Peanut Noodles with Shrimp

(from Heather Hulsey’s recipe box)

Source: Self Magazine

Serves 4 people

Categories: Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 4 teaspoons rice vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Asian chili sauce (or 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes)
  • 1/3 cup natural style smooth peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium nonfat chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 oz. spaghetti
  • 12 oz. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut in very thin strips
  • 1 cup snow peas
  • 1 carrot peeled and julienned

Directions

  1. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a saucepan. Add ginger and garlic; cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, peanut butter, broth and salt; cook, stirring, until peanut butter is dissolved. Simmer over low heat for 7 minutes, until thick and smooth. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in salted boiling water for 7 minutes. Add shrimp; cook for 4 minutes. Add bell pepper and snow peas; cook for 1 minute longer. Drain. Toss pasta and vegetables with peanut sauce and carrot.

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