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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (373g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 894
Calories from Fat 192 (21%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 21.4g 32%
Saturated Fat 3.3g 16%
Monounsaturated Fat 7.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8.7g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 68mg 22%
Sodium 3797mg 158%
Potassium 769mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 124.6g 41%
Dietary Fiber 5.5g 21%
Sugars 35.5g
Protein 50.8g 101%

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Funky Chicken With Sesame Noodles

Recipe #76930 | 3½ hours | 3 hours prep | add private note
Mirj

By: Mirj
Nov 19, 2003

This has to be one of the most amazing chicken dishes I have ever made or eaten. It's really scary to watch people just attack this dish and practically inhale it in one breath. Brush up on your Heimlich Maneuver, people do get a little over-enthusiastic over this. Prep time includes marinating time.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Sesame Noodles

  • 1 lb spaghettini (get the thinnest spaghetti you can find)
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup sesame oil (some reviewers have said that 1/2 cup of oil is too much and have halved the amount, so use your own)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup sesame seed (or more)

Funky Chicken

Directions

  1. 1
    First make the sesame noodles: Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
  2. 2
    Drain (I also rinse).
  3. 3
    In a jar, add the soy sauce, sesame oil and the sugar.
  4. 4
    Shake until well blended and the sugar has dissolved.
  5. 5
    Pour this over the pasta.
  6. 6
    Toss with scallions and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
  7. 7
    Set aside while you marinate and then cook the chicken.
  8. 8
    Funkying the chicken: In a bowl mix the soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic, brown sugar and the ginger.
  9. 9
    Make sure the sugar has pretty much dissolved.
  10. 10
    Add the chicken, making sure it's all coated with the sauce.
  11. 11
    Cover and stick in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
  12. 12
    Remove the chicken from the marinade, and toss out the marinade left at the bottom of the bowl.
  13. 13
    Heat the sesame oil in a large non-stick pan.
  14. 14
    Add the chicken in batches and saute for about 10 minutes, or until done, adding more sesame oil as needed.
  15. 15
    Remove the chicken from the pan and let cool slightly.
  16. 16
    Slice the chicken diagonally into thin strips.
  17. 17
    Serve the chicken over the sesame noodles.
  18. 18
    Stand back and watch your guests/children/loved ones inhale this dish.

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From: horseplay

On Nov 7, 2009

This was lovely! I love the flavour of sesame, so I found the amounts to be perfect - I guess it just depends on if you like sesame or not! The chicken came out very nicely as well, will definitely make this again... it was great leftovers for lunch the next day!

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  • From: Chef #1236101

    On Oct 28, 2009

    With all the great reviews I expected to love this. Sauce and marinade were way to strong for us. Way to much sauce on the noodles and letting them sit in it made it worse. I cut the sesame oil to 1/4 cup but I feel like a few drops would have been sufficient for us.

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  • From: Sarah&Hannan

    On Oct 20, 2009

    This was really tasty, we enjoyed it! We followed the recipe exactly except I cut up the chicken into 1 inch pieces before cooking in the pan instead of leaving as whole breasts. I then cut them up even thinner when I served them. Yum yum!

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  • From: ciao

    On Dec 4, 2003

    Oh Mirj, I can't even tell you how much we loved this. You were so right about the inhaling part, lol! First off, I marinated the chicken. I added about 1 TBSP of sesame oil to the marinade, because I wanted to saute the chicken in olive oil. I also cut the chicken breast into fillets for faster cooking. When making the noodles, I realized I had no green onions, so I subbed shallots--worked just fine sliced nice and thin. Very easy dish with great flavor results. I had to take the bowl of noodles off the table to stop my husband from eating it. I also halved the recipe. Just delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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