Sesame Chicken and Noodles

Dairy Free
Health score
36%
Sesame Chicken and Noodles
45 min.
4
486kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • ounces matchstick-cut carrots chopped
  • tablespoon brown sugar 
  • teaspoons canola oil 
  • 0.8 pound chicken breast tenders cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 0.3 cup creamy peanut butter natural-style reduced-fat (such as Smucker's)
  • 0.5 cup less-sodium chicken broth fat-free
  • 1.5 cups green onions thinly sliced ( 1 bunch)
  • tablespoon juice of lime fresh
  • tablespoons soya sauce low-sodium
  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper sauce hot (such as Tabasco)
  • tablespoons rice vinegar 
  • 0.3 teaspoon salt 
  • tablespoons sesame seed divided
  • ounces pasta like spaghetti uncooked

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
  2. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons cooking liquid.
  3. Combine broth, peanut butter, 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds, and next 5 ingredients (through hot pepper sauce).
  4. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  5. Sprinkle the chicken with salt.
  6. Add chicken to pan; saut 3 minutes.
  7. Add carrots and onions; saut 2 minutes or until chicken is done. Stir in broth mixture.
  8. Add reserved cooking liquid and pasta to pan, tossing to coat. Top with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds; serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Calories486kcal
Protein25.85%
Fat28.51%
Carbs45.64%

Properties

Glycemic Index
43.25
Glycemic Load
18.15
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
29.92173918693%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.08mg
Hesperetin
0.34mg
Naringenin
0.01mg
Kaempferol
0.51mg
Quercetin
4.02mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:485.62kcal
24.28%
Fat:15.47g
23.8%
Saturated Fat:2.72g
16.97%
Carbohydrates:55.72g
18.57%
Net Carbohydrates:50.79g
18.47%
Sugar:8.51g
9.45%
Cholesterol:54.43mg
18.14%
Sodium:763.47mg
33.19%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:31.55g
63.11%
Selenium:66.31µg
94.73%
Vitamin A:4311.83IU
86.24%
Vitamin K:82.03µg
78.12%
Vitamin B3:12.77mg
63.87%
Manganese:1.01mg
50.75%
Vitamin B6:0.89mg
44.68%
Phosphorus:404.82mg
40.48%
Magnesium:110.27mg
27.57%
Copper:0.49mg
24.49%
Potassium:767.43mg
21.93%
Fiber:4.93g
19.72%
Vitamin B5:1.84mg
18.4%
Folate:67.25µg
16.81%
Iron:2.9mg
16.1%
Vitamin E:2.3mg
15.34%
Zinc:2.28mg
15.21%
Vitamin B2:0.23mg
13.3%
Vitamin B1:0.19mg
12.99%
Vitamin C:10.31mg
12.49%
Calcium:106.29mg
10.63%
Vitamin B12:0.23µg
3.78%
Source:My Recipes