SPICY PEANUT NOODLES

(from kylerhea’s recipe box)

Source: RealAge recipes

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: ELYSSA, MAIN DISH, PASTA, VEGETARIAN, WHOLE GRAINS. ASIAN

Ingredients

  • * 12 ounces whole-wheat pasta
  • * 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • * 3/4 cup boiling water
  • * 4 sliced scallions
  • * 4 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • * 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • * 1 clove garlic, minced
  • * 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • * Cayenne pepper, to taste
  • * Sliced cucumber, for garnish

Directions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water until just tender, according to package directions. Whisk peanut butter with boiling water in a bowl until smooth. Stir in scallions, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, sugar and cayenne. Toss with hot pasta. Garnish with cucumber. Serve hot or at room temperature.

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