Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Satay Skewers + Coleslaw
Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Satay Skewers Recipe – a low carb grilled thai marinated chicken kebab and coleslaw dinner. Less than 10 net carbs! Paleo, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, clean eating, real food.
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Meet your new favorite summer grilling dinner. These Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Satay Skewers and Coleslaw are so simple to make, and beyond delicious.
You are about to absolutely fall in love with these flavors!
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Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Satay Skewers Sauce
I cannot wait for you to taste this satay sauce. You are going to want to put it on everything! And in this recipe, I do since the sauce is both the marinade for the chicken and the dressing for the coleslaw.
It’s made with my mixed nut butter, rice vinegar, monk fruit, sesame seed oil, avocado oil, coconut aminos, lime juice, ginger and salt. It’s such a bright, flavorful “peanut butter” sauce that I can’t get enough of.
After making the sauce, I marinate the chicken cubes in the satay sauce. I used organic chicken breasts from Sprouts. The chicken is air chilled, and I love the high quality taste. Perfect to use for the skewers. I spear the chicken cubes onto skewers, then grill.
While the chicken is grilling, I mix up the coleslaw using coleslaw mix, green onions, cilantro, bell pepper and sliced almonds. I’m able to get all the fresh produce I need at Sprouts as well. Sprouts is my go-to store for high quality, keto friendly ingredients. Love a one-stop-shop!
Meal Prep
If you’re lucky enough to have leftovers, this makes an amazing meal prep! The coleslaw stays crunchy for up to 5 days. I’ll eat this cold as a salad. Perfect make ahead lunch for hot days!
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Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Satay Skewers
Ingredients
Satay Sauce
- 1/2 cup mixed nut butter
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup monk fruit, substitute date paste for Whole30
- 2 tablespoons sesame seed oil
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos, or soy sauce or tamari
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, from 1 juicy lime
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger, or ginger powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Chicken
- 4 6-ounce chicken breasts, cut into 1" cubes
Coleslaw
- 16- ounce bag shredded coleslaw
- 6 scallions, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 cup sliced almonds
Serving
- Wedges of lime for serving
- Finely chopped cilantro for serving
Instructions
- In a medium size mixing bowl, make the satay sauce by combining the mixed nut butter, rice vinegar, monk fruit, sesame seed oil, avocado oil, coconut aminos, lime juice, ginger and salt. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- Add the cubed chicken to medium size mixing bowl. Pour over half of the satay sauce, then stir to combine and coat all the chicken. If you have time, let the chicken marinate for 30 minutes (or up to 2 days). If you don't have time, I've grilled it straight away and it still tastes great!
- Remove the chicken cubes from the marinade and thread them onto the skewers. Discard any remaining marinade that the chicken was marinating in.
- Preheat your outdoor grill (or indoor grill pan) over high heat. Cook the skewers until slightly charred and cooked to 165ºF using an instant read thermometer, about 10-15 minutes. Flip the skewers once when grilling.
- While the skewers are grilling, make the coleslaw. In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw mix, green onions, bell pepper, cilantro and almonds. Pour over desired about of dressing from the remaining satay sauce. Toss to combine.
- Remove the skewers from the grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve warm topped with chopped cilantro, wedges of lime and with the coleslaw.
- Leftovers will keep in an airtight container refrigerated for at least 5 days. It makes an amazing meal prep! I eat it cold from the fridge.
Notes
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47 Comments on “Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Satay Skewers + Coleslaw”
Oh man. This one is a WINNER!!! Definitely adding it to our rotation. 😄
I am so happy you liked my chicken satay Lisa! I love that you are adding it to your regular recipe rotation. Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
This recipe is AMAZING (As is everything I’ve tried from you Natalie) I marinated the chicken for only as long as it took me to chop ingredients and mix the coleslaw, but it still came out sooo tender! I was too lazy to do skewers so I cooked it in cast iron with some avo oil and it came out amazing! As others have said, the coleslaw is honestly the star- so flavorful and fresh tasting, a lovely change-up from the comfort foods I’ve had recently as it’s cold here in the North East and of course, the holiday season. I felt good about eating this, thank you for sharing <3
I am so glad it turned out well just cooking in the skillet Maxine. Such a time saver! I agree, the coleslaw is fantastic. So glad you have enjoyed my recipes. Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it!
Yum! I added fresh mango and toasted the almonds! That’s all! ( did only use almond butter) So delicious!
Will make this again, for sure!
I love that you added fresh mango (one of my favorites) and toasted the almonds Brenda. So glad you will be making it again.
Made this tonight and it was fantastic! Definitely going to be a repeat recipe in our house. We’re in the middle of a whole30 and I didnt have date paste, so I skipped that and added an extra tablespoon of coconut aminos and it turned out so good. I haven’t stopped think about that slaw….can’t wait to have some of it leftover tomorrow! Great recipe, Natalie!
Glad you liked it! Even better that it is going to be on repeat in your recipe rotation Ashley. It’s so good to know that it turned out well without date paste. I hope the leftovers are super yummy!
Loved the flavours in this – will definitely be on repeat this summer. I’ll try it with chicken thighs next (personal preference), but love it. The coleslaw is amazing!
I am so glad you liked my chicken satay Tracy. I think it would be fantastic with chicken thighs. I am so happy you will be making it again.
