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Pasta with Thai-Style Chicken

By: miriamel Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"Pasta and garlic-flavored chicken in a creamy coconut milk and lime sauce."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package fusilli pasta
  • 3/4 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Directions

  1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the fusilli, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes; then stir in the green beans. Cook until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite and the green beans are tender but bright green, about 7 more minutes. Drain the pasta and green beans well in a colander set in the sink.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken just until it loses its pink color, about 2 minutes. Stir in ginger, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes, and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute; stir the coconut milk and lime juice into the skillet with the chicken. Bring the mixture to a boil; mix in the drained pasta, green beans, and cilantro. Reheat to a simmer.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • I usually make this without the cilantro and crushed red pepper, and find it just as good.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 515 | Total Fat: 19.5g | Cholesterol: 39mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2011 by JANASMITH   view full review
Pretty good! I didn't have fresh green beans, so I used a can of drained beans. I also added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2011 by Miranda   view full review
Well, there was way too much pasta and not enough chicken. Extremely salty and I over salt...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2011 by andipan2003   view full review
My family really liked it! If you like spicy, you should increase the red pepper, but this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2011 by Rainlady   view full review
Good and easy if you're in the mood for thai flavor and don't want to go to a lot of trouble....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2011 by stick a fork in me, I'm done   view full review
doubled everything except for the pasta and green beans, and cooked it all in the slowcooker....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2011 by Tanya   view full review
it was pretty good. It reminded me of thai green curry chicken. Would make again. I added a...

 

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