Easy Peanut Noodles

This simple recipe offers two variations for making delicious, easy peanut noodles. These vegan dishes make great weeknight dinners or weekday lunches!

Easy Peanut Noodles in a bowl with chopsticks

I don’t make peanut noodles nearly enough. I forget how easy it is to make a peanut sauce, and that I usually already have all the ingredients on hand. I’ve made other peanut sauce variations before, but this time I wanted to simplify it down to just the necessary six ingredients. It takes about 5 minutes (tops) to stir it together… then toss it with noodles & veggies. Dinner is done.

spicy peanut noodle lettuce wraps on a plate with sauce

We rarely have leftovers when I serve peanut noodles for dinner, but when we do, I use the leftover peanut noodles in lettuce wraps for lunch the next day. I love the creamy peanut noodles in the crispy lettuce leaves.

4.4 from 5 reviews

Easy Peanut Noodles

 
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Easy Peanut Noodles are delicious in bowls or lettuce wraps for a simple weeknight dinner or packed lunch. A healthy, vegan meal!
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Serves: 2 to 3
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces soba noodles, pasta, or rice noodles
  • Shiitake mushrooms
  • Eggplant
  • Red peppers
  • Chopped scallions
  • Sesame seeds
  • Peanut Sauce
  • Crushed peanuts
Instructions
  1. Cook your noodles according to the package directions.
  2. Heat a skillet to medium, add a little oil. Add the mushrooms & eggplant and let cook for a few minutes until the mushrooms and eggplant become soft. Add the red pepper and scallions and cook for a few minutes more. Add a splash of soy sauce and remove the pan from the heat.
  3. Toss noodles with peanut sauce and add the veggies.
  4. Top with sesame seeds and crushed peanuts. Serve warm or cold.
Notes
Sub in whatever veggies you like.

Store extra peanut sauce in the fridge for up to a week.

 
4.4 from 5 reviews
Spicy Peanut Noodle Lettuce Wraps
 
Easy Peanut Noodles are delicious in bowls or lettuce wraps for a simple weeknight dinner or packed lunch. A healthy, vegan meal!
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Ingredients
  • Leftover peanut noodles
  • Lettuce cups
  • Sriracha
  • Crushed peanuts
  • Ponzu sauce for dipping (or ½ soy sauce, ½ rice vinegar)
  • (optional - extra peanut sauce)
Instructions
  1. Place leftover noodles in lettuce cups and add sriracha and more crushed peanuts on top. Dip in ponzu sauce and enjoy!

 

 

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  1. Melissa
    12.05.2019

    I must have done something wrong. My peanut sauce came out too thick. Any suggestions on how to thin it out.?

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      12.05.2019

      Hi Melissa, stir in some water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to reach your desired consistency. Peanut butter brand can all vary in thickness. I hope that helps!

  2. Diane
    04.26.2019

    Made this for dinner tonight, exactly as written. It was delicious. My husband added more Siracha, I like mine more mild so kept it to the 1/2 teaspoon, and we both loved it. Thanks for the recipe.

    • Diane
      04.26.2019

      Forgot to check the stars before posting but I’d give it 5+.

  3. Elizabeth
    02.26.2019

    Delightful amount of spice and extremely simple to make. 👍🏻👍🏻

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      03.01.2019

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂

  4. Maria
    02.22.2019

    Literally just made this and I absolutely loved it! What was even more surprising was that my hard critic of a hubby loved it as well!

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      03.01.2019

      Hi Maria, I’m so glad you both loved the noodles!

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