Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles Recipes

SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and transfer to a serving bowl.
• Meanwhile, place a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic, sugar, oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and chili sauce. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Pour sauce over linguine, and toss to coat. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

ORANGE-SESAME PORK CHOPS WITH TERIYAKI WHOLE-WHEAT NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for pasta, and cook pasta to al dente.
• While pasta cooks, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chops with salt and pepper and cook 6 minutes on the first side, 4 to 5 on the second. Remove chops to a plate and reserve, cover with foil. Add 3 tablespoons orange marmalade, a couple tablespoons teriyaki sauce and a 1/4 cup of water to the pan, bring the sauce to a bubble and combine 1 minute, stir in sesame oil remove from heat.
• While the chop cooks, heat a second skillet with 3 tablespoons oil over medium high heat. Stir-fry the scallions and edamame a couple of minutes. Drain pasta and toss with scallions and edamame and remaining teriyaki sauce, about 1/4 cup. Sprinkle noodles with sesame seeds, if desired.
• Slice pork or leave chop whole and top with orange-sesame glaze. Serve teriyaki noodles alongside.

LIGHTER SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti 3 minutes less than al dente. Add broccoli, bell peppers, and onion. Cook until pasta is al dente and vegetables are tender, 3 minutes more. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain pasta and vegetables.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, oil, garlic, and red-pepper flakes. Add hot pasta and vegetables; toss to coat, thinning sauce with a little pasta water, if necessary. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

MY FAVORITE SESAME NOODLES

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.
• Melt the peanut butter in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl, 15 to 20 seconds (depending on your microwave). Whisk the honey, tamari, and chili sauce into the peanut butter, then stir in the sesame oil and ginger. Mix in the garlic and green onions and toss with the spaghetti. Top with the sesame seeds.

ORANGE-SESAME PORK CHOPS WITH TERIYAKI WHOLE-WHEAT NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta to al dente.
• While the pasta cooks, heat 2 Tbls oil in skillet.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper and cook 6 minutes on first side, 4 to 5 minutes on second side.
• Remove chops to a plate and cover with foil.
• Add marmalade, 2 Tbls teriyaki sauce and 1/4 cup of water to the pan. Bring to a bubble and allow to combine for 1 minute then stir in the sesame oil and remove from the heat.
• While the pork chops are cooking, in a second skillet heat 3 Tbls of oil and stir-fry the scallions and edamame for a couple of minutes.
• Drain the pasta and toss with the scallions, edamame, and remaining teriyaki sauce. Sprinkle noodles with the sesame seeds.
• Serve pork chops with the orange-sesame glaze and serve with the noodles.

WHOLE WHEAT SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• microwave ingredients including 2 T of water. stir well. add hot water until consistency of heavy cream.
• when noodles are done toss in a handful of cherry tomatoes, drain, rinse with cold water.
• stir sauce into noodles top with diced green onions and sesame seeds.