BJ and I have a friend that is currently living in Kabul (yes, Afghanistan). I don’t want to get into details – but let’s just say it’s not very fun over there. Dave is home for 3 weeks and had one request: Thai Chicken Pasta.
This recipe is full of wonderful flavors and beautiful colors. It’s great for parties or leftovers {it actually tastes better 1-2 days later}. While it’s not difficult to make, there is a lot of chopping, grating, slicing involved – but it’s totally worth it!
This one’s for you Dave!
Ingredients
1 lb chicken
1/2 lb vermicelli noodles
1/4 lb snow peas or sugar snap peas
2 Tbsp fresh minced ginger
1/4 head sliced savoy or napa cabbage
2 scallions minced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
1 cup peanuts
1 cup bean sprouts
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Vinaigrette
2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp Thai fish sauce
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger
2 cloves minced garlic
Zest and juice of 1 orange
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Cook noodles al dente as instructed on package, rinse under cold water. Meanwhile, brown chicken until cooked (I like to cook the chicken in a light teriyaki sauce). Chop, slice, grate vegetables. Toss all ingredients together and dress with the vinaigrette.
Note: Add bean sprouts last & reserve some vinaigrette to be added before serving (noodles will drink up the sauce)
Enjoy!
This looks delish! Now I know what I want to make for dinner this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
this looks so good – I’m going to have to try it this week!
Looks great. I pinned it for future use
That looks fabulous!
This looks SO delicious. It looks a little difficult for my taste (i’m not much of a cook and prefer things with 4 ingredients or less) but my husband and I both love Thai food so maybe I will make an exception for a special occasion! Thanks for sharing!
It’s actually really easy – once you get through all of the chopping 🙂 Let me know what you (and your husband) think!
Did you add in carrots or is that something else that just happens to be orange???
I did! Thanks for catching that one, clearly I forgot to list that little orange thing in the ingredients. 🙂
my favorite! I can personally vouch for this delicious recipe…