Red Curry Peanut Noodles

***UPDATE - AMAAAAZING AS LEFTOVERS!***

Let me start off by telling you a little story about making peanut dishes...

About four years ago now I moved in with Brent and his roommate, Chris, for a month while Brent and I were waiting for our apartment.  I decided I was going to try to impress these guys again with my cooking and I found a Thai peanut chicken recipe and decided I was going to make it.

I followed the directions to the T (and if you ask Brent, sometimes I have issues doing that).  The peanut butter I used was an all natural kind and I had no idea that "melting" natural pb is not possible.  I found that out the hard way.  That pb burned to the bottom of my pan and stunk up the entire house. It was horrible.. And embarrassing.

We went out to eat that night.

THAT BEING SAID.....

I found a curry peanut recipe on Pinterest.  *big grin*

I (kinda) followed the directions on this one.

1/2 pkg spaghetti noodles
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 tbsp Thai red curry paste
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1 head broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces

Here's the curry paste I use.  This stuff is awesome

Right off the bat, here's what I changed:  I used 1tbsp of the red curry paste.  This kind I bought the last time is HOT HOT HOT.
I didn't use onion as we don't eat onion.
I added 1/4 tsp of minced garlic (I buy the pre-minced stuff in the jar, I get fewer complaints about food smell from my better half that way)

-Cook the pasta, following the package directions, 8 - 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk pb with 1/4 cup water, curry paste, soy, and honey (don't worry if it's lumpy, it'll melt when cooked).

-Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high.  Add oil, then onion and chicken.  Stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink, about 4 minutes.  Add pb mixture and reduce heat to medium, stir frequently until chicken is cooked, about 2 minutes or so.  (To cut down on food smell in our apartment I start the and oil in a cool pan and cook from there.)

-Ladle out 1/2 cup pasta water and add to sauce.  Add broccoli to pasta water for last minute of cooking.  Drain pasta and broccoli, then return to pasta pot.  Stir in chicken mixture until combined.  Serve with chopped peanuts if desired.