Kung Pao Noodles and Chicken

Submitted by cookCol

"This dish can be as spicy as you want to make it...you control the crushed red pepper."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 cups fine egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 1⁄4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1 (3/4 ounce) envelope Asian seasoning, mix (for kung pao chicken)
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 6 medium green onions, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1⁄2 cup dry roasted peanuts
• crushed red pepper flakes

directions

1. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package; keep warm.
2. Heat oil in 12" nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Cook chicken in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center.
4. Stir in dry seasoning mix, water, sugar and soy sauce.
5. Heat to boiling; boil 30 seconds to 1 min., stirring constantly until sauce has thickened.
6. Stir in noodles; toss to coat.
7. Before serving, sprinkle with green onions, peanuts and crushed red pepper.
8. Note: To really knock up the heat level, 3/4 cup szechuan sauce can be substituted for the water, sugar and soy sauce. Taste before adding any additional crushed red pepper. I doubt that you'll need it.

Reviews

[juniperwoman]

I am not going to give this a star rating, because I made so many changes. I used agave sweetener in place of the sugar (and far more than the 1 tablespoon called for), and spaghetti in place of the egg noodles, since that is what needed to be used up. What really mattered, though were the additions I made. I added oyster sauce, hot sauce, black pepper, garlic powder, and five spice powder, all of which I recommend. With these additions, this was a five star recipe. Before these additions, the recipe was blander than I expected. Tweak however you see fit--the recipe is worth it!

 

[Chef PotPie]

My family really liked this recipe! To me, there was some taste in the envelope of seasoning that seemed strange to me. Cilantro, maybe? Anyway, I did double the sauce and tossed it with rice noodles, topped with honey-roasted peanuts. YUM! Made for PAC, Spring 09.