Rainbow Asian Skillet Peanut Noodles

Rainbow Asian Skillet Peanut Noodles is an easy, 30-minute weeknight meal. This meatless recipe for noodles with peanut sauce is full of colorful, healthy vegetables and crunchy peanuts.

My family would be completely happy if I made them noodles or pasta every night.  I love how many fun and tasty ways you can change them up and it makes the perfect dish for using up all those extra ingredients lingering in the fridge.

Rainbow Asian Skillet Peanut Noodles – the Perfect 30-Minute Meal

This Rainbow Asian Skillet Peanut Noodles recipe is so easy to make, and takes less than 30 minutes to come together.  Perfect for a meatless weeknight meal but still flavorful and pretty enough to impress your weekend guests.

Best of all, you can completely customize the veggies to your liking and add in some protein of your choice.  It’s also easy to make them with your favorite noodles you have on hand.  I used gluten-free spaghetti but this dish would work equally well with regular pasta noodles, rice noodles or even zucchini noodles.

How to Make Noodles with Peanut Sauce

1. We start out by making the sweet and savory peanut sauce.
2. Then, while your pasta is cooking, sauté the vegetables.
3. Finally, add the cooked noodles back into the pan and coat well with the creamy peanut sauce.

For the vegetables, I used:

• red cabbage
• bell peppers, and
• shredded carrots

Once all the ingredients are well coated, top with some roasted peanuts and some cilantro.  We usually add some chili flakes and Sriracha sauce, but feel free to leave those out if you don’t want any extra heat.

So easy and delicious and a great way to sneak in all those colorful and healthy veggies.   Just grab your chopsticks or a fork and dig in.

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Rainbow Asian Skillet Peanut Noodles

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Rainbow Asian Peanut Noodles makes the perfect easy weeknight meal full of bright and healthy vegetables. Best of all, it takes less than 30 minutes to make!

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: easy asian noodles, easy dinner recipe, meatless Asian dinner, noodles with peanut sauce, vegetarian peanut noodles

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 393 kcal

Author: Kelly

Ingredients

• 8 ounces your favorite dry pasta noodles I used gluten free spaghetti noodles
• olive oil for sauteeing

Vegetables:

• 1 cup red cabbage or radicchio thinly sliced or shredded
• 1/2 red bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup shredded carrots
• 2 cloves garlic minced

Sauce:

• 5 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce can substitute with gluten free tamari or coconut aminos for paleo-friendly version
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1-1/2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1-1/2 Tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1-2 teaspoons red chili flakes or Sriracha *optional
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2-1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated or minced
• 4 Tablespoons hot or boiling water

Toppings:

• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped, divided
• roasted peanuts
• Sriracha sauce

Instructions

1. Set a medium pot of water to boil. Add pasta noodles and cook according to package directions.
2. While the noodles are cooking, in a medium bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients adding the hot water last and mix until combined.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic and sauté for about 10-20 seconds until fragrant being careful not to burn it. Add remaining vegetables and sauté for 4-5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the cooked pasta and peanut sauce to the pan and toss to coat the ingredients together. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro and toss to combine. Season more with salt or black pepper to taste if desired.
5. Sprinkle with green onions, remaining cilantro and sesame seeds if desired.
6. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

For a thinner sauce, add another 1/4 cup of water or chicken broth to the sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Rainbow Asian Skillet Peanut Noodles

Amount Per Serving (1 serving (1/4 recipe))

Calories 393 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Sodium 783mg33%

Potassium 421mg12%

Carbohydrates 54g18%

Fiber 4g16%

Sugar 8g9%

Protein 14g28%

Vitamin A 2565IU51%

Vitamin C 33.2mg40%

Calcium 41mg4%

Iron 1.8mg10%

* Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy using the WPRM recipe calculator. It is best to make your own calculations to ensure accuracy. We expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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