Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Homemade Tai


Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken 
found on Pinterest

Light Peanut Sauce:
14.5 oz fat free chicken broth, divided
5 tbsp creamy peanut butter
1 tbsp Sriracha chili sauce (I only used 1 tsp and it still had a nice kick)
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced

16 oz chicken breast, cut into thin strips
salt and pepper (to taste)
1 Tlb Sriracha chili sauce (Again, I only used 1 tsp)
juice of 1/2 lime
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp sesame oil

8 oz 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 tbsp chopped peanuts 
1 lime, sliced
cilantro for garnish (optional)

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.

Boil water for the noodles cook pasta according to package instructions.

Season chicken with salt and pepper, sriracha, lime, garlic, ginger and soy sauce.

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.
Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, scallions, carrots, broccoli slaw and/or bean sprouts and salt, sauté until tender crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
Drain noodles and toss with peanut sauce and additional chicken broth if needed to loosen the sauce. When chicken is cooked, toss with noodles.

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.

This had great flavor!  Easy to make (requires a little planning) and very filling.  My kids liked the rice noodles and peanut butter flavor, but not the kick.  If I were to make it for them again, I would probably leave out the sriracha sauce even though hubby and I liked it.

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