Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables

Here’s an easy and yummy (and mostly healthy) recipe. This could be a tasty vegetarian recipe too (of course, no chicken).

Adapted from Quick Cooking for Two by Sunset. The original recipe calls for pork but we used organic chicken. I also made a couple of changes from the book.

TIME: 15-20 minutes

SERVINGS: 2

INGREDIENTS

5 ounces of  linguine

1 teaspoon of Asian sesame oil

1 tablespoon of vegetable oil (I used canola)

2 small chicken breasts

1 small carrot cut into matchstick pieces

1/2 cup slivered red bell pepper

2 ounces of sugar snap peas, ends and strings removed

3 green onions cut diagonally into 1-inch lengths

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

1 large clove garlic minced or pressed

2 tablespoons of prepared teriyaki sauce

1 tablespoon of lime juice

1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted salted peanuts

2 tablespoons of pine nuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Place chicken breasts on a plate. Sprinkle with pepper and any spices you like. I usually use salt, pepper, a bit of lime juice and herbs. Set aside to let it marinade for a few minutes.

2. Cook noodles according to directions. Continue to #2 while pasta is cooking…after pasta is done, drain and add sesame oil, mix and keep warm.

3. While pasta is cooking, place a frying pan over high heat and add vegetable oil. When hot, place the chicken breasts in the pan and lower to medium heat turning it from time to time. I normally cover the pan to keep it juicy. Cut it to make sure it’s not pink but don’t cook too long, otherwise it gets too dry. After it’s done, slice the chicken into small strips, stir fry kind of strips. I’m sure you could do this before cooking it but this is just my preference.

4. In the same pan you cooked the chicken, add carrots, bell pepper, peas and onions. Cook and stir until carrot is barely tender-crisp to bite (about 1.5-2 minutes). Add ginger, garlic, teriyaki sauce, lime juice, pine nuts, chicken and pasta and mix slowly and well. Using forks to mix helps to get everything in and out and around noodles :)

5. Pour onto bowls and sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts.

Yay-ah! You’re done. Enjoy with a nice glass of red wine or as the book recommends, ginger beer :)

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