Baked Sesame Chicken Noodles

Amarante

Sun, Apr 19 2015, 9:15 am

This is very good and somewhat different. Obviously the crumb topping can be made with either margarine or olive oil. It might be good with sesame oil so I might try it that way next time since I do like the taste of sesame oil.

It seems odd but the dish is nondescript unless it is baked which then turns it into something more than an ordinary stir fry.

Using shiitake mushrooms is critical as they do add much more to the taste than regular mushrooms.

And of course, you can use whole wheat instead of regular pasta.

Baked Sesame Chicken Noodles

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Recipe By: Cooking Light
Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

8 ounces uncooked spaghetti or linguine, broken in half
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
1 cup red bell pepper strips
8 ounces shiitake mushroom caps, sliced
2 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
3 cloves, garlic minced
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons sherry
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cups thinly sliced bok choy
3/4 cup sliced green onions
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, divided
Cooking spray
1 cup panko (coarse, dry) breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons butter, melted (swap to margarine or good oil)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°.

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain well.

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add red bell pepper strips and mushrooms; sauté 2 minutes. Add chicken, ginger, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in soy sauce; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

Combine broth and cornstarch, stirring well with a whisk. Add broth mixture to pan, and cook 2 minutes or until mixture is slightly thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in sherry, vinegar, and crushed red pepper. Add pasta, bok choy, green onions, and 2 teaspoons sesame seeds to pan, tossing well to combine. Spoon pasta mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray.

Combine breadcrumbs, butter, and remaining sesame seeds; sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until breadcrumbs begin to brown.

Nutritional Information:

Yield: 4 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 505(23% from fat); FAT 12.7g(sat 4.5g,mono 3.4g,poly 2.6g); PROTEIN 32.6g; CHOLESTEROL 65mg; CALCIUM 92mg; SODIUM 936mg; FIBER 4g; IRON 8.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 60.5g