Satay Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe

Satay Chicken Pasta Salad

8 oz uncooked bow tie pasta
1 cup lite Asian vinaigrette salad dressing
2 tbsp Asian Seasoning Mix
2 tbsp peanut butter
2 medium carrots, peeled
1 medium red bell pepper
1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts
1 cup lightly packed fresh basil
3 cups diced cooked chicken (about 1 lb)
Additional chopped peanuts (optional)


Cook pasta according to package directions in (4-qt.) Casserole. Drain pasta using Colander; rinse under cold running water. Once pasta is cool, transfer to Stainless (6-qt.) Mixing Bowl and set aside.
Meanwhile, for dressing, combine vinaigrette, seasoning mix and peanut butter in Small Batter Bowl; mix well using Stainless Whisk and set aside.

Cut carrots into julienne strips using Julienne Peeler. Cut bell pepper lengthwise into 1/4-in. strips using (5-in.) Santoku Knife. Cut carrots and bell pepper strips crosswise into 1-in. pieces. Chop peanuts using Food Chopper and basil using Chef's Knife.

Add chicken, carrots, bell pepper, peanuts, basil and dressing to pasta; mix well. Garnish with additional chopped peanuts, if desired.


Yield: 6 servings (8 cups)

Nutrients per serving: (about 1 1/2 cups): Calories 450, Total Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 31 g, Sodium 750 mg, Fiber 3 g

Cook's Tip: If desired, one 1-in. piece peeled fresh ginger root, finely grated, 2 garlic cloves, pressed and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper can be substituted for the Asian Seasoning Mix.


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MY NOTES: I love this recipe and not just because it uses a lot of PC tools when I'm doing demos. It is super easy and as you can see from my photo versatile. I usually use left over chicken and what ever pasta I have on hand. this would also work with rice noodles (would use a thicker one not the vermicelli.) You can also give it a little squirt of lime to brighten it up. It can be served hot, cold or room temp. Great "pasta salad" to bring to parties. I prefer to a little more chicken, less pasta and load up on the veggies. Baby bok choy, spinach, bean sprouts, nappa cabbage and cucumbers would be some great additions.

No Pants Saturday!

Outside my back window in the fog. On a clear night you can see about two or three towns away.

Sunset out of my front window!

Yes, my apartment is up on a mountain and I'm thankful I have a garage because it gets super windy. I have gone for weeks with out getting my mail due to the cold wind and well probably just laziness. I guess that is what happens when you clear off the top of a mountain to build 1250 apartments. No pants Saturday is coming to an end... the food network has become the adult version Saturday morning cartoons! I really need to go to Shoprite and JCrew, but reversed. I know, odd combination. Thanks for the poopy brown sweaters mom! I think I will get some salmon and make Gravlax to snack on this week.

That is Spoon, hence the hilarity of the farting.

ITALIA HIGHLIGHTS

Beautiful day, beautiful picture makes up for the scary lion earlier.

Frighteningly gorgeous statue in Florence.

There's not much I can say about this one... but that it was more difficult that one would think to master the art of the cheese tourist picture.

The cups were over flowing in Venice, much like the canals.

That pretty much summed up Venice in one window frame! Actually, Venice held my favorite basilica, Basilica San Marco, the mosaics on the ceiling, the alter and the bronze horses were all extraordinary in their own right.
The bronze horses.

OOO the beautiful ceiling of Basilica San Marco... soo sparkly!

The vineyard I silently claimed while on the coach to Venice.

The top of the Spanish Steps and sunset.

ITALIA FOOD HIGHLIGHTS

Yes, that cheese in my refrigerator.

Boar sausages for Charlene :-(

A beautiful spread with some lightly toasted flat bread. YUM!

Starter at our Florentine lunch feast!

Doesn't that look fantastic? Well, it was!

Emma took us to this great pizza place in Roma. Who knew that pizza could be so light and tasty even when it is as simple as dough, sliced potatoes, a little salt and rosemary.

Super delicious gelato in Venice despite the cold rainy mess.

Look at those tomatoes in Demember. I'm soo jealous (of myself?) I just had rock hard white ones in my salad for lunch... come on, just leave them out of the salad if they look like that.

Beautiful little bowls of oranges at the Autogrill. So fresh they still have leaves attached. I challenge you to find a "rest stop" like that in America.

Spoon Just Farted

The first post... what to write. 2009 is definitely going to be a good year.
I will start by sharing my new years resolution. So here it is straight out of the journal.
1. Have more cocktails for breakfast.
2. Exercise at night.
3. Host more dinners (I have decided the last Thursdays of every month... just show up!)
4. Smaller portions bigger flavor, make everything count! Starting after the two fists full of baked Cheetos I just at for breakfast.
5. Start a blog. 5a. Maintain the blog.
6. hug things out.
Then, I had a late addition... write more recipes, get them published and make the big career change! (that was taken a little out of context and edited just because I couldn't really read what I wrote.)
I think that's a good start.
Spoon just farted and I totally heard it.