This Fast Easy Oven Chicken Satay will be on your table in 30 minutes! I have some great quick and easy tips to get this deliciously tender chicken and the BEST peanut sauce on your plate in no time.
Need some quick sides to go with this chicken? Heat up some already cooked packaged rice and make this gorgeous yet simple Asian Inspired Cucumber Salad while the chicken is baking.
Want more easy dishes? Try our Delicious Moo Shu Chicken which is even better than take-out! Or our Lemon Garlic Shrimp Kabobs and for a great summer treat our Watermelon Feta Skewers!! Everyone loves food on a stick!! Lastly, our amazing Cap’n Crunch Chicken Fingers will have young and old wanting more.
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What Is Chicken Satay?
The recipe for chicken satay skewers originated in Indonesia and Malaysia but has really become mainstream in many restaurants here. It is very easy to make at home though, and I have some time-saving tricks too.
Satay is normally grilled on the BBQ, which you can do. Make sure you really soak your skewers ahead of time or lay foil where the ends are to prevent them from burning.
Satay is made from small pieces of meat or fish placed onto a skewer, grilled, and served with a spicy peanut sauce.
What Is Chicken Satay Made Of?
Look for some of these ingredients in the Asian aisle of your grocery store, like coconut milk and red curry paste or red Thai curry paste. They are readily available in most stores now.
Coconut milk and red curry paste are staples in our house. The red curry paste lasts a long time in the fridge after opening, and a can of coconut milk comes in handy for so many recipes.
Ingredients
Smooth peanut butter
Light coconut milk
Garlic, minced
Ginger, minced
Red curry paste
Curry powder
Sugar
Kosher salt
Low sodium soy sauce
Lime
Boneless skinless chicken breast (I prefer chicken breasts to chicken thighs for this recipe)
Chopped peanuts (1 Tbsp. for salad)
Lime wedges and chopped cilantro for garnish
Package precooked jasmine rice
How To Make Chicken Satay
Do you see how easy these are to skewer instead of going at it one little tiny piece at a time? This is a real time-saver, plus it gives you much more even pieces of meat. This will ensure they cook more evenly, too, so you won’t have dried out pieces and pieces that aren’t cooked through.
As I have mentioned, you can grill the chicken, but to make this fast and easy, these are made in the oven. That frees your hands up to make some easy sides like a cucumber salad and rice.
Let’s dive into this chicken satay recipe.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. The high heat of the oven will cook the chicken fast, and it won’t be dried out either, covered in the delicious sauce.
- Line your baking sheet with foil. If you are using wooden skewers like the ones pictured, soak the skewers in water for 10 to 30 minutes, but this is more necessary for the grill than the oven.
- Lay the chicken out on a cutting board and cut into strips horizontally. Insert all the skewers vertically from the bottom, moving across so that you get all the chicken onto skewers (see photo above).
- Then cut the chicken vertically, and you will have cubes of chicken on each skewer (see photo above).
- Repeat until all the chicken breasts are cubed on your skewers (I have also used metal BBQ skewers as they tend to be longer and don’t burn).
- Lay the skewers on a plate.
This is how you will lay the skewers on the baking sheet once they have been dipped into the sauce recipe.
The sauce has some great flavor, so there is no need to have marinated chicken.
- To make the sauce ingredients, in a food processor, blend the peanut butter, coconut milk, garlic, ginger, red chili paste, curry powder, sugar, salt, soy sauce, and lime juice.
- Reserve ½ the marinade in a small bowl for dipping sauce; pour the remaining marinade over the chicken skewers, making sure all the chicken is coated.
How to Make Chicken Satay in the Oven
- Arrange the skewers on the baking sheet so that their ends rest on the edges of the baking sheet, allowing the chicken to be “suspended”. You can use a foil-lined pan if you like for even faster, easier cleanup.
- Bake the chicken skewers for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through.
- Once the chicken is cooked, serve over the jasmine rice with the reserved marinade for dipping.
- Garnish the chicken with the chopped peanuts, lime wedge, and cilantro.
Is Satay Sauce The Same As Peanut Sauce?
Satay sauce is often referred to as peanut sauce and they are interchangeable. They are peanut-based, slightly spicy sauces that are great with satay.
Satay sauce can also be peanut-free and made from sweet soy sauce too. There are, of course, many versions of this dish in Malaysia and Indonesia. For the mainstream recipe here it is made with peanut butter.
What Does Satay Mean?
The word satay (or sate in Malaysian or Indonesian spelling) on its own though refers to the skewered meat. As mentioned before, it is common in Malaysia and Indonesia. This Southeast Asian food is a popular street food snack and makes a great appetizer also.
Satay may consist of diced or cubed chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish or even tofu. The popular ones we see are chicken and beef.
Adding sides to it though makes it a complete meal. Enjoy this fast and easy meal any time. Your kids will love it, and you will love how simple it is to make.
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Fast Easy Oven Chicken Satay
Ingredients
- ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
- ¾ cup light coconut milk
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp ginger minced
- 2 Tbsp red curry paste
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- Juice from 1 lime
- 1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 Tbsp. chopped peanuts
- Lime wedges and chopped cilantro for garnish some also for salad
- 4- ounce package precooked jasmine rice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. The high heat of the oven will cook the chicken fast, and it won’t be dried out either, covered in the delicious sauce.
- Line your baking sheet with foil. If you are using wooden skewers like the ones pictured, you can soak the skewers in water for 10 to 30 minutes, but this is more necessary for the grill than the oven.
- Lay the chicken out on a cutting board and cut into strips horizontally. Insert all the skewers vertically from the bottom, moving across so that you get all the chicken onto skewers (see the photo in the post).
- Then cut the chicken vertically, and you will have cubes of chicken on each skewer (see the photo in the post).
- Repeat until all the chicken breasts are cubed on your skewers (I have also used metal BBQ skewers as they tend to be longer and don’t burn).
- Lay the skewers on a plate.
- To make the sauce ingredients, in a food processor, blend the peanut butter, coconut milk, garlic, ginger, red chili paste, curry powder, sugar, salt, soy sauce, and lime juice.
- Reserve ½ the marinade in a small bowl for dipping sauce; pour the remaining marinade over the chicken skewers, making sure all the chicken is coated.
- Arrange the skewers on the baking sheet so that their ends rest on the edges of the baking sheet, allowing the chicken to be “suspended”. You can use a foil-lined pan if you like for even faster, easier cleanup.
- Bake the chicken skewers for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through.
- Once the chicken is cooked, serve over the jasmine rice with the reserved marinade for dipping.
- Garnish the chicken with the chopped peanuts, lime wedge, and cilantro.
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