Weekend Recipe ~ Thai Peanut Pasta

I believe this is The Pioneer Woman®'s recipe. I like food. You will like this. Also, it only takes about 15 minutes. Optional addition: a couple pieces of diced chicken.

1.5 pounds linguine noodles (I subbed in trader joe's rice noodles. More authentically thai than linguine)
5 cloves garlic, peeled (who uses garlic cloves? buy the pre-chopped stuff and use twice as much)
1 cup chunky peanut butter
3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce (or Bragg's Amino Acids. Try it! It's an awesome soy sauce and low sodium)
5 tablespoons red wine vinegar
6 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons red chile oil I used something called Mongolian Fire Oil (a House of Tsang product))
1/4 cup olive oil
3/8 cup seasame oil (or 1/2 cup olive oil)
1 large bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
4 green onions, sliced thin
1 packet of "A Taste of Thai" Spicy Peanut Bake (2 come per box)

1. Boil linguine. While it's cooking ...
2. Make the dressing in a food processor or blender. Add garlic, peanut butter, soy, vinegar, chile oil and brown sugar. Pulse until smooth.
3. With the processor on, pour other oils into the mixture. Add the "Spicy Peanut Bake" seasoning.
4. Combine onions and cilantro with noodles. Then add the dressing.
5. Enjoy.

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