Treasure Chest Chicken and Pasta

Submitted by Miss Fannie

"This is a quick, filling, and colorful dish. Serve with salad and hot crusty bread for a simple supper."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup angel hair pasta, cooked
• 1⁄4 cup black olives, sliced
• 1⁄4 dried tomatoe, sliced, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce, sweet Red
• 1⁄2 cup fresh asparagus, chopped
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, plain
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon kosher salt

directions

1. Melt coconut oil over medium heat in a large, deep skillet. Cook chicken until no longer pink. Add the Sweet Red Thai Chili Sauce, vegetables, rice vinegar, and spices. reduce to simmer for 5 minutes; stirring constantly. Toss with angel hair pasta and fresh basil.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

I really enjoyed this exotic tasting treat. It was quick and easy to make with a great punch of flavor. I loved that all the ingredients worked well together and that you could taste them all. We thought that the asparagus and olives worked really well together in this dish. A few small changes, diced tomatoes instead of sun dried, didn't have any and I freshly ground the chinese five spice powder, for a beautiful mellow note. This was one of my personal favorite dishes, Good Luck in the Contest.

 

[breezermom]

What a fun combination of flavors! I don't think I've ever had black olives with asparagus together in a dish, and combining it with the five spice....what a flavor explosion. I enjoyed this very much, and its quick to make as a bonus. Thanks for sharing!