So are you ready to tantalize your taste buds? These noodles turn out really yummy and are a good contrast to regular noodles. I’m very happy about this recipe as it is easy and delicious. The ingredients are simple with tons of substitute options like using any type of noodles or using salad bag veggies and so on. More make-ahead chicken dinner recipes like this are chicken burger patties, pita chicken pockets, and chicken crepes.
Ingredients
Do not let the tons of ingredients in the recipe scare you. These are pretty basic ingredients and you just need to mix them in the sauce with cooked chicken. Peanut sauce is basically made with peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice or vinegar, ginger, garlic, hot sauce or siracha, and sugar. From the ingredients shot, it is apparent that peanut sauce has sweet-sour, spicy and salty; all flavors. Yum! Chicken: Use julienned chicken for this recipe. Chicken breast or thigh, both will work. Seasoning: I’m using chili flakes to spice this recipe. Skip it or substitute it with any red chilies. Chicken stock: I used chicken bullion and mixed it with little water to make the chicken stock. You can use fresh or store-bought chicken stock as well. Noodles: For Chicken peanut noodles, you can use any long noodle like rice noodles, spaghetti, egg noodles, fettuccine, or soba (Japanese noodles). All work well, even ramen without the flavor pack can be used. Veggies: Cucumber, capsicum, and carrot combo work very well. You can use other veggies like cabbage, and colored bell pepper. Pre-cut julienned veggies are also a good choice. Stick to about 2-2 ½ cups of total veggies in this recipe.
How to make it?
This recipe has 5 major steps that are preparing noodles, cooking chicken, making peanut sauce, stir-frying veggies, and mixing it all up on high heat in the wok. That’s it and trust me it is very easy.
Tips
Keep the peanut sauce thin as noodles will absorb the sauce and make it dense. A thin sauce keeps the dish juicy. Mix the peanut chicken sauce with noodles just before serving for the best taste. The sauce tends to get thick if it sits for a long. So add a few tablespoons of water if needed to thin out the sauce. Make sure the noodles are boiled with plenty of salt so they don’t taste bland.
Variation:
Peanut noodles originally are made with just peanut sauce tossed over freshly boiled noodles and trust it tastes yummy. This can make a quick lunch or snack. I’m using chicken as the protein, fried beef or seafood like shrimp or mushrooms can make a great protein option in this noodle. You can any herb and veggies of your choice like zucchini, red and yellow bell peppers, bean sprouts, or baby corn. Find my homemade peanut butter recipe here.
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