Baked Sesame Chicken Noodles

Asian vegetables, fresh ginger, and soy sauce recall the taste of lo mein. Break the spaghetti before cooking to make it easier to prepare and serve.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 8  ounces  uncooked spaghetti or linguine, broken in half
• 1  tablespoon  dark sesame oil
• 1  cup  red bell pepper strips
• 8  ounces  shiitake mushroom caps, sliced
• 2  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh ginger
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4  cup  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1  cup  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1  tablespoon  cornstarch
• 2  tablespoons  cream sherry
• 1  tablespoon  rice vinegar
• 1/2  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 2  cups  thinly sliced bok choy
• 3/4  cup  sliced green onions
• 1  tablespoon  sesame seeds, divided
• Cooking spray
• 1  cup  panko (coarse, dry) breadcrumbs
• 2  tablespoons  butter, melted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain well.

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add red bell pepper strips and mushrooms; sauté 2 minutes. Add chicken, ginger, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in soy sauce; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

Combine broth and cornstarch, stirring well with a whisk. Add broth mixture to pan, and cook 2 minutes or until mixture is slightly thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in sherry, vinegar, and crushed red pepper. Add pasta, bok choy, green onions, and 2 teaspoons sesame seeds to pan, tossing well to combine. Spoon pasta mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray.

Combine breadcrumbs, butter, and remaining sesame seeds; sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until breadcrumbs begin to brown.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

505 (23% from fat)

Fat:

12.7g (sat 4.5g,mono 3.4g,poly 2.6g)

Protein:

32.6g

Carbohydrate:

60.5g

Fiber:

4g

Cholesterol:

65mg

Iron:

8.1mg

Sodium:

936mg

Calcium:

92mg