Stir Fried Chicken & Macaroni Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
3/4 lb fresh green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 cup water
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
8 ounces uncooked small shell pasta (shells, elbows, etc.)
15 ounces kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Preparation

Cook the pasta, and drain well.
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add green beans and 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cook and stir until beans are coated and hot. Add water. Stir-fry until beans are crisp-tender. Remove from skillet.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the skillet. Add chicken, ginger, remaining salt and cook/stir until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from heat.
Combine pasta, kidney beans, green beans, chicken, soy sauce and lime juice.
Serve hot or cold. It's great both ways.