Ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame seed

2 teaspoons salad oil

1/2 pound ground lean turkey or ground lean pork

1/4 cup finely chopped sour pickles (cornichons or dills) Peanut sauce (recipe follows)

6 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth

1 package (8 to 9 oz.) fresh fettuccine

2 cups chopped green onions (including green tops)

1/4 cup finely chopped roasted, salted peanuts

Thin green onion slivers, including tops (optional)

Preparation

  1. In a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, stir sesame seed until lightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.

  2. Add oil and ground turkey to pan; stir over high heat until meat is crumbled and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

  3. Mix pickles and peanut sauce with meat; add broth and cover pan. When mixture is boiling, uncover, add fettuccine, and stir to separate pasta; when boil resumes, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is tender to bite, about 3 minutes total.

  4. Stir in chopped green onions. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle with sesame seed, peanuts, and green onion slivers. Eat with chopsticks or a fork and spoon. Per serving: 620 cal., 45% (279 cal.) from fat; 36 g protein; 31 g fat (5 g sat.); 51 g carbo (4.5 g fiber); 1,227 mg sodium; 83 mg chol.

Peanut sauce: In a bowl, stir to blend 3 tablespoons each peanut butter, soy sauce, Asian (toasted) sesame oil, and sugar; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; and 1 teaspoon (or to taste) hot chili flakes.