Chloe Shangai Noodles

Ahead Of Thyme

We served with frozen pot stickers and fresh strawberries and blackberries

For 6 people

i onion cut in long slender slices

3 garlic cloves

 2-3 tablespoon vegetable oil 

2lbs chicken breast (about half a breast), sliced into small narrow strips 

2 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (I just use olive oil(

2 pkgs  Udon Shanghai chao mian noodles, soaked in warm water for 5 minutes and drained (1)

6-12 brown mushrooms, sliced 

1 tablespoon sesame oil 

2-3 tablespoon soy sauce ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce 

2 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon white pepper powder 

1 large bunch bok choy chopped, base trimmed and discarded  

mom loves to pour fish sauce on her individual plate b4 she eats

1. Heat oil in large pan over high heat. Add chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes, until it changes colour. Then, add cooking wine and turn the heat down to medium-low.
2. Break the soaked noodles apart with your hands and add them to the pan, along with mushrooms and sesame oil and stir-fry together for 3 minutes, until mushroom is soft and translucent.
3. Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, and white pepper. Stir for 1 minute.
4. Add bok choy and turn the heat up to medium. Cook until bok choy gets medium soft, about 1-2 minutes. Do not overcook as you want the bok choy to still be firm and not soggy. If the sauce is getting too dry, add a tablespoon of water.
5. Serve hot

11/21/24 i would've liked to have more bok choy

(1) each udon noodle i've used has different directions, so just follow the cooking directions on each package

Two versions of Baked Ziti

Kay made this for our family. Initially I just thought "Ohhh another casserole, not my favorite." But once we started eating we couldn't stop. I think it was the combination of the white sauce and red sauce that gave it more depth of flavor and made it more delicious than other casseroles. This recipe is definitely a WINNER!

Easier Baked Ziti (quicker), preparing and cooking 40 min
1-2lbs ground hamburger (optional half could be sausage)
16oz favortie pasta
1 chopped onion (Sauteed)
2 jars Classico spaghetti sauce
1 jar Classico alfredo sauce
1/4-1/2 c milk
1 t garlic powder
1/2t onion powder
1 t season salt
1/2t Italian Seasoning
2c shredded mozzarella

-Prepare noodles.
-Brown and drain ground meat, saute onion.
-Dump sauces into 9x13 pan, use milk in the jars to get out extra sauce
-Add meat and noodles to 9x13 pan, Mix everything together.
-Sprinkle cheese on top.
-Bake 350 for 20 minutes



Original Baked Ziti,  preparing and cooking 60 min
16oz favortie pasta
1 lb jimmy dean sausage
1 chopped onion (Sauteed)
1/2t garlic
2c shredded mozzarella

1 jar Classico Spaghetti Sauce (24 Oz)

White sauce-

8oz cream cheese

1/2 cube butter

1 c whipping cream or heavy cream

1/2c Parmesan

1/2t garlic

-Cook pasta

-Brown sausage, garlic, and onion. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 30 min, low heat.

-White sauce- put ingredients in sauce pan and heat gently.

-Use 9x13 pan, layer pasta, white sauce, red sauce and top with mozzarella.

Bake 350 for 20 min covered and 10 min uncovered.

Noodle salad Runners high and peanut sauce

Noodle salad - salad similar to Aisan Noodle Salad
1 T salt
1 head shredded or diced broccoli
1 pkg (8-10oz) soba noodles or whole wheat noodles or brown rice
1 T toasted sesame oil (or olive or coconut oil)
1 T soy sauce
1 sliced red or yellow bell pepper
1/2c chopped cilantro leaves
4-5 sliced scallions
2 large shredded/sliced carrots
1/2 head of sliced red cabbage
1/2c chopped peanuts or any nut

Bring 1 large pot of water to boil add salt, add broccoli and cabbage for 2 min.  Remove veggies and submerge in ice cold water to stop them cooking. Set aside. Same pot of water cook the noodles. After cooked, Toss noodles with oil and soy sauce.

Arrange all veggies in a separate bowl

Peanut Sauce
1 T coconut oil
1 diced yellow onion
1/2t salt
3 cloves garlic
1 can (13oz) coconut milk
1/2c peanut butter
1 T soy sauce
1T coconut sugar or honey, or sugar
1/2-1 red pepper flakes
1 T lime juice
1/4c chopped peanuts

In saucepan heat oil up, then add onion and salt about 5 min. Add garlic and stir for 1 min
Add coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar and red pepper flakes. Bring to simmer and stir occasionally, keep uncovered. Using an immersion blender or regular blender to blend till smooth.
To serve- fill bowl with noodles, layer with the salad ingredients, then top with peanut sauce.

Linguine with Shrimp Scampi

Food Network

 oil
1 pound linguine
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 1/2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic (4 cloves)
1 pound large shrimp (about 16 shrimp), peeled and deveined
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1-2 T basil
1/2 lemon, zest grated
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 
1/4 lemon, thinly sliced in half-rounds
1/4c parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes

Drizzle some oil in a large pot of boiling salted water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and the linguine, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or according to the directions on the package.

Meanwhile, in another large (12-inch), heavy-bottomed pan, melt the butter and olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic. Saute for 1 minute. Be careful, the garlic burns easily! Add the shrimp, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and the pepper and saute until the shrimp have just turned pink, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon slices, and red pepper flakes. Toss to combine.

When the pasta is done, drain the cooked linguine and then put it back in the pot. Immediately add the shrimp and sauce, toss well, and serve.

10/27/15 I wanted to make it a little more creamy so i added a half of a can cream of mushroom and a little plain yogurt.

Sausage, Kale, and Noodle Soup

Saute
1 lb sausage (after cook, then put in pot of water)
1 sauted chopped onion

Boil
1 pot of water
1lb finely diced mushrooms
5 garlic cloves (1T minced garlic)
3 bay leaves
Optional (potatoes or noodles) Bought Home style Noodles or wide egg noodles (or can put diced potatoes instead)
1-2T chicken bouillon

Put in last 10min
1 1/2c chopped kale (or could use spinach)



Put everything in a pot.

Delicious!!!  So much so that when we went camping a racoon opened up our cooler and grabbed this soup container and downed it all!!!! Stinker.  True story.