I love P.F. Changs! I love Chinese food! I love Food in general! No big surprise to anyone. I also love to eat fairly healthy, my biggest downfall is portion control. If one serving is only 300 cal and I eat 2 and 1/2 servings it is not that great after all. I can’t help it! I am a Hungry Girl! I am really trying to get better at it. I need some help though….. This is my adaptation of P.F. Changs and a mixture of a couple of cookbook recipes. A few months ago I wrote a World Tour of Chicken and I did an Asian Fusion recipe. It was a mix of Pad Thai and Chop Suey. http://www.pandpkitchen.com/2011/08/21/asian-fusion-chicken/ That recipe was similar to this yet completely different in taste. Feel free to try both! This is my complete Dan Dan Noodle recipe.
| Dan Dan Noodles and Cucumber Salad |
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- For the Pickled Cucumbers:
- 1 large cucumber
- 1/4 of a red onion sliced
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1 tbs sugar
- 1/2 tbs red pepper flakes
- For the Dan Dan Noodles:
- 1/2 package of spaghetti noodles
- 1 lb of ground chicken
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3 tbs smooth peanut butter
- 2 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tbs brown sugar (I use splenda)
- 2 tsp chili garlic sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp of each salt, white pepper, ground ginger, onion powder and garlic powder
- For the Cucumbers:
- Take a vegetable peeler and slice off ribbons of cucumbers until you reach the seeds.
- In a mixing bowl combine: all cucumber ingredients and cover and chill while you prepare the noodles.
- For the Dan Dan Noodles:
- Boil water and cook spaghetti. Meanwhile:
- In a mixing bowl combine ground chicken and seasonings. Mix well.
- In a hot pan drizzle the vegetable oil and cook the chicken in small spoonful batches.
- In a mixing bowl combine all the broth and remaining ingredients and whisk til smooth.
- Pour in the pan with the chicken and heat through
- Plate with Noodles and Cucumbers.
This is how your Cucumbers should look when you are making the ribbons
This is what I meant by Spoonful of Chicken
Here the chicken is cooked and the sauce is added and heating through. I hope that you have better luck at portion control than I do! Here is to healthy eating!!
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Looks soooo good! And I’m defnitely going to have to try that cucumber salad!
You will love the cucumbers they are very spicy!