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Thai peanut chicken and green beans

This delicious Thai peanut chicken with green beans is an easy 1 sheet pan dinner that combines chicken thighs and green beans with a spicy peanut sauce
Course Main Course
Cuisine Thai
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter warmed in microwave
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon szechuan chili sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoons sriracha sauce more if you want it spicier
  • 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 pound green beans
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Mix 1 tablespoon olive oil with peanut butter, lemon and orange juices, soy sauce, chili sauce, garlic, and sriracha in o bowl. Taste and add more srircha sauce if you want it spicier.
    Place the chicken thighs flattened out in the middle of a non stick baking pan. Pour half the sauce over the thighs, then flip and pour the rest of the sauce to fully cover the chicken.
    Spread the green beans around the thighs and pour 1 tablespoon oil over the beans, season with salt and pepper and lightly mix with your hands or tongs.
    Roast for 30 minutes or until chicken thighs are cooked to 165 degrees. Sauce will thicken. Serve with rice, if desired.