Peanut butter makes it luxuriously creamy.

But I’d been limiting myself to dessert-centric peanut butter applications.

Not to brag, but I’m pretty famous for cooking meat beyond its comfort zone.

portrait of Jamie Oliver and a photo of Peanut Chicken on a plate

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about almost every protein I make.

(“Yes!”

… sets timer for five minutes).

Jamie Oliver’s 5-Ingredient Peanut Chicken on a plate

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Even I nailed this one thanks to the recipe’s luxuriously silky sauce.

Ervin’s official review was “oh, man…” as we polished off the whole thing.

We loved it so much, I immediately made the recipe again, back-to-back.

(Hey, I had extra chicken that severely lacked peanut sauce!)

If you love PB, I guarantee you’ll be all in on Jamie’s quick-prep dinner, too.

Score one side of your chicken in a criss-cross pattern (likepeanut butter cookies!

Place the chicken cut side down in your cold pan and cook for a few minutes over medium-high heat.

Flip your meat and smother it in peanut sauce.

Speaking of bang, I took the seeds out of my two chile peppers to rein in the heat.

I like fun spice, not scorched earth.

I also recommend doubling your sauce per your package of chicken.