Clean Eating Peanut Tahini Pasta

by The Gracious Pantry on July 18, 2010

Clean Eating Peanut Tahini Pasta Recipe

Ya, this one is goooood.

My friend brought me a plate of something the other day and asked if I could make a “healthy” version. She got it at the cafeteria where she works.

I never even got to try it. I just looked at what was in it, took a sniff, and got to work.

I still don’t know if I came close or not, but she sure did love my version. I did too. I’ll make this one again and again. Seriously yummy!

I should mention here that I love strong flavors. So the peanut sauce is heave on flavor. If you prefer a milder flavor, add an extra 1/4 cup of milk to the sauce and go light when pouring it on. You should taste the sauce before stirring it into the pasta.

Here’s what I did:

Clean Eating Peanut Tahini Pasta
(Makes  16 servings)

Ingredients
8 oz (1/2 package) whole wheat spaghetti noodles
16 oz (1 package) frozen spinach
4 chicken breasts
16 oz. package cherry tomatoes (or other small tomatoes) – cut in half.
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth

Sauce
1/2 cup peanut butter
8 oz (1 package) tahini
1 cup non fat milk (approximate)

Directions

Step 1 – Cook noodles and spinach in the same pot.

Step 2 – Cut up chicken and cook in a pan using 1 tsp olive oil and a half cup of chicken or vegetable broth.

Step 3 – Sauce – mix all ingredients together with a whisk.

Step 4 – Combine everything together in a bowl.

Eat and Enjoy!

Munchkin Helpers:

If you have little ones, here’s how they can help (With close supervision, of course).

Let little ones wash the tomatoes, and help mix the peanut sauce.

Older kids can do some of the cooking and mixing of the final dish.

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Nutritional Content
1 serving = 1 cup

Nutritional Information not available at this time. This post will be updated as soon as this data is available.

Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).

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  • Areta

    Sounds wonderful. I have been avoiding pastas while losing weight but I think as a treat I’ll make this beautiful and obviously tasty plate!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Areta – Treats are an important part of losing weight. Let me know how you like it!

  • Stacey

    This might be a silly question, but what exactly is “tahini?” I’m new to clean eating, but I noticed that this ingredient is in a package, and I thought most “packaged” foods are no-nos. But it sounds DELISH! :)

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Stacey – Certain packaged foods are okay. It all comes down to the ingredient list. Tahini is “mooshed up” sesame seeds. So long as you recognize (what should be a very small list) each and ever ingredient in the list, you should be okay. Most Tahini is clean. But please do read the labels.

  • Sally

    Do you mix the sauce in the pan you cooked the chicken in over heat or you mix it cold?

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Sally – Thanks! I need to clarify that in the recipe. I mix the sauce in a separate bowl and mix it with the pasta as a last step, after everything has been cooked and is done.

  • Elena

    Tiffany,at what point do you add the tomatoes? Thanks for the recipe!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Elena – At the end. You don’t want to heat them.

  • Colette

    I tried this last night, I thought it was a little too “peanutty” for my taste, but ok. maybe I put too much tahini in, I had a “jar” 8-oz. ?

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Colette – The tahini would not have made it taste to “peanutty”. The peanut butter would have done that. Maybe next time try using 1/4 cup instead. I really like the flavor of peanut butter, so it was yummy to me.

  • Lori

    I tried this the other night. Hubby thought it was too much PB… I didn’t think so. I think next time I’ll halve the PB and add some other veggies and maybe some pepper flakes to spice it up a bit. It’s a great recipe. Thank you for sharing.

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Glad you liked it! My husband and I really enjoy PB. I can understand where it may be a bit strong for some folks.

  • http://www.leanfitbody.com/lean-body-workout-2 lean and fit

    I think i’m going to act on the idea of having my lil girl help out, she is always begging to help….lol

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    L&F – You should! Having your kids in the kitchen is a fantastic way to build memories!

  • Paulissa

    Yay I only need to get tomatoes and I can try this!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Paulissa – It’s seriously good stuff! But start of slow with the sauce and adjust. It’s strong!

  • Terra

    Hi…sounds tasty! I’m curious though, 8 oz of tahini, that’s a full cup, right?

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Terra – That would be about right. :)

  • Kimmer

    I made this fantastic recipe last night. Unfortunately, my husband doesn’t care for spinach, but he ate around it for the most part. The problem is that we have a truckload of leftovers (we don’t have kids)…I just hope it’ll stay good for 3-4 days while I manage to make my way through it all!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Kimmer – Yes, most of my recipes yield a large amount because I cook for 5 people. Try freezing a small amount tonight, defrosting tomorrow, and seeing how it holds up. If it does (which I think it should), portion it out and put it in the freezer for a day you don’t/can’t cook.

  • Kimmer

    Thanks, Tiffany! I will try that!

  • Anonymous

    Cassy – Yay!!! I love this one too. I don’t make it often enough. Might have to change that…

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