Saturday, February 25, 2012

Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken

We are suckers for some good Thai food so we are always looking for new pad thai recipes. I don't care what you call it, this is pretty much pad thai. I really wanted to like this. Unfortunately this was far too spicy to even taste. The chicken had really good flavor which says a lot coming from me since I am not a fan of chicken. I think we will make this again but try to tame down the spice. Suggestions welcome. 3.5 out of 5 stars as is but we may re-rate if we can get it tamed at all.

Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts

Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 14.5 ozs fat free chicken broth vegetarians use vegetable broth
  • 5 tbsps better'n peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha chili sauce
  • 2 tbsps honey
  • 2 tbsps soy sauce use Tamari for gluten free
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 16 ozs chicken breast, cut into thin strips
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha chili sauce more or less to taste
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 5 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce use Tamari for gluten free
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 8 ozs rice noodles
  • 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 1/4 cups cup shredded broccoli slaw
  • 1 cup bean bean sprouts
  • 2 tbsps chopped peanuts
  • 1 lime, sliced
  • cilantro for garnish optional

Directions


  1. For the peanut sauce: Combine 1 cup chicken broth, peanut butter, sriracha, honey, 2 tbsp soy sauce, ginger, and 3 cloves crushed garlic in a small saucepan and simmer over medium-low heat stirring occasionally until sauce becomes smooth and well blended, about 5-10 minutes. Set aside.
  2. Boil water for the noodles cook pasta according to package instructions.
  3. Season chicken with salt and pepper, sriracha, lime, garlic, ginger and soy sauce.
  4. Heat a large skillet or wok until hot. Add oil and sauté chicken on high heat until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes; remove from heat and set aside.
  5. Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, scallions, carrots, broccoli slaw and/or bean sprouts and salt, sauté until tender crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
  6. Drain noodles and toss with peanut sauce and additional chicken broth if needed to loosen the sauce. When chicken is cooked, toss with noodles.
  7. Divide noodles and chicken between 6 bowls, top with sauteed vegetables, bean sprouts, chopped peanuts (or you can toss everything together to hide the vegetables so your family members don't push them aside!) and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 337.9 • Fat: 4.6 g • Carbs: 51.4 g • Fiber: 3.7 g • Protein: 21.1 g

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