Chicken Peanut Noodles

I cannot stress enough how much flavor is added when to take the extra effort to marinate meats. This recipe is no different – the marinade on this chicken really makes the whole dish work. Chicken Peanut Noodles is a delicious combination of a marinated and grilled chicken and a simple peanut dressing over noodles. It is so perfect and easy for a weeknight meal.

I like to marinate meat in a zippered bag because I feel like the meat gets more of an even treatment them when it sits in a bowl or tupperware. You can also easily flip the bag over to make sure things are working right. It also cuts way back on clean up.

If you don’t want to use a coleslaw pre-mix, you can shave half a head of green cabbage, half a head of red cabbage and add in some shredded carrots. You can also switch out Soba Noodles for the spaghetti noodles for a more authentic dish, if you like. I do want to encourage you to not use a peanut butter like Skippy or Jif but a more natural variety like Adams or something. Too much sugar in the peanut butter will make for a weird dressing.

You can also use this dressing for other dishes like a nice Thai-style salad with snap peas, Thai chilies, and crushed peanuts. You could also use it to make some yummy Thai Tacos for taco night one week – it really is that good.

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Chicken Peanut Noodles

A simple noodle dish with juicy marinated chicken!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Asian, thai

Keyword Chicken, marinade, Pasta, pasta dishes, peanut

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Marinating Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1½ lb Spaghetti Noodles
• 1 12oz Bag Coleslaw Mix discard dressing
• ¼ cup Cilantro chopped

For the Chicken

• 2 lb Chicken Thigh, boneless, skinless
• ½ cup Soy Sauce
• ½ cup Sesaame Oil
• ¼ cup Honey
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder

For the Peanut Dressing

• ½ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• ¼ cup Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Lime Juice
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 tbsp Sriracha
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 tsp Sesame Seeds

Instructions

• Prepare all of the ingredients.
• Add all ingredients for chicken to a gallon sized zipper bag. Place in refrigerator to marinate for at least 30 minutes (up to 24 hours).
• Start water boiling for pasta. Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
• Add ingredinets for dressing to a mason jar. Shake vigourously to combine. Set aside.
• Cook chicken on grill or grill pan for 7 minutes on each side, brushing with remaining marinade when flipping. Remove from heat and let set for a few minutes before slicing on the diagonal.
• Add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on the package. Drain in colander and rinse with cool water. Return to pot (away from heat) and add broccoli coleslaw mix and ¾ of peanut dressing. Toss to coat.
• In a shallow bowl, add a portion of pasta. Lay a portion of chicken across the top. Drizzle with remaining dressing and sprinkle with cilantro.