Saucy Peanut Noodles with Rooster

Be aware: This publish first appeared on February 20, 2012. It has been up to date with vivid new images, however continues to be the identical scrumptious recipe!

Within the temper for some take-out tonight? Nicely do me a favor, skip it and make these Saucy Peanut Noodles with Rooster as a substitute! Critically SO dang good, prepared in simply 20 minutes (sooner than supply!) and waaaay higher than take-out, when you ask me. Entire grain spaghetti noodles, tender shredded rooster, crisp bell pepper slices, recent herbs and crunchy peanuts all smothered in probably the most scrumptious peanut sauce. You guys, this recipe is critically a MUST!

The opposite beauty of this dish, apart from it being insanely scrumptious, is that it tastes nice heat or chilly, so leftovers are wonderful! Your children will love this too, simply make sure that to go straightforward on the spice if making this for little ones. That is undoubtedly one in every of our household’s favourite weeknight dishes and it really couldn’t be simpler to make.

Right here’s What You’ll Want

Noodles – I used entire grain spaghetti noodles for the added dietary advantages, however you can 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 kind of cooked rooster will work on this recipe
Bell pepper – I thinly sliced a purple bell pepper to go along with these noodles as a result of I like the colour, however be happy to make use of no matter form of bell pepper you’d like. You can additionally throw in extra veggies as properly!
Inexperienced onions – not solely does this add shade, but it surely provides nice taste
Recent herbs – mixture of recent basil and cilantro
Peanuts – provides a pleasant crunch to this dish and tastes nice with the peanut dressing
Sesame seeds – the proper garnish on the finish!

How one can 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 could be prepared from begin to end in 15 to twenty minutes with just some easy steps.

Boil the water. Carry a big pot of water to a boil and season with salt.
Chop, chop, chop! Whereas the water is coming to a boil you may slice up your bell pepper and chop up the inexperienced onions, cilantro and basil. That is additionally a very good time to shred your cooked rooster when you haven’t already completed this forward of time.
Cook dinner the noodles. As soon as the water is boiling, add the noodles and prepare dinner till al dente per the package deal instructions (al dente this implies the noodles are tender, however agency which is ideal as a result of we don’t need mushy noodles!)
Make the sauce. Whereas the noodles prepare dinner, you can also make the creamy peanut sauce! Merely whisk collectively the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, rice vinegar, chili garlic pasta, honey, and recent ginger in a small bowl or jar. I additionally like so as to add 2 or 3 tablespoons of sizzling water as properly to actually skinny out the peanut butter for the proper consistency and you should utilize the water that the pasta is boiling in. Be happy so as to add a little bit extra water (or rather less) to get the consistency that you simply desire!
Toss collectively! Add the drained spaghetti noodles, shedded rooster, bell pepper slices, inexperienced onions, and recent herbs to a big bowl, drizzle with the peanut sauce and provides every part a very good toss till every part is sweet and coated within the sauce. Garnish with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds and luxuriate in!

What You’ll Want 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 can additionally use chunky peanut butter, processed and even different nut butters for a distinct style
Soy sauce – make sure that 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 can 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. In case you don’t have rice vinegar, be happy to substitute with white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or perhaps a little extra lime juice
Chili garlic paste – for taste and spice! In case you don’t have chili garlic paste, be happy to make use of some Sriracha
Lime juice – recent lime juice is all the time finest as bottled lime juice can have a bitter style, you’ll want the juice of 1 lime
Honey – good for some sweetness to stability out the spice
Ginger – this provides a little bit zip to the sauce and wonderful taste

Ideas, Methods and Substitutions

Use rotisserie rooster. Not solely is the rooster SO flavorful, but it surely retains issues fast and easy with no further cooking concerned!
In case you’re not likely feeling rooster, substitute it with shrimp, beef and even tofu. You can additionally utterly pass over the meat when you needed 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 can additionally use lo mein, brown rice noodles, soba noodles, ramen and even egg noodles. Actually any noodles will work, however you’ll need them lengthy and skinny for this type dish. You can even spiralize some zucchini noodles for a decrease carb dish!
You can use crunchy peanut butter instead of the creamy, nonetheless chances are you’ll wish 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 a lot of the sauce in a single day, merely add in a little bit heat water to skinny it out and loosen up the noodles.
High it with an egg! My husband LOVES it this manner and it undoubtedly tastes scrumptious.

Prepping and Storing

The wonderful thing about this recipe is that the leftovers virtually style higher the subsequent 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 could be made as much as per week upfront and the leftovers could be saved in a sealed hermetic container for about 3 to 4 days within the fridge.