West African Peanut Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs chicken breasts or 3 lbs chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth (heated to simmering)
• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• salt
• black pepper
• red cayenne pepper
• chopped peanuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 remove chicken skins; wash and pat dry.
• 3 brown chicken in oil, a few pieces at a time, and remove from heat.
• 4 brown onion and garlic; remove from heat.
• 5 place chicken, onion, and garlic in casserole dish.
• 6 in a medium bowl, blend chicken broth, peanut butter, and tomato paste. add seasonings and chopped peanuts; pour over chicken.
• 7 bake covered, 45 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is tender.
• 8 serve over hot cooked rice. serves 4.