Sesame Peanut Noodles with Chicken
 
 
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces linguine pasta
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenders
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 cup snow peas, trimmed
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1½ tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, plus more for noodles
  • Chopped peanuts, toasted sesame seeds and scallions for topping
Directions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta. When there’s 5 minutes left on the pasta, add the broccoli florets. Drain the pasta and broccoli together then toss with a little sesame oil and a little rice wine vinegar in a large bowl to keep the pasta from sticking. If you don’t have rice wine vinegar just a little sesame oil is fine.
  2. While the water is coming to a boil, start the chicken and veggies. Cut the chicken into thin slices then cut in half if the pieces are too long.
  3. Sauté the chicken in the olive oil on medium high heat until almost browned. Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper right after putting it in the pan. Add the bell pepper and snow peas. Cook until the bell pepper is tender and the chicken is browned then remove from the heat.
  4. In a small microwave safe bowl, add the lime juice, peanut butter, water, soy sauce and sesame oil. Microwave for 45 seconds and then whisk or stir until combined. Pour over the noodles and broccoli and toss to coat. Add the cooked chicken and veggies then toss to combine. Top with the chopped peanuts, toasted sesame seeds and scallions, if desired.
Notes
I usually use Jif creamy peanut butter for this recipe. I find the natural peanut butters tend to separate and not mix as well when I cook or bake with them. I haven’t tried this specific recipe with natural peanut butter so if you do give it a shot let us know how it worked!
This recipe accounts for 2 ounces of pasta per person, which is the FDA’s recommended serving size. If you are used to larger pasta portions you can certainly use more! The dish is loaded with chicken and veggies though so we find the dish filling as is.
Recipe by Lemon & Mocha at http://www.lemonandmocha.com/2018/08/13/sesame-peanut-noodles-with-chicken/