Peanut Sauce Stir-Fry Noodles
The easiest peanut sauce stir-fry noodles, ready in 20 minutes. Packed with peanut flavors and is balanced with freshness from cilantro and lime. This satay chicken noodle stir-fry is perfect for a delicious dinner on busy days!
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 skinless and boneless chicken thigh , cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon less sodium soy sauce
Peanut Sauce
- ¼ cup coriander leaves with stems , packed
- ¼ cup natural peanut butter
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ inch ginger
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon less sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sambal , or any hot sauce if using
- zest of 1 lime
- juice of ½ lime
Main
- 1 garlic clove , chopped
- ½ yellow onion , sliced
- ½ green bell pepper , cut into strips
- ½ red bell pepper , cut into strips
- 4 oz dry flat rice noodles
Instructions
- This will not take more than 10 minutes to cook. So chop, and slice your veggies and chicken before you start cooking.
Chicken
- Mix chicken with less sodium soy sauce. Set aside.
Peanut Sauce
- Add all the peanut sauce ingredients to a jar and blend for a few seconds until smooth using an immersion blender. Set aside.
Noodles
- When you're about to cook, soak the rice noodles in room temperature tap water. They should be pliable by the time you need them.
Cook
- Heat some oil in a pan on medium-high heat. Brown the chicken. Once they're beautifully golden brown, add in the garlic. Mix and cook until it's softened.
- Add in onion, green and red bell peppers. Stir everything together and cook for 2-3 until the veggies soften a bit but still have a bite to them.
- Drain the noodles and add them to the pan together with the peanut sauce. Use 2 kitchen spatulas to help mix everything well. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the noodles are fully cooked. If the noodles get too lumpy and dry, add a splash of water to help loosen them up. Serve immediately, and enjoy!
Notes
- Find good quality dry rice noodles (usually in Asian stores or in the "International products" aisles). The noodles should be pliable within 3-4 minutes of soaking and they cook in 1-2 minutes.
- If for some reason your noodles need a longer time to cook and the pan is dry, don't worry. Just add a splash of water to help with the cooking.
- If you're using dry egg noodles, then cook them first as per the packet's instructions before using them.
- This peanut butter stir-fry noodles tend to get dry as they sit (due to the peanut butter), just add a splash of water and mix well to bring back the shiny, creamy look. But I doubt that they'll sit that long!
Nutrition
Calories: 608.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 35.3g | Fat: 22.7g | Saturated Fat: 4.8g | Cholesterol: 107.3mg | Sodium: 2122.6mg | Potassium: 808.9mg | Fiber: 4.6g | Sugar: 10.6g | Calcium: 69.9mg | Iron: 2.7mg