Peanut Butter Noodles

LizP's Note:

Very nutritious and delicious! My kids love this recipe. You can use Udon or Rice noodles....but I just use spaghetti. Use vegetable broth for a vegetarian option. Also delicious with grilled shrimp or chicken for a heartier pasta. I have found the new Barilla Plus Spaghetti is GREAT in this. It has a hearty flavor that really compliments the dish.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/2 cup chicken broth or 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons chili paste (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces spaghetti
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Add noodles and cook until tender according to package directions. Drain.
3. Combine chicken broth, ginger, soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, chili paste, and garlic in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until peanut butter melts and is heated through. Add noodles, and toss to coat. Garnish with green onions and peanuts.
4. For Vegetarian use the Vegetable Broth option.

Reviews

[Chef Tweaker]

Yum! I used about 6 oz of spaghetti and added a few cups of chopped bok choy when there was 3 min left on the noodles. Then drained them together and added the sauce. Hubby liked it just this way. It was rather saucy though so I will use the full 8 oz of noodles next time.

[Chef #521192]

This was so delicious! I didn't have chili paste or anything remotely similar, so we skipped it. I used quinoa spaghetti pasta, since we are gluten free. I doubled the sauce and added two cut up sauteed chicken breasts. Came out great!

[cathianne]

Very helpful recipe. I was looking for a starting point, so I did make some changes: I used 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk (not the can, but the stuff that's in a carton like rice milk), added a little lime juice, left out a T of soy sauce and added a T of peanut butter. I served it with sesame seeds as another reviewer suggested. I also added fried tofu (Pan-Fried Tofu with Spicy Peanut Sauce) and some lightly pan fried broccoli and red pepper.