This Low Calorie Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce is just 96 calories per skewer, and that includes the peanut sauce.
You can serve these as an appetizer (the traditional way to serve) or make it a main course, and have 3-4 skewers with a salad or side dish.
And if you love this peanut sauce as much as I do, you can double it and make these chicken satay skewers with my Low Calorie Spring Rolls! They call for the same dip!
Low Calorie Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
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Ingredients in Healthy Chicken Satay
You can easily make this a gluten free recipe by swapping the soy sauce for tamari sauce, and the miso paste for gluten free miso.
And if you want to lower the sodium, check below in the “nutrition” section for a tip to cut it by 1/2.
Shopping Lists for Healthy Chicken Satay:
Chicken Satay Kabobs:
- Reduced sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce
- Zero calorie all-natural brown sugar (see recipe card!) or regular brown sugar
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Lime juice
- Boneless chicken breasts
Peanut Sauce:
- Peanut butter
- Rice vinegar
- Miso paste or Gluten-Free Miso Paste
- Sesame oil
- Reduced-sodium soy sauce or Tamari
- Garlic
How to Make Low Calorie Chicken Satay
I like to make these with wooden skewers, as there is no clean up later. But if you choose to use wooden skewers make sure to soak them for 1 hour beforehand. Otherwise they will catch fire on the grill.
How to Make Healthy Chicken Satay:
- To a gallon freezer bag combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and lime juice. Close the bag and squats together until well mixed.
- Slice the chicken breasts into 5 strips each chicken breast, and add to the bag. Squish together in the sauce to coat. Move to the fridge and marinate for 1-24 hours.
- Add one marinated chicken strip to each skewer, and preheat the grill to medium heat.
- Grill skewers over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, turning often, until all sides of the chicken is well browned.
- Meanwhile, add all of the peanut sauce ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
- To serve, add 1-4 skewers to a plate and serve hot with peanut dip.
Low Calorie Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Recipe
These Low Calorie Chicken Satay skewers with Peanut Sauce make a wonderful appetizer, or have 3-4 and enjoy them as a main course!
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Low Calorie Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Equipment
- 1 gallon freezer bag
- 10 metal or wooden skewers (if using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them first- see above)
Ingredients
Chicken Satay Kabobs:
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce
- 1 tablespoon zero calorie all-natural brown sugar or regular brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
Peanut Sauce:
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon miso paste or Gluten-Free Miso Paste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce
- ½ garlic clove minced
Instructions
- To a gallon freezer bag combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and lime juice. Close the bag and squats together until well mixed.
- Slice the chicken breasts into 5 strips each chicken breast, and add to the bag. Squish together in the sauce to coat. Move to the fridge and marinate for 1-24 hours.
- Add one marinated chicken strip to each skewer, and preheat the grill to medium heat.
- Grill skewers over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, turning often, until all sides of the chicken is well browned.
- Meanwhile, add all of the peanut sauce ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
- To serve, add 1-4 skewers to a plate and serve hot with peanut dip.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Low Sodium Tip: You can remove the soy sauce from the chicken marinate and save a lot of sodium. I like to double the lime juice if I do this to boost flavor.
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