Summer Dinners // Cold Peanut Noodles • Kath Eats

These Cold Peanut Noodles are the perfect summer dish to make in the morning and enjoy at night! Noodles and vegetables are combined in a tasty peanut sauce.

At this time of year when the sun rises late, so do we!

And when we return home, usually soaked and hungry, with pool bags to unpack and showers to take, dinner is often the last thing on my mind. That’s why I’ve been trying to prepare my dinners in the morning. Although I have made some simple dinners with salads lately and we have always blue apron In rotation, I’ve been trying to make more cold salads to eat any time of day.

Cold peanut noodles

This cold noodle dish with peanut butter sauce is great for a quick dinner after a day at the pool or a soccer game on a summer night. And it’s also super easy to pack for a picnic or lunch on the go! Noodles and vegetables are combined in a tasty peanut sauce. As usual, it is very easy to do.

Peanut Cold Noodles Recipe

This spicy peanut cold dish is a great picnic food as it is very portable in a Tupperware and does not need to be heated.

Ingredients

• 3 boneless chicken breasts
• 3/4 pound dry noodles, such as whole wheat spaghetti or soba noodles
• 2 cups packed loose carrots, green beans, zucchini (or similar summer vegetables)

for the sauce

• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1 clove/cube garlic, pressed
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1-2 pinches red pepper flakes
• 2-3 tablespoons fresh herbs or chives to taste

Instructions

Step 1: cook the pasta

Start by cooking some pasta. I used whole wheat spaghetti, but soba noodles would be great too!

Step 2: Blanch the vegetables you are cooking

With two minutes left, add any summer vegetables you like (or cook them with the chicken). Options include: bell peppers, zucchini, green beans and carrots.

Add the cooked pasta and vegetables to a large mixing bowl.

Step 3: Cook the chicken on the side

While the pasta is cooking, cut the chicken into one-inch pieces and brown in a separate skillet.

Step 4: prepare the sauce

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce with the following basic foods.

Heat the sauce over low heat until everything is melted and combined. You can also use a food processor to blend the sauce if heating it is not an option. If the sauce is a little thick you can use cold water to dilute it a little.

Step 5: Mix the pasta with the sauce and mix well.

Step 6: Add the chicken and herbs.

Step 7 – Chill Until Ready to Eat

And relax until dinner time, whenever that may be! You can also enjoy it completely hot if you wish! Brighten the finish with a final splash of lime juice!

Recipe Notes

• If you prefer not to use peanut butter, other nut butter substitutes work too! Try cashew or almond butter.
• Top with a chili garlic sauce like sriracha!
• Topping ideas: sesame seeds, thinly sliced ​​cabbage, green onion, crushed peanuts, or crispy onions.
• Use soba noodles, whole wheat or angel hair spaghetti, or just any pasta you like!
• Instead of chicken, try shrimp or shredded salmon or keep it vegetarian.

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