Thai Peanut Noodles Recipes

SPICY THAI PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, Thai chiles, chile-garlic sauce, ginger, fish sauce, and pepper in a bowl until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large wok or non-stick pan over high heat. Add chicken and stir constantly until almost cooked, about 3 minutes. Pour in 1/4 cup sauce mixture to chicken. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer chicken with its juices to a bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium-high. Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil in the same wok or pan used for chicken. Add carrots; cook and stir until just softened but still crunchy, about 3 minutes. Stir in bell pepper; cook until softened, about 1 minute. Add reserved chicken with its juices, remaining sauce, green onions, bean sprouts, and cilantro. Cook and stir until just heated, about 1 minute. Keep warm.
• Meanwhile place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles are softened, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Stir cooked noodles into vegetable mixture. Garnish with peanuts.

THAI PEANUT NOODLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Meanwhile, whisk the cornstarch into the vegetable broth until dissolved. Whisk in the peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, sesame oil, ground ginger, and red pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sake and keep warm.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the broccoli, carrots, red bell pepper, and sugar snap peas. Reduce heat, cover, and steam until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Toss the vegetables with the peanut sauce and pasta to serve.

THAI NOODLES WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Add 2 TBSP sesame oil and toss to coat.
• Set aside.
• Heat remaining 2 TBSP sesame oil in heavy pot over medium-high heat.
• Add green onions, carrots, stir-fry veggies, garlic and ginger.
• Saute until vegetables soften, about 4 minutes.
• Add honey, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and chili-garlic sauce and mix well.
• Simmer sauce 2 minutes.
• Pour sauce over pasta and toss well.
• Transfer to platter and serve warm.
• Garnish with additional green onions, if desired.
• Yields 8 side dish servings or 4 main dish servings.
• **Chili-Garlicsauce can be increased or decreased depending on how spicy you like your dish.
• As written, this recipe has some heat, but is still edible for my toddler son.

THAI CHICKEN PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended. Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook chicken, carrots, pepper and garlic over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, breaking up chicken into crumbles; drain., Stir in peanut butter mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 3-5 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Serve with spaghetti. Top with peanuts and green onions.

THAI PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until tender according to package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, combine chicken broth, coconut milk, ginger, soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, chili paste, and garlic in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until peanut butter melts and is heated through. Add noodles, carrots and bean sprouts, and toss to coat. Garnish with green onions and peanuts.

SLOW-COOKER THAI PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Place the chicken and onion in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Combine salsa, peanut butter, bean sauce and soy sauce; add to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours., Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package directions. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender, 6-8 minutes. Drain pasta; stir into slow cooker. Stir in mushrooms. If desired, sprinkle with green onions.