Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken & Vegetables

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Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken & Vegetables

If you can’t find a bagged vegetable medley, choose 12 ounces of prepared vegetables from your grocer’s salad bar or create your own fresh-cut vegetable mix. Garnish with sliced scallions and chopped cilantro.

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons minced garlic (about 1 large clove)
1 1/2 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce, or to taste (see Ingredient Note)
1 teaspoon minced ginger
8 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti
1 12-ounce bag fresh vegetable medley, such as carrots, broccoli, snow peas

  1. Put a large pot of water on to boil.

  2. Meanwhile, place chicken in a skillet or saucepan and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred into bite-size strips.

  3. Whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, garlic, chile-garlic sauce and ginger in a large bowl.

  4. Cook pasta in the boiling water until not quite tender, about 1 minute less than specified in the package directions. Add vegetables and cook until the pasta and vegetables are just tender, 1 minute more. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Rinse the pasta and vegetables with cool water to refresh. Stir the reserved cooking liquid into the peanut sauce; add the pasta, vegetables and chicken; toss well to coat. Serve warm or chilled.

Makes 6 servings, 1 1/2 cups each.

Per serving: 363 calories; 12 g fat (2 g sat, 0 g mono); 44 mg cholesterol; 36 g carbohydrate; 29 g protein; 7 g fiber; 348 mg sodium.

Nutrition bonus: Selenium (58% daily value), Fiber (27% dv), Vitamin C (25% dv), Magnesium (19% dv).

Ingredient note: Chile-garlic sauce (or chili-garlic sauce, or paste) is a blend of ground chiles, garlic and vinegar and is commonly used to add heat and flavor to Asian soups, sauces and stir-fries. It can be found in the Asian section of large supermarkets and keeps up to 1 year in the refrigerator.

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