spicy peanut chicken pasta

Spicy Peanut Chicken Pasta

from Clueless in the Kitchen by Evelyn Raab

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 T veg oil
1 cup chicken broth
2 T honey
1 T soy sauce
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 T cornstarch
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic, squished
1 red or green pepper, thinly sliced

Cut meat up into approximately 1/2 inch pieces.

Heat veg oil. Add chicken chunks and cook over high heat until lightly browned (5-7 min). remove chicken from pan (put in lid?)

In a bowl whisk together broth, honey, soy sauce, peanut butter, cornstarch, ginger and hot pepper flakes. Pour into skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth.

Add garlic, green or red pepper and cook for a couple of minutes. return chicken pieces and any juice from it to the pan and simmer all for 2-3 minutes.
Serve over hot cooked pasta. linguine or spagetti

We served it over rice, with green peas on the side, on a soup plate,

topped with chopped peanuts and slivers of basil.