Thai Chili Pasta Toss Recipes

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Add 2 TBSP sesame oil and toss to coat.
• Set aside.
• Heat remaining 2 TBSP sesame oil in heavy pot over medium-high heat.
• Add green onions, carrots, stir-fry veggies, garlic and ginger.
• Saute until vegetables soften, about 4 minutes.
• Add honey, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and chili-garlic sauce and mix well.
• Simmer sauce 2 minutes.
• Pour sauce over pasta and toss well.
• Transfer to platter and serve warm.
• Garnish with additional green onions, if desired.
• Yields 8 side dish servings or 4 main dish servings.
• **Chili-Garlicsauce can be increased or decreased depending on how spicy you like your dish.
• As written, this recipe has some heat, but is still edible for my toddler son.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in seasonings., Add tomato juice, water, tomato paste and sugar to pan; bring to a boil. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-22 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. If desired, top with chopped tomato and jalapeno slices.

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding peas and peppers to the boiling water for the last 2 min.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add meat; stir-fry 3 min. or until meat is evenly browned. Add peanut butter, chili sauce and soy sauce; stir-fry 1 min. or until meat is done and sauce is thickened.
• Drain spaghetti mixture. Add to sauce in skillet with the onions; mix lightly. Sprinkle with nuts.

Steps:

• For the Sauce:.
• Peel the garlic. With the blender on, drop the garlic cloves, one at a time, through the opening in the lid, blending until finely chopped. Pour the lime juice into the blender container. Stop the blender, and add all the remaining ingredients, along with 1/2 cup water. Pulse on high speed just until the ingredients are combined, about 5 seconds.Scrape down the sides of the blender container and pulse 3 or 4 more times. The sauce is now ready to use with the pasta or as a dipping sauce, or it can be refrigerated or frozen for future use.
• For the Pasta:.
• Bring 3 quarts lightly salted water to a boil in a covered 4 1/2-quart or larger pot. When the water reaches a rapid boil, add the pasta and cook, uncovered, until just tender, following the package directions. Meanwhile, if the chicken is frozen, place it on a microwave-safe plate and microwave, uncovered, on high power for 3 minutes to partially defrost.
• While the chicken defrosts, rinse and drain the bean sprouts, shaking the colander to remove as much water as possible. Set aside. Cut the scallions into roughly 1-inch pieces, using all of the whites and enough tender green tops to make 11/2 cups. Set aside. Coarsely chop the peanuts and set them aside.
• Heat the oil in an extradeep 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cut the chicken (fresh or partially defrosted) into bite-size pieces, adding them to the pan as you cut. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken turns white on the outside, 4 minutes. Then add the snow peas (if using) and scallions to the skillet. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the snow peas are bright green, about 2 minutes more. Add the bean sprouts and peanut sauce to the skillet, and reduce the heat to low. Stir to mix well, and simmer until ready to serve.
• When the pasta is done, drain it in a colander, shaking it to remove as much water as possible. Return the drained pasta to the cooking pot. Add the chicken mixture and toss until well mixed. To serve, divide the pasta, chicken, and vegetables evenly among four plates. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the chopped peanuts over each plate and serve.

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed.
• While pasta is cooking, in a large pot, heat olive oil and saute chicken, garlic, salt, garlic powder, basil, and oregano until chicken is cooked.
• Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook for two minutes.
• Remove from heat and toss with pasta.
• Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Steps:

• In large skillet over medium heat, heat oil; add mushrooms, pepperoni, onion, garlic and oregano and crushed red pepper if using.
• Cook 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender; stir in tomatoes and let simmer on low heat.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain reserving ½ cup pasta cooking water.
• Add water to sauce and stir.
• Toss hot pasta and sauce; sprinkle with cheese.
• (7-1cup servings).

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil and garlic in a small bowl. Set aside.
• 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 bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Place the pasta, beans, tomatoes, basil, and 2 tablespoons of the garlic olive oil in a large bowl; toss gently until combined. Serve the remaining olive oil at the table to drizzle over individual servings.

Steps:

• * May use only white sesame seeds. Used jarred jalapeno slices and it was fine. If you don't have crunchy peanut butter you can use smooth and add finely chopped peanuts for texture.
• Cook pasta according to pkg directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a 12 inch skillet heat 1 T oil over medium heat. Add the jalapeno, carrots, mushrooms and bell peppers. Stir and cook until the veggies are tender and the mushrooms have released their liquid. About 5 minutes.
• Add all of the sesame seeds and green onions. Toss well and remove from heat.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, peanut butter, water, curry powder and remaining 2 t oil.
• When the pasta is done, drain well and add to the veggies in the skillet.
• Place over low heat and add the reserved peanut butter sauce. Toss to mix all. Serve immediately.