Sesame Noodles with Chicken & Asparagus

By Foodiewife

You'll love the Thai-Asian flavor of this very quick dinner - 30 minutes from start to finish. The sauce has a little fresh ginger-chili-garlic kick.

Ingredients

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 12 ounces), cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound linguine
• 1 pound asparagus , trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 5 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce
• 2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from afeastfortheeyes.net

Preparation

Step 1

Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot.

Pat chicken dry with paper towels.

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken until no longer pink, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.

Add pasta to boiling water and cook until just beginning to soften, about 8 minutes.

Add asparagus to pot and cook until bright green and pasta is al dente, about 4 minutes.

Reserve 1 cup cooking water, drain pasta and asparagus, and return to pot.

Whisk peanut butter, vinegar, oyster sauce, chili-garlic sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and ½ cup pasta cooking water in bowl until smooth.

Add peanut butter mixture and chicken to pot and toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed. Serve.