This is a really simple and delicious Asian dish you can prepare quickly at home for a weeknight meal you feel great about. The sauce is fabulous: spicy, savory, a little nutty from the sesame oil, a little sweet from the honey. It’s got a taste of everything. The snow peas give a nice crunch to the dish and scallions and cilantro add some freshness. This meal comes together very quickly and tastes like it took a lot more effort. That’s my definition of a perfect weeknight dinner! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
These Spicy Sesame Noodles with Chicken are full of spicy, nutty flavor!
Yield: 6(rounded 1 cup) servings
Ingredients
8ozdry wheat spaghetti, broken in half
1garlic clove, minced
1cupfresh snow peas
1tablespoongrated fresh ginger, I grated mine on the smallest holed side of a box grater
3tablespoonsrice wine vinegar
3tablespoonsreduced sodium soy sauce
1tablespooncanola oil
1tablespoonwater
1tablespoonsesame oil
2 ½teaspoonssriracha
2teaspoonhoney
1cupchopped cooked chicken breast
1cupdiced scallions
½cupchopped cilantro
Instructions
Boil salted water in a large pot and cook the spaghetti al dente according to package directions.
When the spaghetti goes in, mist a skillet with cooking spray and add the garlic and snow peas. Bring over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for a few minutes until garlic is fragrant and snow peas are softer, yet still firm enough to crunch.
Combine the ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, canola oil, water, sesame oil, sriracha and honey in a small bowl and stir to combine.
When the spaghetti is cooked, transfer to a colander to drain and then pour the spaghetti back into the pot. Add the chopped chicken pieces and snow peas/garlic. Pour the prepared sauce from step three over the spaghetti and stir until coated. Add the scallions and cilantro and stir in. Serve immediately.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:238 calories, 35 g carbs, 7 g sugars, 6 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 13 g protein, 5 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (rounded 1 cup) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 2 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 6 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)adapted from Kalyn’s Kitchen