Peanut Noodles
These Peanut Noodles are covered in a flavorful peanut sauce for a unique Asian inspired Thai dish that will have your family begging for more. Sometimes these Peanut Noodles are called beggar’s noodles because of its simple ingredients like spaghetti and peanut butter.
PEANUT NOODLES
(Originally posted 2014)
We eat pretty traditional food around here. Nothing too crazy.
I love down home cooking and so those are the recipes I lean towards.
These are Asian Peanut Noodles. Before you go running the other direction, hear me out.
These noodles are like nothing I’ve had before. It’s regular spaghetti covered in an Asian inspired peanut sauce.
My kids were playing with their friends as I prepared this and they stopped playing at least five times to say, “What is that good smell?” “What are you cooking?”
I do realize that this is the third recipe with peanut butter in it in the last week and a half that I’ve shared with you.
I’m sorry. Especially if you are allergic to nuts, then I’m really sorry.
I just have this thing with peanut butter. I can’t get enough of it.
And don’t skip the sesame oil. It’s not always something I have on hand but the sesame oil adds that flavor that cannot be replaced by anything.
Remember when my sister was trying to get pregnant via in vitro and the doctor told her to eat as many calories and she could…so she ate an entire jar of peanut butter every week?
Yeah. I was sooo jealous. That’s pretty much my dream.
I came close to being the Peanut Butter Queen when I ate this entire Peanut Butter “Cheese” Ball by myself.
There’s just enough sauce for the noodles. If you love your noodles drowning in sauce, you might want to double the sauce. Don’t knock ’em til you try them.
OTHER ASIAN RECIPES
- Easy Asian Chicken and Rice Bowl
- Thai Coconut Peanut Chicken
- Grilled Asian Salmon
- (Keto) Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Egg Drop Soup
- Korean Beef and Broccoli
Peanut Noodles
These Peanut Noodles are covered in a flavorful peanut sauce for a unique Asian inspired Thai dish that will have your family begging for more. Sometimes these Peanut Noodles are called beggar's noodles because of its simple ingredients like spaghetti and peanut butter.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 bunch green onions, sliced (white parts only - reserve green parts for garnish)
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger (see Note)
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (use crunchy if you want nuts in it)
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
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Cook spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain.
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While noodles are cooking, prepare the sauce. In a small skillet, heat sesame oil over low heat Add the onions (white parts only) and cook until tender. Add the ginger and cook for about 1 minute.
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Increase the heat to medium and stir in the peanut butter, soy sauce, water, vinegar, sugar, and pepper. Stir until combined. Remove from heat.
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Toss spaghetti with sauce and garnish with sliced green onions and peanuts if desired.
Recipe Notes
*Fresh ginger can be frozen until ready to use. I don't use a lot of ginger so this is a trick I use often.
Source: Allrecipes
Been skeptic in trying this one as my daughter was a bit picky when it comes to food. But she loved it!
Yay!
My daughter and I adore these noodles! Into regular, frequent rotation they go! So quick to put together and mighty delicious. The only thing we changed was the amount of toasted sesame oil because I find it too prominent. I used 1 tsp and used a light flavored oil to get to 2 2 TBS. Thank you !
These noodles are so good! I make them all the time. They are excellent left over as well! The last few times I’ve used shells rather than spaghetti pasta and I almost like that better.
Ooh yum!
The Peanut Noodles … VERY tasty!
I’ve made it twice now,
Instead of fresh ginger, i used the Gourmet Garden Ginger Paste, works nicely.
Was wondering if the noodles can be frozen?
Sure! They can be frozen.
This was absolutely disgusting. I had to sub sunflower butter for peanut butter since we have allergies here but that shouldn’t matter. It was salty and only salty. Yuck!
I have a feeling that would make a difference. Maybe try it as written next time?
There are peanut allergies in this house and I’ve done this substitute with other recipes that have had peanut butter in them. I ended up adding a bunch of honey and sugar but most of it went in the garbage.
I have to agree. Way too much salt. I had a bad feeling when I was adding soooo much soy sauce. Inedible as the recipe is written but probably ok if you cut the soy sauce by tons. But nothing to write home about.
Are you using low-sodium soy sauce? That makes a big difference.
I’ve been making this recipe for several years. Being vegan, I can make this for non- vegans and it’s always a big hit. I started adding broccoli to add more veggies and we have it a couple times a month. I can make it from memory.
I bet broccoli is a great addition!
Do you think this would be good with zucchini spirals instead of pasta?
I mean it’s definitely a completely different dish but worth a try.
This is delicious!! I added a steamed mix of frozen snap peas, carrots, broccoli, and water chestnuts on top just before serving. Big hit at my house. Thanks for a yummy recipe!
Yum!
SO good!! I added extra ginger for more flavor. I used all pasta water but it made it too thick, next time I won’t use as much pasta water.
Glad to hear that!
My daughter is allergic to sesame seeds, is there another oil you would recommend using?
Honestly the sesame oil adds so much here but you can use any other oil.
I stumbled across this recipe because I had this sudden craving for peanutty foods! As an Asian, I’d like to suggest you to try Perilla oil (Search ‘ottogi perilla oil’ on Amazon. The flavour isn’t as strong as sesame – it is a little subtle but still carries that nutty taste.
I made this with zucchini and sweet peppers in addition to the stated ingredients, It worked wonderfully,. Great recipe!
Made this tonight and the family loved it. I added shredded carrots, peas and cut up leftover pork roast. Also added some of the pasta water to thin it out a bit. Very different fish to liven things up.
I like your twist!
Followed the recipe and I enjoyed it. Though I either added too much crushed red pepper or it was just too spicy for my taste. Just for my taste, I would omit the red pepper and definitely add a squeeze of fresh lime juice to brighten it up as they say.
Thanks for your feedback.
Hello,
I tried the peanut butter noodle recipe today oh Em Gee it’s the best thing I have ever eaten! Try to leave five stars but there’s something wrong that wouldn’t allow it. Thanks so much for the terrific recipe I have been eating vegan for the past month and I’ve been looking for some interesting recipes and I’m so excited that I found this one thanks again.
Excellent noodle dish, nice blend of flavors and very easy to prepare. My family eats lots of vegan meals and we loved this recipe. I recommend using the low sodium soy sauce like the recipe suggests. Thanks for the great recipe!
You’re welcome!
Oh another things to use in this recipe is PB2 PEANUT BUTTER POWDER get it at WALMART and at HEALTH FOOD STORES
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (BRAGGS, ORGANIC GREAT VALUE APPLE CIDER VINEGAR) get at WALMART
I plan on making this tonight. Have you ever added chicken to it? Or has anyone on the feed? Thanks.
No but you totally could!
Delicious!!
Thank you!
I plan to make this tonight. Can you please give the caloric content for this recipe?
Figure it out geeze it’s not that hard. Ppl r so lazy these days. Maybe you want her to wipe ur ass while she’s at it too
Pretty crude remark Kaylani…..and completely uncalled for.
Talk about a disproportionate response. O_O
I made this tonight and it was delicious! I added a couple cloves of chopped garlic and used about 1 tablespoon of chili oil that had a lot of crushed peppers in it. It had the perfect kick!
I bet that spicy addition was delicious.
these are godlike. christy, keep fighting the good fight. you have absolutely outdone yourself. hats off to you, as these noodles have changed my life.
Wow thank you. I love the saying fighting the good fight. Just read it in Timothy!