thai chicken pasta

Thai Chicken Pasta

Our Rating: ★★★★

Ingredients:

12 ounces linguine (NOT 16 ounces!)

2-3 breasts of cooked and chopped or shredded chicken. (I used 2 somewhat large ones)

Sauce:

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1/2 cup green onions, chopped

1 cup finely shredded carrots

3 tablespoons minced garlic (yes, you read that right -- 3 tbs. surprisingly, it's not too much)

1/2 tablespoon ground ginger or 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced

1/2 cup honey

just a tiny bit less than 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup soy sauce

3 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 and 1/2 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce*

Cilantro and additional green onions to garnish (i did not do this)

Directions:

Cook pasta in a large pot of water according to package directions, breaking pasta into thirds before boiling. Drain and return to pot. Set aside.

Heat 1 T. sesame oil in heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add green onions, carrots, garlic and ginger. Saute until vegetables soften, about 4 minutes.

Combine honey, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and chili-garlic sauce in a bowl and and mix well. Add to vegetables. Add Chicken. Simmer sauce 2 minutes. Pour sauce over pasta and toss well.

*Chili-garlic sauce looks like this: (I found mine at Buy-Low but you can usually find it at Smith's and sometimes at Walmart)

Pasta photo credit and recipe goes to vittlesdivine.blogspot.com. The original recipe can be found HERE.