Saucy Peanut Noodles with Chicken

These Saucy Peanut Noodles are loaded with shredded rooster, bell pepper, inexperienced onions, crunchy peanuts and contemporary herbs all tossed collectively in a scrumptious peanut sauce!

Note: This publish first appeared on February 20, 2012.  It has been up to date with shiny new photographs, however continues to be the identical scrumptious recipe!

In the temper for some take-out tonight?  Well do me a favor, skip it and make these Saucy Peanut Noodles with Chicken as an alternative!  Seriously SO dang good, prepared in simply 20 minutes (quicker than supply!) and waaaay higher than take-out, should you ask me.  Whole grain spaghetti noodles, tender shredded rooster, crisp bell pepper slices, contemporary herbs and crunchy peanuts all smothered in probably the most scrumptious peanut sauce.  You guys, this recipe is severely a MUST!

The different wonderful thing about this dish, apart from it being insanely scrumptious, is that it tastes nice heat or chilly, so leftovers are wonderful!  Your youngsters will love this too, simply make certain to go straightforward on the spice if making this for little ones.  This is unquestionably one among our household’s favourite weeknight dishes and it really couldn’t be simpler to make.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• noodles – I used entire grain spaghetti noodles for the added dietary advantages, however you could possibly use lo mein, brown rice noodles, soba noodles, ramen and even egg noodles
• shredded rooster – to maintain issues easy, I shredded a rotisserie rooster, however any sort of cooked rooster will work on this recipe
• bell pepper – I thinly sliced a pink bell pepper to go with these noodles as a result of I like the colour, however be at liberty to make use of no matter type of bell pepper you’d like.  You may additionally throw in further veggies as properly!
• inexperienced onions – not solely does this add colour, however it provides nice taste
• contemporary herbs – mixture of contemporary basil and cilantro
• peanuts – provides a pleasant crunch to this dish and tastes nice with the peanut dressing
• sesame seeds – the right garnish on the finish!

How to Make Saucy Peanut Noodles

I do know I say this about most recipes, however these noodles actually are tremendous straightforward (and fast!) to throw collectively!  This complete meal may be prepared from start to complete in 15 to twenty minutes with only a few easy steps.

1. Boil the water.  Bring a big pot of water to a boil and season with salt.
2. Chop, chop, chop!  While the water is coming to a boil you’ll be able to slice up your bell pepper and chop up the inexperienced onions, cilantro and basil.  This can be a great time to shred your cooked rooster should you haven’t already finished this forward of time.
3. Cook the noodles.  Once the water is boiling, add the noodles and cook dinner till al dente per the package deal instructions (al dente this implies the noodles are tender, however firm which is ideal as a result of we don’t need mushy noodles!)
4. Make the sauce.  While the noodles cook dinner, you can also make the creamy peanut sauce!  Simply whisk collectively the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, rice vinegar, chili garlic pasta, honey, and contemporary ginger in a small bowl or jar.  I additionally like so as to add 2 or 3 tablespoons of sizzling water as properly to essentially skinny out the peanut butter for the right consistency and you should utilize the water that the pasta is boiling in.  Feel free so as to add a little bit extra water (or rather less) to get the consistency that you simply choose!
5. Toss collectively!  Add the drained spaghetti noodles, shedded rooster, bell pepper slices, inexperienced onions, and contemporary herbs to a big bowl, drizzle with the peanut sauce and provides every thing a great toss till every thing is good and coated within the sauce.  Garnish with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds and revel in!

What You’ll Need for the Peanut Sauce

• peanut butter – the bottom of this sauce and my favourite ingredient!  I used all-natural creamy peanut butter on this, however you could possibly additionally use chunky peanut butter, processed and even different nut butters for a unique style
• soy sauce – make certain to make use of low-sodium soy sauce, in any other case it is going to be too salty.  To make this gluten-free you could possibly use tamari instead of the soy sauce and even coconut aminos
• sesame oil – this provides the BEST nutty taste to this sauce!
• rice vinegar – for one more contact of acid.  If you don’t have rice vinegar, be at liberty to substitute with white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or perhaps a little extra lime juice
• chili garlic paste – for taste and spice!  If you don’t have chili garlic paste, be at liberty to make use of some Sriracha
• lime juice – contemporary lime juice is all the time greatest as bottled lime juice can have a bitter style, you’ll want the juice of 1 lime
• honey – excellent for some sweetness to steadiness out the spice
• ginger – this provides a little bit zip to the sauce and wonderful taste

Tips, Tricks and Substitutions

• Use rotisserie rooster.  Not solely is the rooster SO flavorful, however it retains issues fast and easy with no further cooking concerned!
• If you’re probably not feeling rooster, substitute it with shrimp, beef and even tofu.  You may additionally utterly miss the meat should you wished to maintain this dish vegetarian or vegan (simply swap out the honey and use maple syrup if vegan).
• Add extra veggies like sliced asparagus, inexperienced beans, snow peas, shredded carrot and even broccoli!
• As I stated earlier than, I used entire grain spaghetti noodles for the add dietary advantages, however you could possibly additionally use lo mein, brown rice noodles, soba noodles, ramen and even egg noodles.  Really any noodles will work, however you’ll need them lengthy and skinny for this type dish.  You may even spiralize some zucchini noodles for a decrease carb dish!
• You may use crunchy peanut butter instead of the creamy, nonetheless you might need to add a bit extra water to skinny it out as crunchy peanut butter is a bit thicker.
• When serving leftovers, if the noodles have absorbed many of the sauce in a single day, merely add in a little bit heat water to skinny it out and loosen up the noodles.
• Top it with an egg!  My husband LOVES it this manner and it positively tastes scrumptious.

Prepping and Storing

The wonderful thing about this recipe is that the leftovers virtually style higher the following day!  Not solely do these peanut noodles style nice heat instantly served after making, however in addition they style wonderful chilly proper out of the fridge.  The peanut sauce may be made as much as every week prematurely and the leftovers may be saved in a sealed hermetic container for about 3 to 4 days within the fridge.

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