Chicken Satay Noodle Salad
This is a great quick dinner recipe from Rachel Ray that the whole family enjoyed. The boys aren’t that fond of cold salads, so I put the carrots in with the pasta for the last minute, warmed up the sauce and chicken, then mixed the drained noodles, sauce, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Delicious!
Chicken Satay Noodle Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti
- 1/3 cup shredded carrots (a generous handful)
- 1/3 cup peanut butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup tamari (dark soy sauce) (I used regular soy sauce)
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (eyeball it)
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (eyeball it)
- 2 cups skinned and sliced rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup packed fresh spinach, thinly sliced
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Directions:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt it, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Add the carrots in with the pasta for the last minute. Drain and set aside.
While the pasta is cooking, in a large bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, honey and 1/4 cup warm water. Whisk in the soy sauce, lime juice, hot pepper sauce and garlic. Pour in the oil in a steady stream, whisking to combine.
Heat the sauce in a saucepan until warm. Mix the drained noodles, sauce, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl and top with the peanuts and parsley.
What a good and yummy looking satay! Your peanut sauce sounds very delicious too. It’s so hard to get the right peanut sauce and yours seems like very authentic. I’m going to bookmark this and hope to try it soon. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I see that you found me out as your Secret Recipe Club stalker this month before I had the opportunity to come and comment. I loved going through your blog and finding so many wonderful recipes. This one was a hit in our home and I’ll be making more of your recipes soon.
I stopped in at your most recent post and traveled the link here. I’m glad I did – this sounds delicious!
I must say, when more than one posts makes me want to comment…then you go on my list of favorites to keep checking in on. This salad looks so good and I will be putting it on my list of things to try!
Thanks Priscilla – adding cream cheese to the cool whip is a great idea.
Hi Barbara, I made the fruit pizza by: taking two packages of sugar cookie dough and pressing in down on a cookie sheet. Baked it and then frosted by mixing cream cheese, cool whip, & some sugar. Then I just topped it with strawberries, kiwis, and mandarin oranges..next time I’ll try a different variety. Hope you give it a try…I know you’ll like it!
What a tasty looking dinner, chicken in a salad is yummy!