Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
Yield 1-1/3 cups
Test Kitchen Approved
Use this versatile peanut sauce, with its zippy touch of chili powder, to toss with noodles or marinate meat. Of course, it’s a terrific dip for chicken wings, too! —Christine Omar, Harwich Port, Massachusetts

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, peanut butter, sugar and chili powder. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
  2. Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon juice, soy sauce and salt.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 80 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 281mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Use this versatile peanut sauce, with its zippy touch of chili powder, to toss with noodles or marinate meat. Of course, it’s a terrific dip for chicken wings, too! —Christine Omar, Harwich Port, Massachusetts
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