Sesame Chicken and Noodles

20 minutes (start to finish)

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

Preparation:

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: Each serving: 391 cal, 11 g total fat (2 g sat fat), 37 mg chol, 718 mg sodium, 51 g carbo, 4 g fiber, 21 g pro.

Reference: Better Homes and Gardens, April 2008 Edition, pg 212