Perfect Peanut Pasta with Chicken and Veggies

Name: Perfect Peanut Pasta with Chicken and Veggies
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. whole wheat spaghetti (reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water); 1 tsp. kosher salt (optional); 1/4 C. creamy peanut butter; 2 tbs. honey; 1 1/2 tbs. white vinegar; 2 1/2 tbs. reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tsp. dark sesame oil; 1 tsp. finely minced ginger; 2 garlic cloves, finely minced; 3/4 tsp. red pepper flakes; 12 oz. cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips; 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and julienned; 1 red bell pepper, halved and julienned; 1 medium carrot, peeled and julienned; 2 tbs. chopped peanuts, unsalted (optional); 2 scallions, chopped (optional)

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"While I love it for the occasional evening meal, your plain spaghetti noodle dish gets old fast. Not so with this delicious Peanut Pasta recipe from pastafits.org! Kids love the peanutty taste of this dish and they get a healthy serving of chicken and vegetables too!..."

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 lb. whole wheat spaghetti (reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water)

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1 tsp. kosher salt (optional)

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1/4 C. creamy peanut butter

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2 tbs. honey

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1 1/2 tbs. white vinegar

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2 1/2 tbs. reduced-sodium soy sauce

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1 tsp. dark sesame oil

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1 tsp. finely minced ginger

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2 garlic cloves, finely minced

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3/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

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12 oz. cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips

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1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and julienned

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1 red bell pepper, halved and julienned

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1 medium carrot, peeled and julienned

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2 tbs. chopped peanuts, unsalted (optional)

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2 scallions, chopped (optional)

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