SESAME NOODLES WITH CHICKEN & ASPARAGUS
It's just the meal you want when you're tired and hungry because it's filling, it's nutritious, it's a little spicy and it's got a great peanut-sesame taste.
Provided by Connie "Kiyu" Guerrero
Categories Pasta
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Bring a large pot with water to a boil.
- 2. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook the chicken until it's not longer pink inside, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. (Do not wash skillet.
- 3. Add a large pinch of salt to the boiling water then add pasta and cook until just beginning to soften, about 8 minutes.
- 4. Add the asparagus into the pot and cook until bright green and the pasta is al dente, about 4 minutes more. NOTE: Reserve one cup of pasta water. Drain pasta and asparagus and return to the pot.
- 5. SAUCE: In a medium bowl, whisk peanut butter, vinegar, oyster sauce, chili-garlic sauce, ginger, sesame seed oil and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water until smooth.
- 6. Add the cooked chicken into the skillet with the pasta and asparagus, then add the peanut butter mixture and toss to combine.
- 7. Add more of the reserved pasta water, if needed. Serve immediately!
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