This Sweet and Spicy Noodles with Grilled Chicken dish is so flavorful! It is a quick and easy dinner the whole family loves.
Sweet and Spicy Noodles with Grilled Chicken
My mother-in-law, Mary Ann, made these sweet and spicy noodles for us way back when Beau and I were first married. Talk about a great welcome into the family! I had to get the recipe, it has the best flavor! Over the years we have made a few minor adjustments, tweaking it here and there. This version is our favorite way to make it, so of course we wanted to share it with you! Actually, we shared it once before. It has been on the blog for a long time in its more original form. But all that tweaking and updating, I figured that we have changed it enough over the years that it was time for a re-post.
Can I Use Another Kind of Meat?
Yes. Definitely. We love using the grilled chicken, but we have also made this recipe using shrimp and both are really good! My oldest daughter says this is in her top 5 favorite foods.We haven’t tried it with beef or pork, but if you try it that way, be sure to leave a comment and let us know how it works out.
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Sweet and Spicy Noodles with Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts marinated in peanut sauce (we just use the House of Tsang Peanut Sauce from the grocery store)
- 1 lb noodles fully cooked (we used Yaki Soba noodles, but I have also done angel hair)
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- 1/3 c. white vinegar
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/8 c. sesame seeds
- 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- chopped cilantro to taste for garnish
- chopped peanuts to taste for garnish
Instructions
- At least an hour before cooking, put the chicken breasts in some peanut sauce to marinate in the fridge (the longer the better).
- If you need to cook the noodles, begin boiling them in a large pot over the stove. We usually buy the fully cooked Yaki Soba noodles. if you did you can skip this step.
- In a large fry pan, over medium heat, brown the minced garlic in the olive oil. Then add the vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, sesame seeds, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes. Stir together until sauce heats up and sugar dissolves.
- Add the cooked noodles to the sauce and stir to coat, keep over the stove on low heat while you grill the chicken. When chicken is fully cooked, put noodles into individual bowls with grilled and sliced chicken over the top.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and chopped peanuts.
Equipment
- Outdoor Barbecue Grill
