"Peanut butter noodles!" comes the cheer from my boys as soon as they hear the blender fire up. That is, unless it's Sunday morning. Then the cry becomes, "Smoothies!" While smoothies may edge out the noodles, this recipe has become a family favorite. My kids love it because it includes one of their most beloved ingredients: peanut butter, of course. We have exhausted our peanut butter sandwich repertoire. PB with jam, PB with bananas, PB with honey, PB with apples... This recipe uses peanut butter in a thankfully different way. My marathon-running husband appreciates this dish because it is a surefire method of delivering carbohydrates to his ever-moving muscles. I like it simply because it tastes great, is a cinch to make, and can be made hours in advance. These noodles are served cold and, like my Fusilli with Teriyaki Salmon and Vegetable Recipe, can be paired with any vegetables and meat you have in the fridge.
The peanut sauce recipe is adapted from Cooking Light Magazine.
The recipe:
The sauce:
In a blender, combine ½ cup peanut butter, ⅓ cup soy sauce,
2 tablespoons sesame oil, 3 tablespoons rice wine or sherry,
1 tablespoon water, 1 ½ tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon canola oil, 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar,
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger, 1 minced garlic clove, and ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional - I usually leave this out if I'm serving the noodles to my kids). Blend until smooth.
The rest:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti or soba noodles. Cook according to the package directions or until the noodles are al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Place the noodles in a large bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons sesame oil. To the noodles, add 1 cooked chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces; 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips; 1 cup sugar snap peas, trimmed; and 1 large carrot, julienned.
Pour the peanut sauce into the bowl and toss well.
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds and serve.
Other recipes with peanut sauce:
Karina's Kitchen's Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry
Rasa Malaysia's Prawns with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Inspired Bites' Beef & Vegetable Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce
Printable Recipe
Noodles with Peanut Sauce and Chicken
Ingredients
The Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil divided
- ½ cup peanut butter
- â…“ cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice wine or sherry
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 ½ tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ½ teaspoon red chile flakes optional
The Rest:
- 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti or soba noodles
- 1 cooked chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 red bell pepper cut into thin strips
- 1 cup sugar snap peas trimmed
- 1 large carrot julienned
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
The Sauce:
- In a blender, combine 2 tablespoon sesame oil, peanut butter, soy sauce, rice wine, water, rice vinegar, canola oil, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and red chile flakes. Blend until smooth.
The Rest:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add whole wheat spaghetti or soba noodles. Cook according to the package directions or until the noodles are al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Place the noodles in a large bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons sesame oil. Add chicken, red bell pepper, sugar snap peas, and carrot. Pour the peanut sauce into the bowl and toss well. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and serve.
Janice
I've never had soba noodles, but this dish certainly will make me look out for them.
Leslie
I just used your recipe for lunch today! It was yummy. I had some leftover beef brisket so I added some sliced super thin instead of the chicken. Thanks for the post.
wasabi prime
Fabulous! What a great way to introduce new ingredients and textures to little ones, by associating it with flavors they like! I love using peanut butter for savory dishes -- so rich and satisfying!
marla (Family Fresh Cooking)
These PB noodles look so yummy!! We eat so much PB in my house, this recipe is a great twist on our favorite ingredient!! Thanks 🙂
Maria
I love soba noodles, can't do the peanut sauce though-hubs is allergic:(
Tasty Eats At Home
Yum, I love peanut noodles! Will have to make for the kids soon!
Elin
CC !that delicious looking soba makes me hungry now. Thanks for sharing another winner! :))
Tasty Trix
Pretty dish. Love peanut noodles - I always add heat, like a garlic chili oil, but I don't know how kids would feel about that!
Divina Pe
I love soba and peanut butter dressing. I have one on my blog too when I was just starting. Soba is always on my cupboard just in case I am hungry. And so does peanut butter, which reminds me that I need to make this again.
Rochelle
I love noodles like this. I usually can't find soba noodles so whole wheat spaghetti or spaghettini works great 🙂