Name: Sesame Peanut Noodles
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 6 oz. dry spaghetti noodles; ⅓ cup reduced fat creamy peanut butter; ½ cup water; 3 tablespoons sugar-free ketchup; 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce; 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce; 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 scallions (thinly sliced)

Toothsome pasta is combined with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce to make a delicious Asian side dish recipe. Add some shredded chicken to make this noodle dish a complete meal in one bowl.

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Sesame Peanut Noodles is lower fat recipe made with hot noodles tossed in a sweet and spicy peanut sauce. It is pure comfort food it's nutty flavor and toothsome pasta.

A lime green plate with sesame peanut noodles topped with green onions.

Made with simple ingredients, this family favorite is delicious hot or cold, can be a great side dish or a complete meal when you add chicken or shrimp.

❤️ Why you'll love it

✔️ This noodle recipe can be made into a main dish by adding chicken or shrimp.

✔️ It has the perfect balance creamy sauce and chewy noodles.

✔️ Sesame peanut butter noodles are perfect for meal prep.

Cooked noodles with a pair of tongs. — Hot noodles tossed with the peanut sauce makes it creamy and delicious!

🥘 Ingredients

Spaghetti noodles: you can use whatever type of noodle you like. Regular spaghetti noodles, rice noodles or soba noodles.
Reduced fat creamy peanut butter
Sugar free ketchup
Hoisin Sauce, this is an asian ketchup found in the Asian section of your grocery store.
Reduced sodium soy sauce, regular soy sauce can be used as well but the sodium content increases.
Light brown sugar, adds sweetness to the creamy sauce.
Rice vinegar
Sesame oil
Green onions
Cilantro
Red pepper flakes

🔪 Instructions

Cook noodles according to package directions until al dente. Drain and transfer hot noodles to a large bowl.
While the noodles are cooking, mix together the sauce ingredients.
In medium pot over medium low heat, combine peanut butter, ketchup, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and sesame oil.
Heat the sauce until just warmed and well combined.
Pour peanut sesame sauce mixture the hot noodles. Toss with tongs until noodles are coated.
Garnish with green onions and cilantro.

Homemade peanut sauce. — Creamy, sweet and spicy, this peanut sauce is the perfect compliment to toothsome pasta.

🥄 Equipment

Large pot

Large bowl

Tongs

🥫Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

📖 Variations

Toss ½ cup thinly sliced red bell pepper and 1 cup shredded chicken into the noodle mixture.
For bolder flavors, whisk one minced garlic clove and 12 teaspoon fresh ginger into the sesame peanut sauce.
Substitute 1 teaspoon chili sauce for the red pepper flakes.

💭 Tips

The key to success with this sesame noodle recipe is to make sure the noodles are hot when the warm peanut sauce is added. This will make a creamy delicious sesame noodles recipe.

Add chicken to make this a main dish recipe.

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Try this Honey Sesame Chicken as a main dish to these creamy noodles.

Keto peeps will love this Keto Sesame Chicken recipe.

🍽 Serve with...

Serve this noodle dish as a side to any of your favorite Asian main dishes, grilled chicken or shrimp.

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