Thai Noodles With Spicy Peanut Sauce

This is a recipe that I've tweeked and adjusted to yield a warm noodle side-dish. It can also stand alone as a main dish. It's quick and easy and full of flavor! I serve it with Chicken Satay. Leftovers are yummy hot or cold.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Noodles

• 12  ounces linguine
• 4  tablespoons  sesame oil

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup green onion, chopped
• 1  cup  finely shredded carrot
• 2  cups  frozen  stir fry vegetables
• 3  tablespoons  minced fresh garlic
• 1⁄2 tablespoon ground ginger or 1  tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 3  tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1⁄2 tablespoon  chili-garlic sauce

Directions

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions.
2. Drain and return to pot.
3. Add 2 TBSP sesame oil and toss to coat.
4. Set aside.
5. Heat remaining 2 TBSP sesame oil in heavy pot over medium-high heat.
6. Add green onions, carrots, stir-fry veggies, garlic and ginger.
7. Saute until vegetables soften, about 4 minutes.
8. Add honey, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and chili-garlic sauce and mix well.
9. Simmer sauce 2 minutes.
10. Pour sauce over pasta and toss well.
11. Transfer to platter and serve warm.
12. Garnish with additional green onions, if desired.
13. Yields 8 side dish servings or 4 main dish servings.
14. **Chili-Garlicsauce can be increased or decreased depending on how spicy you like your dish.
15. As written, this recipe has some heat, but is still edible for my toddler son.