Szechuan Noodles With Lamb

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces linguine
• 1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 12 ounces ground lamb
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 scallions, cut in 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 large carrot, shredded
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• chopped cilantro (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to boil. cook linguine as package directs. stir together broth and soy sauce in a measuring cup.
• 2 heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. add ground lamb and red pepper flakes. cook 5 minutes, breaking up, until browned and no longer pink. add scallions, carrot, garlic and ginger; cook 3 minutes.
• 3 stir broth mixture and peanut butter into lamb. cook until peanut butter is melted and blended.
• 4 reserve 1 cup pasta water. drain linguine, add to skillet and toss to evenly coat with sauce. (stir in some pasta water if needed to keep mixture creamy). sprinkle with cilantro.