You know how some people aren’t “pasta people?” I don’t get those people.
I can’t physically understand how people couldn’t like noodlies or pizza or any other carbilicious food. Like if you were to tell me you weren’t obsessed with tofu or mayonnaise or blue cheese or olives, I’d totally get it.
But hot crusty bread? That just BAMBOOZLES me.
HOW WHAT WHERE WHY WHEN.
So it’s understandable why every time I make a batch of these peanut noodles for Alchemy I want to swan dive into the serving bowl. The serving bowl that feeds 15 people. Or one hangry Hummusapien.
Since it’s not socially acceptable to eat a jar of peanut butter for dinner, I choose to smother it all over noodles, add some green veggies, and call it #balance.
The other day my friend put Splenda in his iced coffee and laughed as I tried to mask the dismay that I wore like a scarlet letter on my face. He said that every time he eats something “bad,” he’s going to say “balance.”
And I liked that. A lot.
Oops, I just ate a whole jar of peanut butter. Balance.
Oops, I just made cookies and burned my tongue whilst noshing on half the pan. Balance.
Oops, I just made three billion servings of Asian peanut noodles. FOR BREAKFAST.
Balance, my friends. Balance.
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Asian Peanut Noodles
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Entree
Description
Healthy, whole-grain noodles tossed with a tasty peanut sauce and bright veggies.
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil (or olive oil)
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 3 garlic cloves
For the noodles:
- 1 lb whole wheat spaghetti (sub brown rice spaghetti for gluten-free)
For the veggies:
- 4 red bell peppers chopped
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 2 large handfuls spinach, chopped
- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- Place all sauce ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until al dente.
- Prep veggies and place in a large bowl. Add noodles and sauce, tossing to combine. Season with salt to taste.
- Serve warm or cold.
Giiiiirl, I luuuurve me some pasta! I could make a batch for 15 using my super swanky GF pasta noods and make up for lost time in one sitting…because balance 😉 Seriously, peanut butter on my noodles sounds like an insta-good replacement for the jar-of-peanut (or almond)-butter-for-dinner-a-night saga I’ve habited to myself. Have a great weekend, you food genius, you! <3
Love that you made carbilicious a word 🙂 I LOVEEE all things bread/pasta. YUM. Love the ginger in this sauce!
You are seriously the funniest writer. I wouldn’t even think it to be possible to make someone laugh out loud in the intro of a recipe if not for you. And I will definitely be making these noodles!
Anyone who says they don’t like hot, warm bread is a liar. They may not choose to eat it but they love the taste of it deep down.
The sauce for these noodles looks the nuts, literally!
Thank you! Who doesn’t like to eat a hot and crusty loaf of bread, especially with some good olive oil? I love peanut sauce, this looks delicious.
I love that balance philosophy. Its perfectly acceptable to eat the whole tub of peanut butter! 🙂
So with the whole grain-free thing coming up for me soon, I won’t be able to do pasta or pizza and I am SO sad about it! But I’m totally pinning this to make with spaghetti squash!
this is verrrry close to your other peanut noodle veggie bowl that i adore. 🙂 im sorry, anyone who doesn’t like pasta is no friend of mine. that’s like someone who doesnt like dessert. imsorrywhat?
I definitely creeped into Alchemy on my day off Monday and picked this up (with the kale salad). Was hoping you’d post the recipe! Thank you so much! 🙂
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My LOVE for carbolicious foods is AMAZING…Did I mention that I can probably take down a whole pizza? HAHAHA! Balance….
YESSSS. Seriously, I get it that spiralizing is cool but no, they are not noodles.
Haha, I’m not a pasta person, but this still looks fabulous!
A giant bowl of pasta with no veggies but a side of applesauce for dinner…..balance? Maybe hahah I love pasta and carbs so I’m obvi on board with this.
I don’t get those people either. Not at all. Yet, somehow, I managed to produce two of them!! How my kids don’t like pasta or pizza is still beyond me. How can they even be mine?!
This is 100% my kind of dinner, though!