Best summer dinner ever. This will be on repeat at our house. The kids gobbled it up
I am so happy you enjoyed my chicken satay Abby! Even better that your kids gobbled it up! I am so glad you will be making it again.
Oh man, this was fantastic! The whole dish was insanely good but I have to admit I might have loved that coleslaw the best! We will definitely be eating this dish again!
I am so happy you liked my chicken satay Heidi! I think the coleslaw might be my favorite too! I am so glad you will be making it again.
This was INCREDIBLE!! I accidentally pulled out thinly sliced chicken breasts and only had 1 pound to work with. I just baked at 425 and it turned out perfectly. Seriously the best meal I’ve had in a long time! Thank you for such easy and delicious recipes
I am so happy you liked my chicken satay Chelsea! I love that it was the best meal you have had in awhile. You have no idea how happy that makes me!
This was so delicious last night! The chicken was yummy and the coleslaw with that marinade was out of this world. Super fast and did my prep in the morning so i could marinade the chicken awhile. So then all we had to do was bbq the chicken and eat! loved it.
I am so glad you liked my chicken satay Coleen. It is fantastic that you were able to do your prep in the morning and let the chicken marinate all day. I am so happy the recipe turned out well for you.
This was so so so good! My mother-in-law is a great cook and she makes this amazing Asian salad. This reminded me so much of it. The slaw salad was so fresh with the cilantro and green onion and the almonds added this amazing crunch! The chicken was also amazing! I didn’t have time to marinade so just tossed then grilled and the flavor was so good. I also substituted peanut butter for the mixed nut butter and it was delicious! Thank you so much for all of your amazing recipes!!
I am so glad you liked my chicken satay Sierr. I love that it was fresh tasting and delicious for you. It’s good to know that it turned out well, even though you didn’t have time to marinate it. Your substitution of peanut butter for mixed butter sounds delicious!
I’m just curious if you have changed your recipe? It seems that this recipe has changed a couple times in the last couple years ? The original recipe was truly the best and I am racking my brain trying to recall the original ingredients since my husband asks me to make it so often!
I did tweak the chicken satay recipe to make it Keto friendly Renee. I used to use almond butter and honey. The measurements remain the same, I just changed the ingredients. I am so glad your hubby liked the recipe and asks for it often. Enjoy!
Made this tonight ….OMG….so delicious and easy!!! My family loved this! Skewer hack….we did not have skewers so we used chopsticks…LOL. Your recipes NEVER disappoint. Thank you for your great energy and wonderful recipes!
I am so happy you liked my chicken satay Barbara! Even better that your family liked it too! I love your skewer hack about using chopsticks! LOL! I never would have thought of that. Thank you so much for your kind words. They really mean the world to me.
Hi I really want to try this but really dislike cilantro. Is there another option perhaps parsley? Thanks so much.
I think parsley would be a fantastic substitute for cilantro Sue. It would add just the right amount of freshness to the recipe. I sure hope you like it!
Good to know that works too! It was perfect the first time. I learn so much from you as well! Wow great post.
I am so happy you liked my chicken skewers Genesis. It is good to know they turned out well for you the first time. I am so glad you have learned from my recipes. That is quite a compliment and really means the world to me!
This looks fantastic! Since we’re not getting out to any Thai restaurants of late this is a great alternative!
Trust me it is so good Susan! It really satisfies that craving for Thai food that we aren’t able to enjoy with take-out! The leftovers are fantastic too!
Another fave recipe that will be on repeat! This was so yummy with your coleslaw recipe too!
So glad you liked this Kimberly! I also love it served with coleslaw.
Delicious. The chicken was good but the slaw – OMG!! AMAZING. This is going in the favorite file for sure. The only thing I’ll change next time is add some Thai chili or red curry as I love spicy Thai food. I had forgotten to add the dates (Whole30) to the marinade when I made it too. I added it a few hours before cooking but it didn’t mix in well… Still – this is tasty, try it!
I am so happy to hear that Garrett! You just made my day! Oooh, and I love the idea of adding in some spice. My husband is a major spice lover and would love that. You’re inspiring me! Thanks for sharing such kindness with me!
Hi there! I haven’t tried this out yet but it looks yummy! I was wondering if you can not put the coconut aminos? Thank you!
Hi Carina! Sure, if you don’t have them you can leave them out. You can substitute soy sauce or tamari if they work for your diet.
Oh my goodness… I made the slaw recipe you mentioned with a pack of pre-shredded coleslaw mix first, and was in love with the first bite. I just KNEW the chicken was gonna be to die for, so I made a double batch to have work lunches for the next few days!!!!
I put the leftover marinade in a pan to reduce a little for dipping sauce… Hubby and I give this recipe two thumbs way way up!!!! ????
I’m so glad you liked it Amyadell! Isn’t it so delicious? That sauce! Thank you for taking the time to let me know you liked my recipe. You just made my day!
It sounds amazing and I cant wait to try it. I am going to substitute the rice wine vinegar as it is made from a grain and not “Paleo” but i am going to try it with apple cider vinegar.
Thank you and please keep sharing!!!!!
Great idea substituting apple cider vinegar for rice wine vinegar! I’m so happy you liked these. Your comment made my day! Thanks for reading along and letting me know you liked my recipe. I’ve got plenty more recipes to share, and hope you keep enjoying them!