Saturday, October 7, 2023

Chicken and Pasta with Peanut Sauce


 
16 oz dried fettuccine or linguine
2 c fresh pea pods
1 c cooked chicken
1 c chicken broth
1/2 c creamy peanut butter
1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c lime or lemon juice
1 t crushed red pepper
4 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.
2. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan stir chicken broth into peanut butter. Heat and stir with 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.