Some of you are scared right now…and some of you are excited. I love the combination of soy sauce and peanut butter wrapped around chicken and pasta. It’s so comforting and so delish without being too heavy. The perfect pasta supper in my opinion.
Don’t be scared. Try it…it’s really good!
Shopping List
1 pound of angel hair pasta
1 pound of chicken breasts, chopped to bite-sized pieces
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
Salt and Pepper
10 to 12 green onions, chopped and divided
2 garlic cloves, chopped
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup of chicken stock
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
roasted peanuts to garnish
Bring a large pot of water up to a boil for your pasta.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, drizzle a tablespoon or so of EVOO and your sesame oil. Add in your chicken pieces and cook through, turning each piece over after about 4 minutes. Sprinkle a pinch of S&P on top.
Add in most of your chopped green onions (reserve a few to garnish), your garlic and soy sauce. Saute about two minutes. Then, stir in your chicken stock and de-glaze the pan (scrape up the little bits off the bottom), reduce heat to low then stir in your peanut butter with a pinch more S&P and simmer about 5 to 8 minutes.
At this time, drop your pasta into your boiling water and cook to al dente (about 6 minutes).
Drain off your water when your pasta is done cooking and add it to your chicken mixture. Toss to coat everything in the sauce. Serve each dish with a garnish of peanuts and a few extra green onions.
Such a simple twist on pasta night!
Enjoy!
Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says
I'll admit it. I'm scared AND excited.
🙂
Melissa H. says
I AM a little scared. But I think I'll try it!
Paula says
Oh my-I RARELY eat Chinese. It is my husband's favorite, so I go with him once a year. I don't do buffets :/. However, I love this peanut butter dish they have. Chicken is fried with a peanut butter sauce all over it. This could be my fix AND healthier! Thanks!
Marcy McNeese Vu says
This is a regular dish around my house! We add red pepper flakes for a little heat and garnish with cilantro! Yum!
Marie Matter says
Peanut noodles are the end all be all of fabulousness. We make them all the time! A little fresh ginger grated into the sauce makes them extra yummy!
Mia @ MakeMeUpMia says
I'll admit, I am a little scared to try it but I really want to haha!
Cindi says
I made this for dinner tonight. Everyone loved it, including my teenage nephew and my picky 3-year-old! Delicious!
Shelby says
This looks amazing!! I can not wait to try it!!
Heather says
Oh my goodness Shay! This is delicious! I'm an extremely picky eater and this was definitely out of my comfort zone, but you haven't lead me wrong so far! Thanks for the yummy dinner!
Anonymous says
Shay, I think I screwed this up. It was pretty good, but the sauce was super watery. Did you mean that one should add the water drained off the pasta into the sauce? Because it all looked and smelled great until I did that. I think maybe I should have not added the water drained off the pasta into the sauce, or perhaps maybe just not as much. It's still tasty, but the sauce in your photo looks much more substantial.
Mix and Match Mama says
You should have drained off your pasta water into the sink and added your hot pasta to your sauce. That's what went wrong! I'm so sorry…thank stinks when dinner doesn't turn out right!!
Hallie W. says
I was so excited to try this out last night and the flavors were very yummy – especially in the chicken pieces! But I'm not sure my sauce turned out right – there seemed to be way too much pasta for the amount of sauce, and the pasta just soaked it right up, so the dish ended up being very dry.
When I added the peanut butter, it was very thick, not really a sauce anymore. I followed the recipe word for word, but I used natural creamy peanut butter. Do you think this may have made a difference? The other thought I had was maybe it wasn't hot enough once I added the peanut butter? Or may the angel hair was over cooked and that made it spongy? To be honest, this was the first time in a long time I didn't use whole wheat pasta, and I've actually never cooked with angel hair, so maybe it was the pasta??
Like I said the flavors were still GREAT!! (My hubby even went back for seconds) But it just seems like I did something wrong! I'd love to make it again 🙂
Mix and Match Mama says
If I had to guess, I would say it was the natural peanut butter. By nature, natural peanut butter tends to be more thick. Next time, you can use a little stock or water to thin it out a bit.
Anonymous says
Had anyone tried making this gluten free? I've never had any luck with wheat free pastas.
Melissa says
What would be another option for a green garnish that would go with this dish? My husband loves peanut butter but not onions. Thanks!
Laura Bake says
My 21 month old daughter has been boycotting meats lately but this was a huge hit with her (and me) tonight! Thank you for the amazing recipes!
LindyNicole says
YUM! Finally gave this a try and we loved it!!!