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Thai Peanut Saute

This is one of those family recipes that E V E R Y O N E loves!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 887kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken Breast cut into stripes or bite size pieces*
  • 2 TBS evoo
  • 3 limes...1 juiced 2-3 sliced
  • 3 minced garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger minced I used the fresh ginger in a tube
  • 2 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 8 oz rice noodles
  • ½ -1 cup purple cabbage
  • 1 cup shoe string carrots
  • 1 cup chopped fairly small Broccoli florets
  • ½ cup chopped peanuts
  • 2 chopped green onions
  • ½ bunch of cilantro chopped

Peanut Sauce

  • 1 + can chicken broth or veggie if making vegetarian version
  • 6 Tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon more if you like it hot hot hot! of Sriracha chili sauce, or some type of chili paste
  • 3 Tablespoon honey
  • 6 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 6 garlic cloves minced

Instructions

  • Start the noodles in a large stock pot and make your peanut sauce in a small sauce pan.
  • In a seperate, large skillet saute chicken in extra virgin olive oil, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, salt. When chicken is mostly fully cooked add veggies.{NOT cilantro}
  • --your veggies will only need a few minutes to cook- so have the peanut sauce and noodles prepped and done by the time the veggies enter the skillet.
  • Drain the noodles and add them, with the peanut sauce to the chicken/veggies skillet.
  • Toss until everything is well coated.
  • Add Cilantro and lime at this point. lightly toss.
  • If the peanut sauce has thickened too much {from the starch of the noodles} add a few Tablespoons of chicken broth till it reaches desired consistency.
  • Garnish with Lime, and peanuts, and maybe a little more cilantro. :)

Peanut Sauce Directions

  • In your sauce pan combine all ingredients on medium heat. Stir until sauce is smooth and blended. Let sauce simmer for about 15 minutes.

Notes

*for a Vegetarian version, leave out chicken...sub tofu even!

Nutrition

Calories: 887kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 66g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 2549mg | Potassium: 1482mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 5535IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 4mg