Turkey and Pasta with Peanut Sauce

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Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
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Turkey and Pasta with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
  • 6
    ounces dried fettuccine or linguine
  • 2
    cups fresh pea pods, tips trimmed, or one 6-ounce package frozen pea pods
  • 1
    cup cooked turkey or chicken strips
  • 1
    cup coarsely chopped fresh pineapple or one 8-ounce can pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1/4
    cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 2
    tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1
    tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1
    tablespoon lime juice or lemon juice
  • 1/4
    teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 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
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Reviews (1)
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farrowkatherine wrote:

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.

1/10/2010 02:02:07 PM Report Abuse

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