​QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN WITH MISO & PEANUT BUTTER​

​​Cooking on weekdays is a challenge. After a long day, I just want to lie on my couch and watch TV—I think a lot of people can relate. To avoid cooking every night, I usually batch prep my food over the weekend (and film my food clips!). I prefer quick and easy recipes, saving sophisticated dishes for special occasions. (Unfortunately, my favorite Vietnamese food falls into that category. My ancestors must have had a lot of time on their hands to chop and clean a thousand types of herbs for a single meal 😱🥵).
​This dish is super simple:
​Trim the fat from the chicken.
​Make a few cuts in the meat so it absorbs the miso-peanut sauce better.
​Start cooking the chicken [e.g., in a skillet over medium heat]. While it cooks, add miso, peanut butter, garlic, soy sauce, and lemon juice into a blender and blend until smooth.
​When the meat is almost cooked through, brush the sauce over it, flip it, and brush another layer on the other side.
​Cook for another 2 minutes so the peanut butter melts and caramelizes onto the chicken.
​Turn off the heat and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
​Serve hot with rice.
​I freeze these in individual portions and heat them up throughout the week.

Miso peanut glaze:

To complete

 Lower heat to medium-low, brush glaze on both sides, and cook for 2 minutes to coat evenly.