Chinese Peanut Butter Noodles
These Chinese peanut butter noodles are a fun food you can serve for lunch or dinner with a yummy Asian inspired twist. A savory, sweet peanut sauce steals the show in this quick and easy recipe!
Servings: 4
Calories: 356kcal
Ingredients
- ½ lb fettuccine noodles can substitute linguini
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup crunchy peanut butter natural
- 2½ tbs soy sauce
- 2 tbs white vinegar
- 2 tbs brown sugar either light or dark is fine
- ½ tsp hot chili sauce more if you want it spicy
- squeeze a wedge or two of lime juice into sauce
- 1 tsp oil
- ¼ cup sweet onions sliced
- 1 clove of garlic minced
Instructions
- Put on pot of boiling water for pasta. Cook the fettuccine to al dente according to the package directions.½ lb fettuccine noodles
- While the pasta is cooking, whisk together orange juice, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili sauce and lime if you are using it.¼ cup orange juice, ¼ cup crunchy peanut butter, 2½ tbs soy sauce, 2 tbs white vinegar, 2 tbs brown sugar, ½ tsp hot chili sauce, squeeze a wedge or two of lime juice into sauce
- Heat oil in skillet over med-high, once hot add the onion and garlic. Stir fry, until onion is cooked, but still has a little firmness, not mushy, then add the noodles and stir fry for 2 minutes,1 tsp oil, ¼ cup sweet onions, 1 clove of garlic
- Pour the sauce over noodles, and stir to coat, continue folding and mixing the pasta over heat for about a minute.
- Serve with a splash of soy, Ponzu sauce, or wedges of lime.
Notes
- Adjust the spice level by adding more or less of the chili sauce. You could also add more garlic if you'd like.
- If you don't have chunky peanut butter on hand and still want the crunch you could top these with a handful of crushed or chopped peanuts.
- Add more flavor by garnishing these noodles with chopped cilantro and/or sliced green onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 726mg | Potassium: 323mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg