Ginger Peanut Chicken Pasta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 3 boneless chicken breasts (skinned and chopped)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2/3 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 limes, juice of
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 4 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped chives (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook chicken in skillet, approximately 2-3 minutes per side.
• 2 take chicken out of skillet and set aside.
• 3 in small bowl, dissolve corn starch in 2 t. milk.
• 4 stir in remaining milk and add to skillet.
• 5 cook for 1 minute, or until thick and bubbly.
• 6 reduce heat to low.
• 7 in another small bowl, mix peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and red pepper.
• 8 stir into milk mixture until smooth.
• 9 add chicken, chives, and cilantro.
• 10 toss with pasta and enjoy!