Asian Chicken Pasta

I was surfing around pinterest for some new dinner ideas and found a really yummy looking asian pasta dish.  I added it to our weekly menu, put all the ingredients on my shopping list and was excited to give it a try.  On the night that I was planning to make it I couldn't find the recipe anywhere!  I thought I had pinned it but apparently I didn't and when I did a search on "Asian Pasta" a million different recipes came up.  I had ingredients for this specific recipe though and was determined to find that one.  I just happened to be talking on the phone with my sister Jamie in New Zealand (a rare treat!) as I was on my recipe quest.  I was on the brink of pinterest insanity when I finally told her about my dilemma.  She said that it sounded just like a recipe she has on her blog!  I know the recipe I had found earlier was on a different blog but she was right, her recipe had exactly the same ingredients I had bought.  Dinner was saved as well as my sanity.  Jamie is my hero for so many reasons and now I have one more reason to add to the list.  This beautiful Asian Chicken Pasta was everything I hoped it would be, and more.  I'm sure it will be saving dinner for many nights to come!

1-2 chicken breasts
1 Tbs vegetable oil
9 oz thin spaghetti pasta (whole grain, whole wheat or white)
3 green onions, chopped
1 c frozen peas
¾ c shredded carrots
¼ c fresh cilantro, chopped
½ cup salted peanuts
2 tsp minced fresh ginger, or 1 tsp powdered ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ c light soy sauce
¼ c rice vinegar
2 tsp sesame oil
2 Tbs fresh lime juice, or 1 Tbs lime juice from bottle
½ tsp pepper

Add pasta to a pot of boiling water and cook until al dente, then drain and set aside. Cut chicken breasts into cubes the saute with 1 Tbs vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet until cooked through. Add ginger, garlic, peas carrots and peanuts and cook for an additional 1-2 min. Mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, lime juice and pepper together in a separate bowl. Pour into skillet with the chicken then add the cooked pasta, green onions and cilantro, then stir fry until heated through and mixed evenly.

Source:  Whisked Away