This recipe is so good. It is pretty easy and quick. You just have to have all your ingredients ready to go.
Ingredients:
3 whole chicken breasts, cooked and chopped up
Olive Oil
Sea Salt and Ground black pepper
1 bunch of Broccoli, cut into florets
6 Cloves of Garlic
1/4 C. Fresh Ginger, peeled and chopped or grated
1/2 C. Vegetable Oil
1/2 C. Tahini (Sesame Paste)
1/2 C. Smooth Peanut Butter
1/2 C. Soy Sauce
1/4 C. Sherry
1/4 C. Vinegar
1/4 C. Honey
1/2 tsp. Asian Hot Chili Oil
2 Tbsp. Dark Sesame Oil
1/8 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 lb. Spaghetti
4 Green Onions, sliced diagonally, for garnish
1 Yellow Bell Pepper, cut into small pieces
1 Red Bell Pepper, cut into small pieces
Get a big pot of Water boiling. While the water is warming up. Grill or pan fry the chicken breasts. I found a fry pan that has ridges in it like an outdoor grill. I like to place the chicken on this pan, sprinkle with olive oil, sprinkle coarse salt and then use a pepper mill for some fresh pepper. I fry them both sides and then put a lid over them to help get them cookes inside.
While the chicken is cooking and the water has started to boil, drop in your spaghetti and cook for 11 minutes. Get another small pan of water going. Drop in a cube of chicken bouillon and drop in broccoli florets. Cook for just a few minutes. When it looks bright green and still a little under cook. Take it off the heat and drain liquid. Place broccoli on a plate to cool. You can blanch it in a cold bath if you want. I am usually not so ambitious. While the spaghetti, broccoli and chicken are on their way to the finish line, start working on the sauce.
Everything goes into the Cuisinart or any other chopping machine you have. Peel the garlic and chop coarsely, put it with the ginger, vegetable oil, tahini, peanut butter, soy sauce, sherry, vinegar, honey, chili oil, sesame oil and cayenne pepper into the Cuisinart and let it do it's thaing!
When the chicken is done, chop it into the shape you like or tear it apart with the fork to have shredded pieces. Drain the spaghetti and put in a large mixing bowl with the broccoli and chicken. Pour the sauce over everything and then add the bell peppers. Toss gently. I love this warm. The hot spaghetti warms everything up and makes it just the right temperature.
I took this to a friend who had a terrible week with wisdom teeth out for one child, a broken arm with another and stitches for another. It is easy and simple and her family loved it.