Sesame Noodles With Shredded Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 5 tablespoons hot water
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast fillets
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 lb dried asian noodles
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 4 green onions, sliced thin on diagonal
• 1 carrot, grated

Recipe

• 1 in blender or food processor, puree 3 tablespoons of the sesame seeds, peanut butter, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, hot sauce, and sugar until smooth.
• 2 with machine running, add hot water, 1 tablespoon at time, until sauce has consistency of heavy cream; set aside.
• 3 bring 6 quarts water to boil in stockpot over high heat.
• 4 preheat oven broiler. spray broiler pan top with cooking spray.
• 5 place chicken breasts on broiler pan and broil 4 to 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 6 using tongs, flip chicken over and continue to broil for an additional 6 to 8 minutes.
• 7 transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.
• 8 using 2 forks, shred chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.
• 9 add salt and noodles to boiling water; boil noodles until tender.
• 10 drain, then rinse with cold running tap water until cool to touch; drain again.
• 11 in a large bowl, toss noodles with sesame oil until evenly coated.
• 12 add shredded chicken, scallions, carrot, and sauce; toss to combine.
• 13 divide among individual bowls, sprinkle each bowl with portion of remaining 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds, and serve.