Kung Pao Noodles And Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fine egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 1/4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1 (3/4 ounce) envelope asian seasoning, mix (for kung pao chicken)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 6 medium green onions, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
• crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 cook and drain noodles as directed on package; keep warm.
• 2 heat oil in 12" nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 cook chicken in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center.
• 4 stir in dry seasoning mix, water, sugar and soy sauce.
• 5 heat to boiling; boil 30 seconds to 1 min., stirring constantly until sauce has thickened.
• 6 stir in noodles; toss to coat.
• 7 before serving, sprinkle with green onions, peanuts and crushed red pepper.
• 8 note: to really knock up the heat level, 3/4 cup szechuan sauce can be substituted for the water, sugar and soy sauce. taste before adding any additional crushed red pepper. i doubt that you'll need it.