas; 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Warm chicken fills flour tortillas with crunchy cabbage slaw and a creamy peanut sauce brightened with lime and ginger.

Typical price

$11.40for 4 servings

$2.85 per serving$11.40 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

20 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Thai Dairy-free Budget Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Cabbage$0.79/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.35Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.17Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.19Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.13Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical	9 oz	$1.26Typical price
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
Coconut milk$0.14/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.30Typical price
Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	0.65 lb	$2.18Typical price
Tortillas$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.55

Pantry staples you likely have

VinegarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSoy sauceAsian sauces and pastesSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 cup red cabbage
1 cup green cabbage
1 carrot
1/2 small sweet onion
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp fresh ginger
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp crushed red chili peppers
1 cup peanuts or 1/2 c creamy peanut butter
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp fresh ginger
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp water
1 lime
1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/5 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup coconut milk
2 cup cooked chicken
6 6 inch flour tortillas
1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Steps

Toss red cabbage, green cabbage, carrot, and onion with rice vinegar in a bowl.
Blend or whisk peanut butter, one garlic clove, 1 tablespoon ginger, soy sauce, water, lime juice, sesame oil, brown sugar, and cayenne until smooth.
Warm the cooked chicken in a skillet over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet for about 30 seconds per side.
Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
Fill each tortilla with chicken and slaw, drizzle with peanut sauce, and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

Swaps

Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices