This peanut butter-flavored dish is a cinch to throw together. So convenient on a weeknight or when you’re just lazy. Just boil a pot of water, saute some vegetables and whisk together some sauces from your pantry. Dinner is served!
Vegetable Whole-wheat Noodle Bowl
Serves:2 | Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 15 minutes | Total: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
For noodle bowl:
- 2 nests of whole wheat noodles
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper, cut into 2 inch thin strips
- 1 small head of broccoli, cut into florets
- Pinch of salt
- Freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 1 small bunch of scallions (spring onions), finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp lightly toasted white sesame seeds*, for topping
*You may use toasted peanuts too instead.
For sauce:
- 3 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- big pinch of red pepper flakes
- 2 Tbsp of hot water (or a little more to achieve a thin yogurt-like consistency of sauce)
Directions:
- Boil a medium sized pot of water. Add the whole wheat noodles and cook according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add oil and sauté garlic for about 30 seconds. Add red pepper and broccoli to the pan and sauté for another 5 minutes over medium high heat. Season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together all the ingredients for sauce, adding the hot water in increments at the end. You are going for a thin yogurt-like consistency.
- Once the noodles are cooked and drained, toss together the noodles, sautéd vegetables and scallions.
- Portion into small bowls and top with a generous sprinkling of sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
14 Comments on Vegetable Whole-Wheat Noodle Bowl ~ For Two
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Gorgeous. Nothing like a quick and nourishing noodle bowl to give you a lift at the end of the day! That peanut sauce sounds so good (isn’t peanut butter amazing? Wonder food!) xx
It is simplicity we crave sometimes and this noodle bowl is just that. Comfort wrapped around in a bowl. And yes, I totally agree, peanut butter is sooo amazing!
Thank you Laura for always being so wonderful! xx
Ok… Peanut butter and noodles… Im game for this one… may be I’ll add some prawns… Nice post RIddhi….
Thank you Elson.. I’m sure prawns would be lovely!
I have not come out of my slump yet so the post doesn’t have my usual blabber but I am sure I’ll get there soon. Here is hoping! 🙂
Awesome Riddhi… Allow me to draw a cricket analogy where i can say that this was the net practice… A hundred is soon to follow
Lol!! 😀
You probably know that I am a noodle fan and this is gorgeous :).
Thank you Sonal! This recipe is for you, from one noodle fan to another! 🙂
I see we are on the same wavelength – just posted a noodle stir-fry with sesame yesterday!
OMG, what a coincidence! I did check out your recipe after I posted this one. And I see that we have used the same brand of whole wheat noodles too! Totally unbelievable! 🙂
So simple but worth so many flavours.
Thank you Aruna 🙂
Looks lovely. I love peanut sauces! Nice recipe to put together when there’s not much time left in the evening or like you say….you’re feeling lazy. 🙂
Thanks lovely! I am a huge fan of peanut sauces too.. They are unbelievably simple to put together and yet lend so much flavor to the dish!
Lazy is the atmosphere around our house nowadays so I’m on a constant lookout for quick-fixes. 😉