Spicy Peanut Noodles Recipe

This spicy peanut noodles recipe is super easy, vegan, AND high in protein! Creamy peanut butter mixed with a little kick from red pepper flakes and other spices make a delicious peanut sauce, which is then tossed with edamame noodles. These peanut noodles are the perfect lunch or dinner!

High Protein Vegan Recipe

These aren’t always easy to come by because there aren’t a ton of vegan proteins, let alone vegan proteins that are mainly protein. Most vegan proteins come with carbs and/or fat; however, these are typically complex carbohydrates rich in fiber and fats that are unsaturated (meaning they’re good to include in our every-day diet!).

I love this recipe because it has over 30g of plant-based protein from edamame and 15g of fiber (the general recommended daily amount of fiber intake is 25g for women (this goes down to 21g after age 50) and 38g for men (this goes down to 30g after age 50). So 15g of fiber in one serving is quite a bit!

You can definitely use any type of noodle in this recipe, it just may change the nutrition facts below. You can also add any sort of add-ins: chicken, shrimp, tofu, and veggies! My go-to addition with this recipe is frozen stir fry veggies. Pop them in the microwave until thawed and hot, and toss into the pasta. Now you have a balanced meal!

Easy Peanut Sauce

A good peanut sauce is full of peanut flavor and is creamy but not too thick. This recipe is all of those things and you can easily tweak it to adjust thickness. Simply add 1 Tbsp of room temp water to it until you’ve reached your desired consistency!

The peanut sauce recipe starts with natural peanut butter. I highly recommend using natural because it’s runnier and easier to mix, plus has fewer ingredients and is less processed than regular peanut butter (but regular will work fine). Combine this with rice vinegar, soy sauce or coconut aminos, maple syrup (or honey if you aren’t vegan), sesame oil, spices, water, and lime juice. Whisk these all together in a bowl and pour over freshly made pasta, toss, and that’s it! I highly recommend doubling the sauce recipe if you love extra sauce!

Ingredient Highlights – Spicy Peanut Noodles Recipe

• Natural peanut butter – I hiiiighly recommend using natural peanut butter here. Regular will work but natural PB is runnier, which makes it easier to mix. Plus it has less ingredients and trans fats than regular PB!
• Water – water helps to thin out the sauce. You can use more or less, depending on how thick you want the peanut sauce to be!
• Rice vinegar – the vinegar contributes flavor to the sauce. I wouldn’t swap another vinegar here because each vinegar has a slightly different taste and flavor!
• Soy sauce – this adds to the flavor of the peanut sauce. You can use regular or low-sodium soy sauce, or coconut aminos! If you’re gluten-free, be sure to buy gluten-free soy sauce.
• Maple syrup – this sauce does need a touch of sweetness and per usual, I try to use more natural sweeteners like honey and maple syrup in lieu of processed sugars. Maple syrup or honey work really well in this peanut sauce because they’re already liquid so they mix well!
• Sesame oil – I looove sesame oil because of the concentrated sesame flavor; it’s delicious! It’s also full of unsaturated fats (both mono- and polyunsaturated) so it’s a great fat to include in your diet.
• Lime juice – this helps round out the sauce and add a slight tang. As always, I recommend using fresh lime juice but store-bought will work great as well!
• Spices – this peanut sauce is full of flavor from spices like garlic powder, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, chili powder, and turmeric. These spices are also full of nutrients like anti-oxidants!
• Edamame noodles – I love these noodles because they’re packed with protein and fiber (24g protein and 13g fiber per serving to be exact), which is unusual for pasta! You can sub any type of noodle here.
• Veggies – either fresh or frozen veggies work here! You can use whatever vegetable(s) you want; my favorite are the frozen stir fry veggies!

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