African chicken with peanut butter

African chicken with peanut butter

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African-style chicken: pieces of chicken browned and then simmered with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a curry sauce, topped with a peanut butter s…

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A simple and delicious chicken curry recipe, perfect for family dinners.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$5.17 $0.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.25
  • $0.04
  • $0.21
  • $0.21
  • $1.59
  • $1.60
  • $1.02
  • $0.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the onion and finely chop it. Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds, and cut it into strips. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet, then add the chicken and brown it on all sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
  3. Keep only 2 tablespoons of fat and the juices. Add the curry powder and salt, then the chopped onion, bell pepper, and tomato; mix well, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Return the meat to the pot, cover, and let it simmer until it is cooked through. While the meat is simmering, cook the rice.
  5. Place the meat on a large serving platter. ≈ 2 min
  6. Stir the peanut butter with the water in the skillet, mix with the vegetables, bring to a boil, and pour over the meat. Serve with the rice.

The bill

African chicken with peanut butter

  • 60 ml of vegetable oil$0.25
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder$0.21
  • 1 large onion$0.21
  • 1 large bell pepper$1.59
  • One large tomato$1.60
  • 350 g of uncooked white rice$1.02
  • 60 g of crunchy peanut butter$0.25

Total$5.17

that's $0.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1.8 kg of chicken pieces
  • 60 ml of vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 large bell pepper
  • One large tomato
  • 350 g of uncooked white rice
  • 60 g of crunchy peanut butter
  • 60 ml of warm water

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