Thursday, September 4, 2008

Chicken Pasta with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:
6 oz. dried fettuccine or linguine
2 cups fresh pea pods, tips trimmed (or one 6 oz. package frozen pea pods, cooked)
1 cup cooked chicken strips (or turkey!)
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple or one 8 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
¼ cup chicken broth
2 Tbl creamy peanut butter
1 Tbl soy sauce
1 Tbl lime juice or lemon juice
¼ tsp. crushed red pepper
1 clove garlic, minced

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, halve the fresh pea pods diagonally. Place pea pods and chicken in a large colander. Pour hot cooking liquid from pasta over pea pods and chicken in colander; drain well. Return the pasta, pea pods, and chicken to the hot pan. Add pineapple.
2. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan stir chicken broth into peanut butter. Heat and stir with a whisk until peanut butter melts. Stir in soy sauce, lime juice, red pepper, and garlic; heat through.
3. Add sauce to the pasta mixture. Gently stir to coat pasta with sauce.

*Taken from Better Homes and Gardens

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