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Chicken & Pasta in Peanut Sauce

by on August 1, 2009 in Main Courses August 1, 2009 Main Courses
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Chicken and ziti pasta in a DELICIOUS peanut sauce. This sauce is amazing; not spicy, with tons of wonderful flavors. This is an amazing meal with very few steps. Also, you can add any veggies you like in it! And it’s my brother’s favorite meal that I make!

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces, weight Penne Or Ziti Pasta
  • 4 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil To Cook Chicken In
  • 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cups Sugar
  • ¼ cups Crunchy Peanut Butter (can Be Substituted With Creamy)
  • 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons Water
  • 2 Tablespoons Cooking Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic (i Use Bottled Pre-minced Garlic And It Works Great)

Preparation

1. Cook pasta in salted, boiling water. Drain when cooked.

2. While pasta is boiling, cook chicken on stove using a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil in a pan. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Combine sugar, peanut butter, soy sauce, water, cooking oil and minced garlic in a small sauce pot. Bring it all up to a boil and then reduce heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. When you see one consistent, creamy texture, it is done.

4. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces and combine with the pasta and the peanut sauce.

5. Serve and enjoy!

(side note: if you like, you can add any veggies you like into the mix! iI sometimes add peas.)

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Amanda on 8.29.2011

Yummy! Loved that I had everything in the pantry too! I added an extra teaspoon of peanut butter just because I like it and a squeeze of lime juice to brighten it up. Will toss with veggies, chicken and soba noodles for tonight’s dinner. Thank you for such an easy recipe!

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vitafamiliae on 8.2.2009

Hubs and I give this 2 thumbs up. We’ve been trying to duplicate a peanut noodle recipe we ate in a Thai restaurant once and this was almost exactly it. The kids liked it, too!

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littlemisschef on 8.2.2009

glad i could help you both out! i guarantee you’ll love the sauce! let me know how you like it once you try it

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CottageGirl on 8.2.2009

I love peanut sauce, but frequently it is too hot for my palate.
This looks so good! I’ll have to give it a try!

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lizzy on 8.2.2009

I love peanut sauce, but I rarely see a recipe for it without fish sauce. I’m a veggie, so that’s not too appealing. Thanks!

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Amanda on 8.29.2011

Yummy! Loved that I had everything in the pantry too! I added an extra teaspoon of peanut butter just because I like it and a squeeze of lime juice to brighten it up. Will toss with veggies, chicken and soba noodles for tonight’s dinner. Thank you for such an easy recipe!

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summor95 on 1.5.2011

This was so yummy and SO easy to make! It’s rare that I can satisfy my entire family with one meal, and everyone loved this dish! I served it over whole wheat pasta (nobody even guessed) and doubled the recipe for the sauce. This is a definite keeper!

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madefromscratch on 5.19.2010

This was very good and easy. One of the only peanut sauce recipes i’ve come across that i’ve had all the ingredients on hand.

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