Thai Chicken Pasta Salad

Number of Servings: 4 (340 g)
Active Time: 20 Minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Enjoy a little Thai spin on a quick pasta salad! Make sure to look for peanut butter that contains only peanuts and salt: this dish doesn’t need the added sugars of many peanut butters.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cooked
  • 6 oz. buckwheat soba noodles
  • 3/4 c. natural peanut butter
  • 3/4 c. light coconut milk
  • 1/4 c. cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 c. lime juice
  • 1 T. sugar
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/4 t. cayenne pepper
  • 1 cucumber, washed and sliced
  • 6 green onions, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into strips. Cook noodles according to package directions.
  2. In large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, coconut milk, cilantro, lime juice, sugar, salt and cayenne pepper until smooth.
  3. Add chicken, cucumber, and green onions to peanut butter mixture; stir to coat
  4. Drain noodles; rinse with cold water and drain. In a large bowl combine chicken mixture and noodles. Toss to combine.

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container

Serving Size 340 g

Amount per serving
Calories 680
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g 41%
Saturated Fat 8.5g 40%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 14.5g
Cholesterol 96mg 32%
Sodium 395mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 51g 19%
Dietary Fiber 5.5g 21%
Total Sugars 11g
Includes 6g Added Sugars 12%
Sugar Alcohol 0g
Other Carbohydrate 33g
Protein 51g
Vitamin D 0.1mcg 0%
Calcium 82mg 6%
Iron 3.3mg 15%
Potassium 865mg 20%
Vitamin A 25.9mcg 2%
Vitamin C 10.8mg 10%
Vitamin E 4.9mg 35%
Vitamin K 54mcg 45%
Thiamin 0.2mg 15%
Riboflavin 0.3mg 25%
Niacin 30.7mg 190%
Vitamin B6 0.9mg 50%
Folate 70mcg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.4mcg 15%
Biotin 45.9mcg 150%
Chloride 240mg 10%
Pantothenate 1.8mg 40%
Phosphorus 591.2mg 45%
Iodine 0.5mcg 0%
Magnesium 125.7mg 30%
Zinc 3.1mg 25%
Selenium 33.5mcg 60%
Copper 0.3mg 35%
Manganese 0.9mg 40%
Chromium 2.5mcg 8%
Molybdenum 0mcg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Chicken, Cucumber, Peanut Butter (ground Peanuts), 100% Whole Buckwheat Soba Noodles (whole Buckwheat Flour), Lite Coconut Milk (water, Coconut Milk, Guar Gum), Onion, Lime Juice, Sugar, Cilantro, Salt, Cayenne Pepper.

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