Looking for an easy, healthy, weeknight dinner? Then you're going to love this Chile Chicken with Snow Peas Salad. While the chicken bakes, you can prepare the salad and have dinner on the table in about 45 minutes!
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Fresh Snow Peas
I love snow peas, nothing feels more like spring and early summer than a crisp just off the vine, snow pea. When you do get fresh snow peas from your CSA or your local farmers market, this recipe is perfect. It really allows them to be a star or at least a supporting player.
Chile Chicken with Snow Peas Salad
I found this salad recipe in an old issue of Donna Hay Magazine, #49, which is the February/March 2010 issue. This recipe came from an article on making your own chile sauce, but I didn't have time for that, so I used my favorite chile sauce, Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce
- I have trouble finding it around here, so I order it from Amazon.
Another change to the recipe was that it called for the snow peas to be blanched, since mine were so fresh and they were being sliced thinly, I didn't see any reason to blanche them. They were perfectly crisp! The only other tricky ingredient was the bean sprouts. My store had them, but I've made a mental note (which mental notes are no good for me any more - they must be written down - and hopefully in four or five places), to do a post on sprouting mung beans.
You know those recipes that give you so much bang for your buck, this is one of them. It was minimal work, and the flavor was amazing.
Chile Chicken with Snow Peas Salad
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 cup chile sauce of your choice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups of snow peas , thinly sliced
- 2 green onions , thinly sliced
- 1-2 cups bean sprouts
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425. Place chicken on a baking sheet. Combine 1/2 cup of the chile sauce and the vegetable oil and pour over the chicken. Roast for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside.
- Place the snow peas, green onions, bean sprouts, mint leaves, and cilantro leaves in a bowl. Pour over the rest of the chile sauce and toss to combine.
- Divide the salad mixture between four plates. Slice the chicken and serve with the salad.
Nutrition
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What a delicious light dinner ! The chile chicken is super easy but that snow pea salad is to die for. So simple and I loved the combo of the fresh mint and cilantro, it was such a fresh flavor.
This is a new favorite at my house!
This recipe is really beautiful! I'm loving the flavors that you used for this! It looks amazing!
I was looking for an easy dinner but not anymore - this recipe is exactly what I have been looking for! Incredibly easy steps to follow, and the result is magnificent!
A great weeknight meal in a pinch! This looks perfect, Pam!
This will be a prefect dinner meal in the Summer! Healthy, light, and absolutely delicious!
Summer recipes should be full of flavor and easy to make. This is perfect to make all summer long.
Yum! My wife will love this Chile Chicken with Snow Peas Salad for dinner tonight! This looks super yummy and satisfying!
Love the choice of herbs: mint, cilantro and green onions together surely deliver the summer factor. This must be delicious also with cold grilled chicken leftovers!
I love snow peas, too - and this recipe just looks so fantastic! Thank you for the great tip about which chile sauce is your fave, and also that you can find it on Amazon - I'm don't think my local grocery carries it (and, like you, I probably wouldn't spend the time to make my own lol)!
Yep, that looks like a Donna Hay recipe.
CSAs are the best and this salad looks like a great way to use up your goods! I love snow peas!
Oh my gosh, this sounds so good. I'm looking forward to snow peas at the farmer's market, this sounds like a perfect dish to use them in.
wow, looks fabulous.. I love the snow peas, and the chicken looks so perfect on top it.. love it
This deserves "favored" status. GREG
Donna Hay's recipes are sprinkled with pixie dust, no? Seriously. Love her. Your picture is gorgeous!
Perfect for a light lunch or dinner! Love the flavors of cilantro and mint here!
Less work + more flavor = what summer eating is all about!
I know! Right?