This dish is great cold or warm. The leftovers taste almost better than the day before which makes this perfect to pack for lunch. My whole family will eat this, for W I pure the noodles with a little bit of the peanut sauce – made without the chili paste, for myself I add a bed of fresh spinach to my bowl for a little more green.
Ingredients
10 oz soba noodles
4 chicken boneless, skinless thighs
Olive oil or vegetable oil for cooking the chicken thighs
½ each yellow or orange and red bell pepper sliced very thinly
¼ cup finely sliced carrot strips
4 – 6 tablespoons chopped peanuts
6 tablespoons sliced green onions
Chicken Marinade
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons fresh ginger / 1 tablespoon ginger powder / 2 teaspoons crushed ginger
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
Dash of red pepper flakes
Mix ingredients together in a medium bowl or glass measuring cup.
Place chicken thighs in a glass container that has a fitted/sealing lid.
Pour marinade over chicken, place lid on and put in refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour or up to overnight
Peanut Sauce
2/3 cup chicken broth
½ cup peanut butter
1 tablespoons fresh ginger / 2 tablespoon ginger powder / 1 tablespoons crushed ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon minced garlic
*1 tablespoon chili and garlic paste*
Mix together all peanut sauce ingredients in a medium bowl or glass measuring cup except chili paste.
*When making this for my whole family I separate out ¼ cup of sauce before adding in the chili paste for my kids*
Directions
In a medium skillet warm cooking oil. Add the marinated chicken thighs and cook until browned, turn over and continue to cook until cooked through.
Pull chicken off skillet and cut into bite sized pieces
Cook soba noodles according to package directions
Once soba noodles and chicken are both cooked put into a large bowl and add bell peppers and carrots (if you want to serve this warm, mix everything in a large skillet over low heat)
*If making for kids and have ¼ cup of sauce set aside, now’s the time to separate about a ¼ of the noodle mixture into a small bowl*
Pour peanut sauce over everything. Toss to coat everything with peanut sauce, add half of the chopped peanuts and green onions. Toss again.
Serve and garnish with remaining chopped peanuts, green onions
I like to put a fresh bed of spinach with my serving and sprinkle a little bit of fresh cilantro if I have it
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