A jar of peanut butter -- creamy or chunky -- is the basis for these amazing peanut butter- shipped meals. Whether you prefer your peanut butter drizzled on cinnamon rolls, used as a dressing for a salad, or even blended in a smoothie, you're sure to love this handful of great peanut butter dinner ideas.
Ingredients
2 - 15 ounce can no-salt-added red beans, rinsed and drained
4 - cups peeled, cubed sweet potatoes (about 1 pound)
8 - ounces boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
8 - ounces boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
2 - 14 1/2 ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 1/2 - cups chopped green sweet peppers (2 large)
1 - 14 1/2 ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 - 10 ounce can tomatoes and chopped green chiles, undrained
1 - tablespoon Cajun seasoning
2 - cloves garlic, minced
1/4 - cup creamy peanut butter
Snipped fresh cilantro
Chopped peanuts (optional)
Directions
In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker combine beans, sweet potatoes, chicken, broth, sweet peppers, diced tomatoes, tomatoes and green chiles, Cajun seasoning, and garlic.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.
Remove 1 cup hot liquid from cooker. Whisk in peanut butter. Stir into mixture in cooker.
Serve topped with cilantro and, if desired, peanuts.
Nutrition Facts ( Red Bean, Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew)
Per serving: 366 kcal cal., 7 g fat (2 g sat. fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 g monounsatured fat), 53 mg chol., 830 mg sodium, 46 g carb., 16 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 32 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet