Spicy Peanut Noodles
These Spicy Peanut Noodles are saucy, creamy, savory with a kick. The perfect meal to prep when you are craving something satisfying, spicy, and quick to make. These flavorful noodles come together in just less than 15 minutes!
Ingredients
For Serving:
- roasted peanuts (unsalted)
- green onions
- sesame seeds
- few crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
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Fill up a medium-large pot with water and place on stovetop. Generously salt water and bring to a boil on high heat. Once water starts boiling add in your noodles and cook per package instructions. Once noodles are cooked, drain and drizzle with a bit of olive oil if desired.
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While water comes to a boil and noodles cook, prep your sauce. Mince garlic and grate enough ginger to measure 1 tablespoon. Add all the ingredients for the sauce to a large mixing bowl; peanut butter, garlic, ginger, tamari, honey, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes, and chili oil. Whisk together and slowly start adding in hot water. Start with 1/4 cup and continue whisking. See how thick or thin your sauce is at this point. If you would like it thinner, add more hot water until desired creaminess if reached.
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Once noodles are ready, toss in bowl with sauce. Using tongs, continue tossing noodles until they are completely coated with peanut sauce.
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Serve immediately and garnish with roasted peanuts, green onions, sesame seeds, crushed red pepper flakes. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Add some veggies- Make these noodles a more rounded meal by adding some veggies like thinly julienned carrots, thinly sliced mushrooms, broccoli florets, thinly sliced red bell peppers, etc.
- Add more protein- Shredded chicken is a great way to add more protein to these noodles. Some cooked shrimp would go great too or tofu.
- Substitute for peanut butter- If you can't have peanut butter, you can use almond butter as a substitute.
- Substitute for tamari sauce- Use coconut aminos to keep the sauce gluten-free.