Chicken Fusilli Toss

Name: Chicken Fusilli Toss
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 ounces fusilli; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small strips; 1 1/2 cups red capsicums (or both) or 1 1/2 cups green capsicum, cut into thin slivers (or both); 2 green onions, minced fine; 1/8 cup raisins; 2 1/2 teaspoons ginger, minced; 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup pine nuts; 1 dash cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; salt and pepper, to taste

Submitted by love4culinary

"This is a marvelous dish that I throw together whenever I am in a hurry. It is so quick and easy. I adapted this recipe from a recipe I found a while back. The recipe was really lacking, so I added some key ingredients to bring the recipe to life :-) I hope you like it!"

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 3

ingredients

4 ounces fusilli
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
¹⁄₂ lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small strips
1 ¹⁄₂ cups red capsicums (or both) or 1 1/2 cups green capsicum, cut into thin slivers (or both)
2 green onions, minced fine
¹⁄₈ cup raisins
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons ginger, minced
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
¹⁄₂ cup pine nuts
1 dash cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons fresh lime juice
salt and pepper, to taste

directions

Take out a large pot and cook pasta according to directions.
Meanwhile, In a wok or a skillet, heat oil and saute chicken with capsicum, onions and raisins for 3-5 minutes, until chicken is done.
Add ginger, garlic, and pine nuts and cayenne and toss.
Add soy sauce and lime juice, and remove from heat.
Drain your pasta; do not rinse it!
Put pasta in a large bowl and pour chicken mixture over pasta and lightly toss.
Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately!
Add more soy sauce and more cayenne to your tastes (I use a lot more cayenne!).
ENJOY!

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Reviews

This was absolutely excellent!!!! A few modifications I made were a) dried cranberries instead of raisins, b) mixture of nuts, including pistachio, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts & chopped almonds, & c) Emeril Lagasse's Essence ~ Recipe #14372 instead of cayenne & more than just a dash. We will definitely be adding this to our meal rotation!!!!!

Abba Gimel
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this meal. I used a different pasta (I forget what it is called, but it looks sort of like penne pasta) and i omitted the rasins and pine nuts because I didn't have any on hand. I definately put in more than 1 dash of cayenne and hubby loved it but it was a tiny bit too hot for me. I might limit it to 3 dashes next time, but we will definately make this one again. I especially liked it because all of the ingredients are things I normally have on hand. Thanks for posting this.

TexasKelly
We loved this quick, tasty pasta toss!!The fresh lime juice and cayenne gave a wonderful,fresh,almost Mexican taste, and yet it has a very Mediterranean taste with the ginger, raisins and coloured sweet peppers and of course the galic. Overall a very delightfull meal which we will be making again and again. Thanks for sharing a keeper!!

Derf2440
Was a nice and quick meal fix and I had fun making it with my DS (5 YO) Liked the use of lemon juice. :) Omitted the dry fruits though. Added a homemade spice mix which is a blend of pepper, aniseed, cumin and coriander too. Topped with cheddar (my son loves cheese) DS and me enjoyed eating it too :D Thanks for posting. :) Fay

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love4culinary

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Since April 2008, I have been a vegetarian. I dont eat creatures...that's the easiest way to put it! :D I still eat a small amount of dairy, but not very much. I have been missing around here for a while, and hope to poke my head in a bit more often from now on... I hope you enjoy my recipes...

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