Chicken and Noodles With Sesame-Ginger Dressing

By Marian Burros

Published April 23, 1996

Total Time
40 minutes
Rating
4(26)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

  • 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast

  • 1 cup dry white wine

  • ⅔ pound Kirby cucumbers

  • 2 cloves garlic

  • Enough fresh or frozen ginger to yield 1 tablespoon coarsely grated

  • 2 tablespoons Asian sesame paste

  • 1 ½ tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil

  • 1 teaspoon hot-chili oil

  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon white wine or dry vermouth

  • 8 ounces very thin Chinese noodles or Italian spaghettini

  • 2 scallions

  • Few sprigs cilantro to yield 2 tablespoons chopped

  • 10 cherry tomatoes

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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

100 grams carbs; 178 milligrams cholesterol; 849 calories; 7 grams monosaturated fat; 7 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 20 grams fat; 7 grams fiber; 525 milligrams sodium; 47 grams protein; 10 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring some water to boil in a covered pot for the pasta.

  2. Step 2

    Poach the chicken breasts in 1 cup of white wine, adding water if necessary to cover, for 10 to 15 minutes; drain, then shred.

  3. Step 3

    Wash, trim and coarsely shred cucumbers; mince garlic; grate ginger. Combine with sesame paste, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, hot-chili oil, rice vinegar, and wine or vermouth; mix thoroughly.

  4. Step 4

    Cook noodles according to package directions.

  5. Step 5

    Wash, trim and slice scallions. Mix scallions with cucumber mixture, and chicken.

  6. Step 6

    Wash, dry and chop cilantro.

  7. Step 7

    When noodles are cooked, drain and mix with chicken and sauce, and sprinkle with cilantro. Decorate with tomatoes.

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Sara

I used peanut butter instead of sesame paste and had to skip the wine (or else run back to the store). I used capellini which I think might have been a bit too thin - it ended up a little dry, which I chalked up to the pasta being too thin (too much surface area???) Finally, I doubled this for a family of four and have a LOT. Very tasty.

Manon

Very tasty! I did not have sesame paste, so used peanut butter. I also used brown rice vietnamese noodles and precooked white meat chicken from a left over roasted chicken. It was delicious and had leftovers for breakfast.

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