Pine Nut And Chicken Pasta

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces fusilli or 8 ounces other spiral shaped pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup red bell pepper, thinly slivered
• 1 cup green bell pepper, thinly slivered
• 6 green onions, sliced with some of the green
• 4 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or 2 tablespoons lime juice
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, cook pasta according to directions.
• 2 in a 325° oven lightly toast the pine nuts for 5-7 minutes, or until a light golden-brown.
• 3 in a large skillet or wok, heat oil.
• 4 sauté chicken with peppers and onions for 5 minutes.
• 5 add ginger, garlic, and pine nuts and sauté for about 5 more minutes more.
• 6 add soy sauce and lemon or lime juice and remove from heat.
• 7 drain pasta well and place in a large bowl.
• 8 pour chicken mixture over pasta and add salt and pepper to taste or you can add the cooked pasta directly to the wok or skillet.
• 9 toss well to coat with chicken mixture--serve at once.