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Turkey and Pasta with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
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6
ounces dried fettuccine or linguine
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2
cups fresh pea pods, tips trimmed, or one 6-ounce package frozen pea pods
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1
cup cooked turkey or chicken strips
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1
cup coarsely chopped fresh pineapple or one 8-ounce can pineapple chunks, drained
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1/4
cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
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2
tablespoons creamy peanut butter
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1
tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
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1
tablespoon lime juice or lemon juice
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1/4
teaspoon crushed red pepper
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1
garlic, minced
Directions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, halve the fresh pea pods diagonally. Place the pea pods and chicken in a large colander. Pour hot cooking liquid from pasta over pea pods and chicken in colander; drain well. Return pasta, pea pods, and chicken to the hot pan. Add pineapple.
2. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan stir chicken broth into peanut butter. Heat and stir with a whisk until peanut butter melts. Stir in soy sauce, lime juice, red pepper, and garlic; heat through.
3. Add sauce to the pasta mixture. Gently stir to coat pasta with sauce. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Turkey and Pasta with Peanut Sauce)
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 317,
- Protein (gm) 21,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 44,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 30,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sugar, total (gm) 8,
- Vitamin A (IU) 146,
- Vitamin C (mg) 33,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 6,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 85,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 254,
- Potassium (mg) 242,
- Calcium (DV %) 50,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Vegetables () 1,
- Starch () 3,
- Lean Meat () 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Top Brands
Very good, not too strong of a peanut taste and the red pepper gives a good kick. If you don't like spicy, just do a 1/8 tsp instead of a 1/4 of the red pepper flakes.
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