Instructions: PLAN: Put pasta water on to boil. Slice the vegetables and set aside. Start the chicken (20 mins total). Meanwhile, cook pasta with the vegetables (8 mins total).

CHICKEN WITH ORANGE THAI SAUCE: Combine the stir-fry sauce, vinegar, juice, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Set aside. Rinse and dry the chicken. Trim well. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Heat (moderately high) a nonstick skillet; add oil. Brown the thighs evenly on both sides until caramelized to a golden brown. Sprinkle the chicken with the Thai Seasoning Blend. When aromatic, deglaze pan with the wine. Add the vinegar-juice sauce and chicken broth. Top with orange slices. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add more broth if needed and top the chicken with chopped cilantro and peanuts (if using). Replace cover on the pan but vent slightly to allow steam to escape which will thicken the sauce slightly. Cook about 3 to 5 minutes.

PASTA WITH VEGETABLES: Add pasta to boiling water, stir to submerge the pasta and return to the boil. Add the carrots and cook about 3 minutes. Add the bean sprouts and cook until the pasta is ready to eat. Drain and set aside.

Return the pasta pan to the burner over high heat. Add the cumin seed. Add the Nappa cabbage. Add the drained pasta-vegetable mixture and stir to combine. Remove from heat.

Plate the pasta, top with portions of chicken and sauce.

VARIATION TO TRY: Omit chicken. Simmer sauce separately. Substitute spaghetti squash for the angel hair.

Serving Ideas : Sliced cucumber, iceberg lettuce, and diced red bell pepper.

Description: "Similar to Pad Thai"

Serving Ideas : Sliced cucumber, iceberg lettuce, and diced red bell pepper.

NOTES : The sauce has a picante balance of sweet (orange) sour (vinegar) and spicy (peppers). Its a thin sauce that enhances the richer flavor of the dark chicken meat. The veggies with the pasta are a crunchy treat. Together the two elements make a special meal. This is what I made for dinner last night. The inspiration was the nava atlas recipe title: Cold Noodles with hot chili orange oil. Orange and chile pepper! We inhaled this. It would easily feed 3 (we had about 1/4-left over).

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