Sesame Noodles With Shredded Chicken

Submitted by Marceld

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• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
• 1⁄4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 5 tablespoons hot water
• 1 1⁄2 lbs chicken breast fillets
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 lb dried Asian noodles
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 4 green onions, sliced thin on diagonal
• 1 carrot, grated

directions

1. In blender or food processor, puree 3 tablespoons of the sesame seeds, peanut butter, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, hot sauce, and sugar until smooth.
2. With machine running, add hot water, 1 tablespoon at time, until sauce has consistency of heavy cream; set aside.
3. Bring 6 quarts water to boil in stockpot over high heat.
4. Preheat oven broiler. Spray broiler pan top with cooking spray.
5. Place chicken breasts on broiler pan and broil 4 to 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.
6. Using tongs, flip chicken over and continue to broil for an additional 6 to 8 minutes.
7. Transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.
8. Using 2 forks, shred chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.
9. Add salt and noodles to boiling water; boil noodles until tender.
10. Drain, then rinse with cold running tap water until cool to touch; drain again.
11. In a large bowl, toss noodles with sesame oil until evenly coated.
12. Add shredded chicken, scallions, carrot, and sauce; toss to combine.
13. Divide among individual bowls, sprinkle each bowl with portion of remaining 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds, and serve.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Made this for the neighbors and for us and it was a hit. I made as written only I think next time I will add a few more veggies to the mixture. Thank you for posting. Made for My 3 Chefs 2013 tag game.