Sesame Chicken and Noodles

We eat a lot of chicken in my house. So, I'm always on the hunt for new, at least to us, chicken recipes. I stumbled across this one and knew we had to try it. It's perfect for busy weeknights.

Sesame Chicken and Noodles

Start to Finish: 20 min.



Ingredients

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions

2 Tbsp. honey

1 Tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger

2 tsp. Asian garlic-chili sauce

2 6-oz. pkg. refrigerated grilled chicken breast strips

12 oz. dried udon noodles or whole-wheat spaghetti

3 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil

2 medium yellow, red and/or orange sweet peppers, cut in bite-size strips

Fresh cilantro



Directions

1. In medium bowl stir together vinegar, green onions, honey, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic-chili sauce. Add chicken; stir to coat. Set aside to allow flavors to meld.



2. Meanwhile, in large saucepan cook noodles in boiling water about 8 minutes until just tender. Drain noodles well and return to saucepan. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Add chicken mixture and toss to combine.



3. Transfer to bowls. Top each with pepper strips and cilantro. Makes 6 servings.



Nutrition facts per serving:

Calories 391

Total Fat (g) 11

Saturated Fat (g) 2

Cholesterol (mg) 37

Sodium (mg) 718

Carbohydrate (g) 51

Fiber (g) 4

Protein (g) 21

Vitamin C (DV%) 195

Calcium (DV%) 4

Iron (DV%) 16