Thai inspired take out from the comfort of your own kitchen which is a big win during this COVID-19 craziness.

PS- if you have young kiddos (or anyone) who is afraid of foreign flavors, serve this buffet style and let people add what they want to their pasta and drizzle the sauce on as desired.

Thai Chicken Satay Pasta
Serves 4 (recipe can easily be doubled)

Peanut Sauce
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
4 tablespoons brown sugar
Juice and zest of 1 lime
3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger

Pasta
1/2 pound thick spaghetti pasta (look for it it will say "thick")
2 cups rotisserie chicken breast
1 red bell pepper
1 large or 2 small carrots
1 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup green onions
1/2 cup roasted, salted peanuts

Directions
1. Start the water for the pasta and cook the pasta slightly al dente. Meanwhile, do the following-
2. Pull the chicken breast off of your rotisserie chicken (2 cups worth- save the rest)
3. Julienne the bell peppers very thinly and then cut them into thirds.
3. Using a box grater, grate carrots.
4. Chop cilantro and green onions.
5. Make the sauce- place all ingredients, except for the water, in a medium saucepan on medium low heat. Whisk together until peanut butter starts to thin and ingredients are well combined. Slowly begin whisking in the water to desired thickness. Depending on the type of peanut butter you use, you may use as little as 3/4 cup water and 1 1/4 cups water. The sauce should be thin enough to easily mix into the cooked pasta.
6. In a saute pan, saute bell peppers in olive oil over medium heat until slightly tender, add carrots and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
7. To assemble. Once pasta, sauce, vegetables and chicken are ready, toss all ingredients together, adding the sauce about 1/3 at a time. You may or may not want to use all of the sauce. I made it so that there would be extra to serve on the side.
8. If you have time, toss your peanuts in a non stick pan over medium high heat for a minute or two, watch them close, they will burn quick.
8. Garnish with roasted peanuts and serve extra peanut sauce on the side.