Chinese Chicken Spaghetti

Submitted by Julie Bs Hive

"Found in TOH's family favorites. A winner from Jenna Noel from Glendale, AZ. You might consider a little more pepper flakes."

 

• Ready In: 38mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce, divided
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-in pieces
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 cups fresh snow peas
• 2 cups carrots, shredded
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 3⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. In a small bowl, whisk corn starch and 1 tbsp soy sauce until smooth; stir in 1 tbsp sesame oil. Transfer to a large resealable plastic bag and add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat chicken. Let stand for 10 minutes.
3. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar, remaining soy sauce and sesame oil; set aside.
4. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry the chicken in canola oil until the juices run clear. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
5. In the same skillet, stir-fry the peas and carrots for 5 minutes. Add green onions, ginger, and pepper flakes. Cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender.
6. Return chicken to pan. Add soy sauce mixture; mix well. Drain pasta; add to skillet. Toss until combined.

Reviews

[Marusha]

Our entire family gives this recipe 5 stars. Perhaps I should not rate with stars as I could not use the precise ingredients, but I stayed as true to the recipe as I could, given the ingredients I had at home today. I had to use regular sodium soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, & Splenda. I also used an entire teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes & will likely use more when I make it next, & using whole wheat spaghetti did not hurt a thing. By the way, the fresh ginger root really makes this dish! I will make this again, as my family has already requested it again for sometime next week!!!

 

[Cilantro in Canada]

This is a very filling dish. We enjoyed it. I did not have snow peas, so I substituted red and orange peppers. This made a lot of food and it reheated well the next day. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[ByNDii]

Very lovely!! My partner isn't a big fan of chicken, and he LOVED this :) I felt it was missing something though, I think next time I'll follow someone else's suggestion/review here and add some minced garlic. Mmmm. Should be perfect! Thank you for the recipe :) :)

 

[Jonathan Melendez]

This is my new favorite "stir-fry" recipe! I even sent it to my mom because she loves these type of recipes. I love how versatile it is. You can literally use whatever veggies you have on hand.

 

[MarthaStewartWanabe]

This was a lovely weeknight take-out-style meal that was much healthier than Chinese take-out. DH and I liked the flavor of this dish but felt it needed something else to make it "pop". It could perhaps use some minced garlic or sliced white onions while stir-frying the veggies--but I suppose that's our personal preference. Otherwise it was delicious. Thanks for sharing!