savory chicken that has been marinated, a bed of cilantro and garlic-infused cream cheese, crunchy peanuts, and a hot, sweet chile sauce on top! At all our occasions, this sesame chicken dip is a tremendous favorite! Serve with your preferred type of cracker or rice crackers.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
| Yield: | 20 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced, divided
- 4 cups cooked diced chicken breast
- 3 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup salted peanuts, chopped
- 8 medium green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sweet chile sauce
Instructions
- Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, and 2 cloves of garlic in a large bowl. Add cooked chicken and toss to coat. Refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour.
- Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup cilantro, remaining garlic, and salt in another bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Spread dip onto a large serving platter and top with marinated chicken. Sprinkle chicken with peanuts, green onions, and remaining cilantro, and drizzle sweet chile sauce over top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 165 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 301 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This turned out pretty good. The chicken had good flavor but the cilantro did overpower it some. Also, you are going to need a lot more sweet chili sauce than the recipe calls for if you want to be able to taste it. I also found that 2 green onions was plenty.