Stir Fried Chicken & Macaroni Salad
photo by rpgaymer
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 3⁄4 lb fresh green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 8 ounces uncooked small shell pasta (shells, elbows, etc.)
- 15 ounces kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
directions
- Cook the pasta, and drain well.
- Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add green beans and 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cook and stir until beans are coated and hot. Add water. Stir-fry until beans are crisp-tender. Remove from skillet.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the skillet. Add chicken, ginger, remaining salt and cook/stir until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from heat.
- Combine pasta, kidney beans, green beans, chicken, soy sauce and lime juice.
- Serve hot or cold. It's great both ways.
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Reviews
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I really enjoyed this. I needed a dish that was fast to make and this one can be thrown together in 20 minutes- very cool. The ingredients don't seem like they would work together, but they really do. I did, however, add about a 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce and a teaspoon of sriracha sauce for extra flavor. I like bold flavors though, so the soy sauce and lime juice should be more than enough for most people. While the dish was fine with chicken, I'd like to try tofu next time. Thanks for sharing.
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