Spring Vegetables and Chicken Peanutty Pasta

I love peanut butter.  And so does my adorable black Labrador, Cooper.  All I have to do is barely unscrew the lid to the jar and he comes running.  Man, dogs have an amazing olfactory system.  A crumb falls to the ground and Cooper is there to lick it up.  Who needs a mop when you have a dog around.  Right?  Cooper’s favorite treat in the whole world is his red “pineapple”, a rubber toy with an empty core into which I put a scoop of peanut butter.  It takes him a good amount of time to lick it all out, and with amazing patience and relish.

Well I do the same thing with this Peanutty Pasta dish.  The sauce is “plate-licking” good with a touch of spice from the Sriracha sauce.  You can use any vegetables you have on hand, like snow peas, sugar snap peas, green peas, mushrooms, celery, water chestnuts, zucchini, red peppers, you name it.  I happened to have broccoli, cauliflower and carrots on hand so that’s what I used.  Finding ways to incorporate vegetables into our lives is essential to good health and longevity.  Always look to add vegetables at every eating experience.  Thanks to pre-cut and ready-to-eat bags of veggies on produce shelves, it is much easier.  Check out other recipes you might like from the list below.

Thanks to NourishRD for the inspiration on this recipe.  I added chicken, changed a few ingredients in the sauce and served it warm.  It is just as tasty served cold so save some for lunch tomorrow!

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